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Striking for the future of the profession! - The Educator's PLN #owsBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-16 minutes agoStriking for the future of the profession! - The Educator's PLN:Striking for the future of the profession!Posted by andy mellor on November 28, 2011 at 6:30pmView BlogOn Wednesday there will be many an educational professional wrestling with their conscience. Do I strike to make the only protest I have against the cuts to my pension and the financial well being of ... more »
10 Gifts a Teacher Can Give Their Students! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!
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10 Gifts a Teacher Can Give Their Students! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!:10 Gifts a Teacher Can Give Their Students!by OldschoolteachOf course, there are more than 10 things that we could give our darlings, but these are the ones that stood out in my mind. They’re not in any particular order, just the way I thought of them. Feel free to add your own! 1. A smile. If you are miserable, they usually are too.2. Get rid of ... more »
Grumpy Educators: Grumpy Educators Award Nominations
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Grumpy Educators: Grumpy Educators Award Nominations:Grumpy Educators Award Nominations"Knowledge is power."Blogs written by parents and community members on the subject of education reform is increasing and explaining education reform initiatives that main stream media ignores. It is still difficult for non-educators to access information explained well; but there are some solid resources available now. Since January, after careful review and selection, I visit several to learn and stay current.Inspired by Edublog Awards, Grumpy Educators created its own awards and announces ...more »
Rich People Behaving Badly: Waiting For Our Marie Antoinette Moment - Yahoo! News #ows
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Rich People Behaving Badly: Waiting For Our Marie Antoinette Moment - Yahoo! News:Rich People Behaving Badly: Waiting For Our Marie Antoinette MomentThere is in info meme gaining increasing clarity, and it has three threads: rich people behaving badly, oblivious to their context; poor people getting angry and more vocal about it by the day; and media egging them on.Looking at the motivations, we can tease out what each group is doing.Rich people want to keep their money and continue to ... more »
Schools Matter: New York Principals Standing on Principle, Revolt
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Schools Matter: New York Principals Standing on Principle, Revolt:New York Principals Standing on Principle, Revoltby Judy Rabin"It’s education by humiliation,” Mr. Kaplan said. “I’ve never seen teachers and principals so degraded.”NYC principals are standing up for teachers and to the state DOE and for the first time in history are finally revolting - a revolt that needs to take place and go viral all across the country. The lack of respect and degradation has finally reached a tipping point. It's ... more »
Striking for the future of the profession! - The Educator's PLN #ows
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Striking for the future of the profession! - The Educator's PLN:Striking for the future of the profession!Posted by andy mellor on November 28, 2011 at 6:30pmView BlogOn Wednesday there will be many an educational professional wrestling with their conscience. Do I strike to make the only protest I have against the cuts to my pension and the financial well being of my family or do I go in and make sure that my kids at school get the best that ... more »
Florida School Board Association Supports FCAT Changes; Stakes Out Position Against Bush’s Foundation and Chamber of Commerce | Scathing Purple Musings
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Florida School Board Association Supports FCAT Changes; Stakes Out Position Against Bush’s Foundation and Chamber of Commerce | Scathing Purple Musings:Florida School Board Association Supports FCAT Changes; Stakes Out Position Against Bush’s Foundation and Chamber of Commerceby Bob SikesReports Leslie Postal in the Orlando Sentinel:The Florida School Boards Association has joined the fray over the proposed new system for scoring FCAT exams.The association president, Lee Swift, sent a letter to the State Board of Education last week urging it to ... more »
Why I Signed: Principals' Objections to the New Evaluation System – SchoolBook
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Why I Signed: Principals' Objections to the New Evaluation System – SchoolBook:Why I Signed: Principals' Objections to the New Evaluation SystemFACEBOOKTWITTERNov. 28, 2011, 4:30 p.m.By SCHOOLBOOKPrincipals who object to the new state system to evaluate teachers and principals based on student testing have begun circulating a petition against it. In his On Education column in The New York Times Monday, Michael Winerip reported that more than 650 principals from around the state — 18 from New York City schools — ... more »
Michigan’s Mackinac Center. What is a think tank? And what is just a bunch of cranky old union haters with Koch brothers’ money? « Fred Klonsky
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Michigan’s Mackinac Center. What is a think tank? And what is just a bunch of cranky old union haters with Koch brothers’ money? « Fred Klonsky:Michigan’s Mackinac Center. What is a think tank? And what is just a bunch of cranky old union haters with Koch brothers’ money?by Fred KlonskyI don’t have a problem with a bunch of people who have friends with deep pockets calling themselves a think tank and hustling a paycheck out of it..As for myself. I ... more »
All Education Matters: Hypervocal: Education Archives Back to all stories Washington Post - “Forgive Us Our Student Loan Debt?” No Thanks! #OWS
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All Education Matters: Hypervocal: Education Archives Back to all stories Washington Post - “Forgive Us Our Student Loan Debt?” No Thanks!:Hypervocal: Education Archives Back to all stories Washington Post - “Forgive Us Our Student Loan Debt?” No Thanks!by Cryn JohannsenFolks, when you read malicious, misinformation about anything, please keep your vision clear. Think for yourself about the claims that are made, and ask yourself why people so blatantly attacks others. Those who like to defame others have reasons for doing ... more »
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: U P D A T E: Response to TEACHERS WHO JUST DON’T CARE
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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: U P D A T E: Response to TEACHERS WHO JUST DON’T CARE:U P D A T E: Response to TEACHERS WHO JUST DON’T CAREMIKE DREEBIN - RETIRED FORMER UTLA ELEMENTARY VICE PRESIDENT (2002-2005) WROTE TO KARIN KLINE, COPYING 4LAKIDSRe: Sunday, November 20, 2011: TEACHERS WHO JUST DON’T CARE by Karin Klein of the LA Times Editorial Board in the Opinion LA blog | http://bit.ly/urFmAx on 4LAKidsNews: http://bit.ly/tPotExSun, Nov 27, 2011 ... more »
School Tech Connect: Lost in Translation
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School Tech Connect: Lost in Translation:Lost in Translationby noreply@blogger.com (Tim)I have this famous old fakey-German neologism-thingy posted in my computer help desk area, where we fix broken machines:ACHTUNG!ALLES TURISTEN UND NONTEKNISCHEN LOOKENPEEPERS!DAS KOMPUTERMASCHINE IST NICHT FÃœR DER GEFINGERPOKEN UND MITTENGRABEN! ODERWISE IST EASY TO SCHNAPPEN DER SPRINGENWERK, BLOWENFUSEN UND POPPENCORKEN MIT SPITZENSPARKSEN.IST NICHT FÃœR GEWERKEN BEI DUMMKOPFEN. DER RUBBERNECKEN SIGHTSEEREN KEEPEN DAS COTTONPICKEN HÄNDER IN DAS POCKETS MUSS.ZO RELAXEN UND WATSCHEN DER BLINKENLIC... more »
On charter schools and “choice” « Parents Across America #OWS #EDreform
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On charter schools and “choice” « Parents Across America:On charter schools and “choice”by adminNov 28, 2011 No Comments ›› adminWhy we got involvedby adminFounding members of PAA share why they got involved.Why Do We Need PAA?by adminPAA Founding Members on why we need a national organization to put the parent voice back into public education.
Democurmudgeon: Teacher mill “Teach for America,” Failing!!
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Democurmudgeon: Teacher mill “Teach for America,” Failing!!:Teacher mill “Teach for America,” Failing!!by DemocurmudgeonIs anyone who knows anything about education surprised at this news?Teach for America was the be-all, end-all answer to replacing “all the bad teachers that can’t be fired” in our public schools. It’s a private non-profit. It received early financing from Ross Perot, and worked out a partnership with Wachovia Corporation. Then came the taxpayer grants. That resulted in building teaching “institutes” across the country. And it’s failing.With ... more »
