Published: October 1, 1990

A Journal For, And By, Teachers

A Journal For, And In Massachusetts, Reflections has become a key forum for educators

JAY SUGARMAN, AN Elementary school teacher in Brookline, Mass., was fed up. It was 1984, and teachers were drowning in a sea of reports by blue-ribbon panels. Those panels, he says, ``kept making declarations about education without any teacher voices.'' To fill the void, he started a new journal called Reflections to get teachers' thoughts out on the table. Six years later, Reflections--one of only a handful of publications dedicated to teachers' writing--is still going strong.

In the semiannual journal, educators comment on classroom programs, evaluate research findings, review books, or take stands on educational issues. The periodical also showcases fiction, poetry, and art. Since its inception, the work of more than 225 teachers and administrators has appeared in its pages, and Reflections has become an important...