Category Archives: public policy

Mission Accomplished

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Audrey Hill

At a Teach for America fundraiser,  DFER politician and then Colorado Senator, Mike Johnston, tells a story that will be brief because (he jokes) he doesn’t want to keep his audience from dessert.  He launches into a narrative about a scrappy, young, founding principal … Continue reading →

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A Meditation on Grit

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Audrey Hill

I believe in the principles of delayed gratification, teaching people to sustain effort through parts of a task that may be boring or difficult.  I agree that we do not sufficiently prepare for it.  It isn’t necessary that all work … Continue reading →

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Fake Bill Gates Says Your Boss Doesn’t Have Tenure (part 3)

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Audrey Hill

Lifetime Job Insecurity Tenure for teachers is not all FakeGates is referring to when he talks about your tough boss who doesn’t have it.  As it is used here, he is referring to the economic engine: that insecure pool of workers who at … Continue reading →

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Fake Bill Gates Says Your Boss Doesn’t Have Tenure (part 2)

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Audrey Hill

Tenure FakeGates suggests that tenure is a weakening influence.  Teachers have it, but your boss doesn’t which is why he’s a tough S.O.B.  So what is this tenure?  It’s another word for job security, and, apparently, it makes you soft.  In America, job security … Continue reading →

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