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Here's me making a genuine call for collaboration to the ILI2016 fellows of the Bisti Area Writing Project!

Following is a paper I am working on, all because of a STUDENT JOURNAL I came across a few days ago.  The author went through a roller-coaster of a school year, but her voice is compelling even years later.  The things that happened to "susan" when told next to her own stories, and then set in context of the written publications of both her teacher and her principal/guidance counselor, should send shock waves down the spine of any sentient human being alive.  No kid should be exploited like Susan was, but I want the actual writing of the three people to tell this story - does anyone have time to bat around a few ideas about format, audience and permissions?

Author:  Grace Valentine

Title: Three-way reflection: student, teacher and principal writing

Publication date:  Not for publication at this time

Genre: Ethnographic study, journal article

Major Claim: This evidence suggests that licensing and hiring agencies pay closer attention to the published writings of school administrators and teachers when evaluating their qualifications and effectiveness.

Audience: educators, legislators in charge of education, educational news publications and blogs, school district hiring managers, parents, students

Tone: Reserved, plain-spoken, distressed

Purpose: Find concrete methods to evaluate fitness and effectiveness, to protect vulnerable students from exploitation and underservice in their school experiences.

Abstract

A student’s interactive journal, a teacher’s master’s thesis and a principal’s dissertation are analyzed for appropriateness to the task, and for credibility of claims and support.  A narrative describing events that took place between the teacher, student and principal is then presented, to make Valentine’s case, that demonstrated competencies including published writings, be components of effective evaluation of educators.