Ben Guest’s Blog

GRE

2008-03-31T23:28:50Z

Had a meeting today with various people from the School of Education to discus the creation of an Master of Arts in Teaching degree. I was included in the meeting because the coursework will parallel the coursework for MTC. There was discussion ...

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Links of the Week

2008-03-30T17:32:41Z

Here is a nice piece about a drive through the Delta, written by one of our first-year teachers, Anna Morrison: The towns, with their quaint names and 50s style slogans, also feel stuck in the past. Hollandale, population 3,000, proclaims itself...

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MTC Week in Review

2008-03-29T18:21:09Z

Selection Committee met and reviewed the final round of applicants. Started the planning process for summer school and summer training. Worked on the grant proposal for MCVS. Met with another documentary filmmaker about making a film of our ...

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Third Grant Update

2008-03-29T00:18:01Z

The first stage is complete. Now we have to submit a budget proposal and executive summary. These will be submitted by Wednesday and we should have word within a week. The people at the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service in Jackson (w...

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Grant Update

2008-03-28T00:52:39Z

Things are progressing on the grant front (but could, of course, still fall through). We are applying for a grant that would provide, among other things, a $5,000 tuition credit for our in-coming (sorry current MTCers) first-years to either a) re...

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Grant

2008-03-27T02:30:41Z

Looks like there is a chance MTC will get a $100,000 grant. I've been working with some people in Jackson on this and should have word by Friday...

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Results

2008-03-25T20:49:26Z

Here are the results of the meeting Germain, Ann, and I had this morning to go over the upcoming summer training: Suggestions: 1. Set aside time in the spring to: a) get feedback, suggestions, thoughts from the current first-years...

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Suggestions

2008-03-24T19:26:01Z

I will be meeting with Ann and Germain tomorrow to go over the summer training (as mentioned previously) and, specifically, to offer suggestions based on the feedback from the first-years. Here is my list: Suggestions: 1. Set aside time in t...

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Teacher Shortage

2008-03-24T14:56:40Z

The Clarion-Ledger has an article in today's paper about the teacher shortage in Mississippi. Here is a quote: "In 2006, Mississippi graduated 1,387 education majors. Of those, 937 worked in the state's public schools the following year. But wi...

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Links of the Week

2008-03-23T20:35:03Z

How can the achievement gap be closed? Dave Eggers TED Prize wish. Are we headed for another Great Depression? What is the true high school graduation rate? The modern day slave trade. Greatest Daily Show clip ever.

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