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Kathy Emery
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"I wrote my dissertation on what has been happening to education in the last 20 years (i.e, the shift to high stakes testing). The Business Roundtable originally agreed with Stan, and developed a state by state strategy to transform public schools…"
"Those of you who talk about "standards" might be interested in reading Don Arnstine's Democracy and the Arts of Schooling. He argues that it is inappropriate to talk about standards in education. Standards are good for manufacturing…"
Profile Information
- First Name:
- Kathy
- Last Name:
- Emery
- Hometown:
- Concord, N.H. USA
- School/Organization Name:
- SF Freedom School
- Job Title:
- Executive Director
- City:
- San Francisco
- State:
- California
- My Story:
- I was a high school history teacher for 16 years (independent schools in and around New York City). Moved to SF in 1993 and couldn't get a teaching job. Went to get my PhD at UC Davis, volunteered with the SF Organizing Project for a few years to help launch a "small school" (debbie meier version not bill gates version) then decided that people didn't seem to know how to organize so helped start the SF Freedom School in which we teach the detailed and authentic history of the Southern Freedom Movement (inaccurately known as the civil rights movement) so people can "get ready to be ready" today for the next social movement.
- My Ideal School is a Place Where:
- people learn from each other; people help each other analyse each other's experiences; people get to ask questions and everyone helps them try to answer their questions; people learn that anyone can be a leader and that a leader is someone who knows what the problem is.
- My Religious Views:
- have no idea
- My Political Views:
- not easily labelled
- My Favorite Freedom:
- freedom from fear
- My Personal Heroes:
- myles horton; bob moses; jo ann robinson; ella baker; don arnstine
- My Personal Motto:
- one day at a time, one foot in front of the other
- My Favorite Journey:
- the one that has reconnected my heart and mind
- Recommended Reading:
- the long haul, autobiography of myles horton
A people's history of the United States, howard zinn
Democracy and the Arts of Schooling, donald arnstine
- Recommended Web sites:
- my own!!!!
www.educationanddemocracy.org
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 10:25pm on August 5, 2009,
Kim Carter said… - Hi Kathy, and welcome to the Five Freedoms Network. It's great to have you here -- how did you hear about us?
Myles Horton is my all time hero, so well met :-) I'm going to check out your web site as soon as I finish leaving you this welcome. I hope you'll find lots of opportunities to share your perspectives here on the Network, and I look forward to more conversations!
As you can see from the world map on our home page, we have a growing, eclectic community of individuals from across the globe -- from Brooklyn to Pakistan, from North Dakota to China. Thank you for taking the time to add your voice to that fascinating mix.
As you surf around the Network and its companion site, www.fivefreedoms.org, I urge you to share your voice throughout. Take our You Be The Judge First Amendment quiz (a new scenario every two weeks). Leave a comment on a fellow member's personal page and make a new contact. Upload a video to our gallery, or watch and react to one already there. Join (or start) a group or visit the Soapbox to contribute to (or start) a discussion. And invite others to join us.
In short, use your voice to co-create our online community :-)
You may also be interested in taking a look at our companion site - the or. The section on "What We Value" includes a variety of resources about the five freedoms of the First Amendment, our leadership framework, student voice, and impact factors.
Post a comment on my page anytime with questions or ideas. Thanks again!
- At 3:54pm on August 6, 2009, Kim Carter said…
- Hi Kathy,
Yes, please! Let me know next time you're heading for NH - I'm frequently up in the Concord area. And nope, I didn't grow up in Amherst, or in NH, but in Massachusetts. BTW, I really enjoyed your website and checking out your resources, and I'm looking forward to exploring the Freedom School Curriculum more in depth. Are you familiar with Harry Boyte's work? You might enjoy checking out the Public Achievement group here on the Network :-)
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