Comments for Linda F. Nathan

Comment on What’s Been Lost in the Bubbles: Comments from Occupy DOE, April 5, 2013 by Peter Karp

Peter Karp — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:28:40 +0000

Hi Linda – I’m the Principal of the Institute for Collaborative Education – a sister to Urban Academy in the Consortium here in NYC. Loved your article. Our school also is rated quite low by our DOE’s report card – our middle school gets a “C” in fact – yet we are the dream school for the motivated, invested parents in NYC who want a progressive, expansive education for their kids. anyway – hope to read more from you! At our school we also recently had 65 parents boycott the middle school exams in both ELA and Math – which is nearly 30% of the middle school. Next battle is coming.

Comment on Notes from India- February 2013 by Deborah Tarantino

Deborah Tarantino — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:10:23 +0000

Hello Linda,
Deidre sent me your blog and your YouTube on the Calhoun school speech. WOW – it was wonderful. very informative and you are so passionate and you are an incredible speaker. you had me glued to every word. well delivered. makes me wish I was back in school. also enjoyed your ‘visit’ to Inda.

will work on getting the photos to you. it was so great to see you and so wonderful of you all to come to Deidre’s award.

Comment on What’s Been Lost in the Bubbles: Comments from Occupy DOE, April 5, 2013 by rostc@comcast.net

rostc@comcast.net — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:58:29 +0000

Great post!

Ros

Comment on Notes from Artist Proof Studio by Kim Berman

Kim Berman — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:48:05 +0000

Linda, thank you for sharing this magical experience between the amazing BAA team and Artist Proof Studio.

The exchange that took place in December, happened over an intense and deeply meaningful week. The synergies, learning and challenges were profound for each Artist Proof Studio participant in your workshop. There were so many ‘Ah-ha’ moments, when insights clicked in like missing pieces of our puzzle.

The energy and commitment and deep engagement by Linda, Monica and Ramiro has made a lasting contribution to furthering our mission for excellence in arts education by giving us practical and fundamental tools for teaching, learning and working as a team. BAA provides a shining example of this, that is both accessible and inspirational.

Thank you for consolidating our kindred spirits!
Kim

Comment on Notes from Artist Proof Studio by Mindy Nierenberg

Mindy Nierenberg — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:27:41 +0000

This is so inspiring and demonstrates the power of art as a means of collaboration that builds learning through heart, hands and mind. Thank you for sharing.

Comment on Notes from Artist Proof Studio by Pamela Allara

Pamela Allara — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:34:14 +0000

On behalf of Friends of Artist Proof Studio, may I offer my congratulations on a wonderfully productive workshop/interchange! May the BAA/APS connection continue to thrive! Pam Allara

Comment on Notes from Artist Proof Studio by rostc@comcast.net

rostc@comcast.net — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:11:46 +0000

This is wonderful! Kudos to all!!

Ros

Comment on Notes from Artist Proof Studio by Helen Russell

Helen Russell — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:50:27 +0000

What a terrific exchange of schools who are developing citizen artists. Thank you!

Comment on First Annual Teaching Artist Conference by Notes from Artist Proof Studio « Linda F. Nathan

Notes from Artist Proof Studio « Linda F. Nathan — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:19:48 +0000

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Comment on Opening Day 2012 by Marc Seiden

Marc Seiden — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 21:00:01 +0000

The question is an important one Linda. As I look back on my years at BAA working with you, I think the first thing I would work on is building our schools’ capacities to support meaningful Professional Development. At BAA, I entered as a brand new teacher – someone coming from privilege and fully invested in figuring out how to work beyond the limitations that privilege brings to deeply understanding the work of an urban educator. I think there are many new teachers who enter the profession under those same circumstances, but I got 10 years at BAA of something that most teachers don’t get: a vocabulary and grammar for thinking about the work – a collective wisdom that derived from the professional community at BAA. You seemed to see your role as leader to both direct that culture, but also to facilitate it. Too many leaders at too many of our schools think their job is to have the answers rather than to help ask the right questions and support the collective of teachers to develop answers – answers which inevitably, as you always say, only lead to new questions. This is the culture I see lacking as I work in other schools that continue to struggle to find their footing.

Our leaders need professional development to help them re-evaluate the nature of their role – to insert the notion of facilitation along with (if not instead of) setting direction. Or better yet, our teachers need to be empowered to see themselves collectively as the source of the wisdom each of us seeks as individuals

I’m sure there’s more to learn from successful pilot schools, but this is the one that sticks out to me from my experience.