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NEA Reacts to GOP, Tea Party Congressional Victories comes from Ed Week.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
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“D-minus? But I memorized EVERYTHING!” | Edvoices
“D-minus? But I memorized EVERYTHING!” | Edvoices
“D-minus? But I memorized EVERYTHING!”
By Dave Reber October 12, 2010 6:33 pm
By Dave Reber
That title is a direct quote from a student last week; his implication being that my biology test was too difficult. It sounds to me like my test worked perfectly. Webster’s Dictionary defines “test” as “a set of questions or problems for determining one’s knowledge and abilities.”
In order for a test to determine one’s knowledge and abilities, it must ask for more than the person is capable of. A test must push beyond a person’s limit in order to show where that limit is.
In 2009 Andy Bolton set a new world record deadlift: 1008.6 pounds. The way Andy discovered how much he could lift was to increase the weight until he could no longer lift it.
Today’s 10th grade students have spent their entire schooling under the shadow of No Child Left Behind. Predictably, these students often subscribe to the notion that if good teaching is happening, then all students will score highly on exams. A bell-curve grade distribution is, to them, evidence of failed teaching.
Often, today’s teens describe good teaching as a three step process: 1) teacher tells students exactly what is on th
Schools Matter: Rhee's Self-Serving Extravaganza
Schools Matter: Rhee's Self-Serving Extravaganza
Rhee's Self-Serving Extravaganza
Why does an economics journo pen the HuffPo tribute to corporate education's toxic witch, Michelle Rhee? Because he's paid to? Because it's all about the money? Yes and yes.
And so Barry Wood describes the big ticket event Monday night at the Kennedy Center, no less, starrying Arne Duncan, middle brow establishment hack, Tom Friedman, and Mr. Entertainment, David Gregory as host.
Billed as a night of recognition for DC teachers, the night was to glorify the Oligarchs' poster girl for corporate ed reform. The only teachers there were the ones who received the highest score (a "Four") on the deeply flawed evaluation system put together by another TFA alum who worked for Rhee. Even so, the response to Gregory's efforts to whip up enthusiasm among the assembled guests fell flat, or shall we say, it never rose enough to fall. A priceless clip (my bolds):
And so Barry Wood describes the big ticket event Monday night at the Kennedy Center, no less, starrying Arne Duncan, middle brow establishment hack, Tom Friedman, and Mr. Entertainment, David Gregory as host.
Billed as a night of recognition for DC teachers, the night was to glorify the Oligarchs' poster girl for corporate ed reform. The only teachers there were the ones who received the highest score (a "Four") on the deeply flawed evaluation system put together by another TFA alum who worked for Rhee. Even so, the response to Gregory's efforts to whip up enthusiasm among the assembled guests fell flat, or shall we say, it never rose enough to fall. A priceless clip (my bolds):
. . . .The highly effective "fours" were the ones in the Kennedy Center audience. Doubts about Impact even from its winners may account for the fact that when the host asked that
Remainders: What will GOP victories mean for federal ed policy? | GothamSchools
Remainders: What will GOP victories mean for federal ed policy? | GothamSchools
Remainders: What will GOP victories mean for federal ed policy?
- Former Denver schools chief Sen. Michael Bennett beat his tea party opponent in CO. (Politics K-12)
- Arne Duncan said he thinks education is the issue that can unite the two feuding parties. (Politico)
- But Republicans are likely to try to reduce federal funding for education. (Hechinger Report)
- Meet John Kline, the Republican soon-to-be chair of the House Education Committee. (Politics K-12)
- Small high schools opened under Klein fared best on the city’s progress reports today. (InsideSchools)
- The schools that did better also tended to have smaller class sizes. (NYC Public School Parents)
- Ron Huberman’s last day as Chicago Public Schools chief will be November 29. (Chicago Public Radio)
- GOOD is looking to crowd-source answers to the question of how to identify “good teaching.”
- The Supreme Court is looking at whether tax credits can go to religious school tuition. (NYTimes)
New Statesman - The myth of US charter schools
New Statesman - The myth of US charter schools
The myth of US charter schools
Don't buy the hype from Michael Gove - or Arne Duncan.
Arne Duncan, Obama's education secretary and the man who invited the US military to run local schools during his controversial tenure as chief executive of the Chicago state school system, is in London visiting our very own Michael Gove. The latter, of course, has been ultra-keen to push his agenda of academies and "free schools" since taking office in May, and has become fond of citing the Obama administration's support for so-called charter schools. (Interestingly, on a side note, Gove and the Tories have very little to say about Obama's position on deficit reduction, which is closer to the Labour Party's view than the coalition's).
From the Guardian:
Gove said: "America is a bigger country and there are differences between us, but I have been impressed by what Race to the Top has done, and impressed by many of the things that President Obama and Arne Duncan have been fighting for."
It's worth noting the cynicism, however, of Gove's approach. At first, the Education Secretary championed free schools by pointing to the supposed successes of the Swedish version, which is said to have been the original
The NJEA's response: 'An insult to every teacher in New Jersey' - pressofAtlanticCity.com
The NJEA's response: 'An insult to every teacher in New Jersey' - pressofAtlanticCity.com
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Christie administration again snubs professional educators
In an email sent to NJEA President Barbara Keshishian Monday evening, Acting Commissioner of Education Rochelle Hendricks refused NJEA's annual invitation to the Commissioner to address teachers and other school employees at the NJEA Convention in Atlantic City later this week.
The NJEA Convention is the largest professional development gathering for educators in the world. Tens of thousands of New Jersey educators attend to take part in more than 300 professional development seminars. They also hear from highly regarded keynote speakers and take advantage of opportunities to learn from colleagues in settings such as High Tech Hall, where NJEA members and other education experts present workshops on integrating technology into education.
Having apparently learned from her predecessor, Bret Schundler, that collaboration with
State releases new school ratings | EdNewsColorado
State releases new school ratings | EdNewsColorado
State releases new school ratings
More than 80 percent of Colorado schools meet minimum expectations under the state’s new accountability system while the lowest 11 percent have five years to improve or face possible closure.
Denver Public Schools is home to 44 schools – by far the most of any district – charged with creating “priority improvement” or “turnaround” plans to bolster student performance before time runs out.
State Board of Education members today signed off on the first public release under the Education Accountability Act of 2009, the state law that is Colorado’s latest attempt to rate and improve its K-12 schools.
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Today’s action was approval of the plans that each of the state’s 2,080 schools must put together and file with the Colorado Department of Education to demonstrate they’re on the path to continuous improvement.
Barry D. Wood: A Bittersweet DC Farewell for Michelle Rhee
Barry D. Wood: A Bittersweet DC Farewell for Michelle Rhee
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It was a glorious affair at the Kennedy Center Monday night when 662 of the best public school teachers in Washington, DC were recognized for their achievements. College professor and vice-presidential wife Jill Biden, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, New York Times columnist Tom Friedman and Meet the Press moderator David Gregory were among the luminaries paying tribute to teachers rated "highly effective" under the contentious evaluation system established by now former schools chancellor Michelle Rhee.
Entitled "Standing Ovation for D.C. Teachers," the long-scheduled event also became a farewell for the 40-year-old Rhee, the crusading educator featured prominently in the Waiting for 'Superman' documentary of reformers and failing urban schools. After three plus years leading the DC schools -- closing underpopulated schools, dismissing over 100 teachers, slimming a bloated bureaucracy -- Rhee resigned after her patron, outgoing DC mayor Adrian Fenty, lost his bid for re-election in the September Democratic party