Big Education Ape: Big Ed Ape - Morning Wink 10-8-12 AM Posts #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

Monday, October 8, 2012

Big Ed Ape - Morning Wink 10-8-12 AM Posts #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS

Today's lesson: charters do not outperform unionized schools Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago

Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: Today's lesson: charters do not outperform unionized schools * **Confronting the anti-teachers' union myth with, you know, facts**By Ben Joravsky @joravben* [image: CEO of UNO Juan Rangel and Mayor Rahm Emanuel] *CEO of UNO Juan Rangel and Mayor "Rahmbo" Emanuel* Brian Jackson/Chicago Sun-Times The teachers' strike was barely over when a *Tribune* editorial hit the streets ripping unionized schools and lauding nonunion charters, starting with one run by UNO, a Mayor Emanuel favorite. "Fuentes isn't a traditional Ch... more »

California education’s painful decline - Salon.com

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago

California education’s painful decline - Salon.com: California education’s painful declineThe state starved its schools of cash. Now its once vaunted public education system is dying a slow deathBY ANDY KROLL, TOMDISPATCH.COM [image: California education's painful decline]A coed dorm at UCLA. (Credit: AP/Jae C. Hong)) This piece originally appeared on TomDispatch. It was the greatest education system the world had ever seen. They built it into the eucalyptus-dotted Berkeley hills and under the bright lights of Los Angeles, down in the valley in Fresno and in the shadows of t... more »

Morning UPDATE: LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 10-8-12 Diane Ravitch's blog

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago

Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] A Draft of a Parent’s Letter to President Obama by dianerav A parent in California drafted a letter to President Obama. This could serve as a template for other parents. Some parents worry about the negative effects of high-stakes testing on their children. Others are upset that their community is being torn apart by battles with charter operators. Others are upset by class size or budget cuts. Please send us your email by October 17. Here are the instructions. Write your views and join our campaign to collect... more »

Daily Kos: Does our presidential campaign lack a moral core?

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago

Daily Kos: Does our presidential campaign lack a moral core?: Does our presidential campaign lack a moral core? by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) That is the first sentence of a thought-provoking op-ed in today's *Washington Post* titled E.J. Dionne Jr.: The campaign’s moral hole. Dionne is a Catholic and a liberal, which places him not on the side of the nationa's Catholic bishops. some of whom he note often give the impression that they constitute the Republican Party at prayer . Instead he prefers One of my favorite pressure groups, Nuns on the Bus, will be launching a five-... more »

UPDATE: Still obtuse about standardized testing

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago

Still obtuse about standardized testing: Still obtuse about standardized testing Posted by Valerie Strauss on October 8, 2012 at 6:00 am - [image: Smaller Text] [image: Larger Text] Text Size - Print - Reprints - Share: - - - More » For all that President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan talk about wanting to move beyond “bubble tests,” the high-stakes role ofstandardized testing in public education as a result of their policies can hardly be overstated. Here’s a new look at testing by Walt Gardner, who writes the Reality Check blog for Education... more »

Radical Scholarship: Writers Reflect on Chicago Strike (EdWeek)

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago

Radical Scholarship: Writers Reflect on Chicago Strike (EdWeek): Writers Reflect on Chicago Strike (EdWeek) by P. L. Thomas Writers Reflect on Chicago Strike Education Week Missing the Forest for the Trees (Expanded below) The Chicago teachers’ strike has sparked even more debate over the role of unions and the importance of teacher quality in public education. Yet, arguments and policy associated with teachers’ unions and teacher quality share one serious problem—missing the forest for the trees. Carefully examining the debates themselves, in other words, pulling back from the... more »

NYC Educator: The Littlest Soldier

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago

NYC Educator: The Littlest Soldier: The Littlest Soldier by NYC Educator My daughter is the most patriotic American I've ever seen. First thing, when she got into high school, she joined the JROTC, and she's been gung-ho over it ever since. She's on the drill team, the rifle team, in leadership, and she's got a chest full of medals. She'll go in at six AM to do I have no idea what, and stay until 8 PM to continue doing it. She'll go away weekends with them to practice it even more. One weekend I got a call from her CO. Someone had fallen on her while they were doing some sort of e... more »

LAUSD: THERE SHOULD BE NO EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY IN SCHOOL - Perdaily.com

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago

LAUSD: THERE SHOULD BE NO EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY IN SCHOOL - Perdaily.com: LAUSD: THERE SHOULD BE NO EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY IN SCHOOL by Leonard Isenberg [image: Video Surveillance.jpg] *(Mensaje se repite en Español) (For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post) Students and teachers should have no expectation of privacy in school. As a matter of fact, it is the Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) assertion of unchallenged false notions of privacy on behalf of its administrators, teachers, and students that has created the present dishon... more »

Constitutional amendment 49 is 700 dirty little words. You only need to know one: No. « Fred Klonsky

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago

Constitutional amendment 49 is 700 dirty little words. You only need to know one: No. « Fred Klonsky: Constitutional amendment 49 is 700 dirty little words. You only need to know one: No. by Fred Klonsky *Constitutional Amendment 49 follows the logic of the Big Bird Rule.* Seven hundred words. That’s about how long Constitutional Amendment 49 is that will be on the ballot November 6th. But if passed, those words may supersede the words in Article XIII, Section 5 of the Illinois Constitution which contains the clause prohibiting state pension benefits from being *diminished or impa... more »

Education law expert: Language of charter schools amendment lesson in subversion | Get Schooled

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago

Education law expert: Language of charter schools amendment lesson in subversion | Get Schooled: Education law expert: Language of charter schools amendment lesson in subversion by Maureen Downey [image: Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991] Attorney Thomas Cox represented Atlanta and DeKalb schools in the lawsuit that led to the abolition of the state-run charter schools commission. That 2011 legal victory by school systems prompted the current campaign to change the Georgia Constitution so the state can recreate the commission and go back to approving charters ove... more »

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES: WEEKEND QUOTABLES by Mike Klonsky “I honestly think everybody won. No one wanted the strike, teachers didn’t want that, the administration didn’t want that,” said Duncan. But wait. Rahm said ithis was a "strike of choice." Who's writing the script? Arne Duncan *"Everybody won in Chicago teachers strike."* -- Daily Caller Paul Ryan *"Let's make this country a tax shelter**..."* Mother Jones The Notebook *The term “portfolio management” is borrowed from Wall Street, where the idea is to buy winning *

SI&A Cabinet Report – Lift begins on new math frameworks, fret remains over money to use them

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 11 hours ago

SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: Print this articleLift begins on new math frameworks, fret remains over money to use them *By Kimberly Beltran* Monday, October 08, 2012 Educators charged with creating the blueprint for how California schools will teach new math standards tied to the common core jumped late last week into the bulk of that work – an exercise that while widely anticipated remains frustrated by the lack of funding for districts to ultimately take advantage of their efforts. The new math frameworks will be used by publishers to update instructional materials ... more »

Meaning and Purpose | Connected Principals

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 11 hours ago

Meaning and Purpose | Connected Principals: Meaning and Purpose by dkerr So recently I had the wonderful opportunity to re-read one of of my favorite books, as well as the chance to have my eyes and heart opened by some unexpected people, in some unexpected places. Collectively, these experiences got me thinking a lot about the importance of meaning and purpose in our lives, and the responsibility we have as educators to instill this life focus in our students and children. Hopefully as teachers, we have eagerly and specifically chosen this profession because of the unmatched an... more »

The Educated Reporter: Columbus Day: Different Viewpoints on `Discovering' America

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 11 hours ago

The Educated Reporter: Columbus Day: Different Viewpoints on `Discovering' America: Columbus Day: Different Viewpoints on `Discovering' America by Emily Richmond Growing up, my early education about Christopher Columbus didn’t drill much deeper than a sanitized version of the journeys of the *Nina*, the *Pinta* and the *Santa Maria*. That perspective changed when a member of a New England American Indian tribe visited my eighth-grade history class. He described the devastating impact on his ancestors and subsequent generations following being “discovered” by European explorers. A... more »

Suneal and Kara (Oakland, CA) #UseYourTeacherVoice

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 12 hours ago

*Suneal and Kara (Oakland, CA) #UseYourTeacherVoice* All California students should have access to college. To learn more about Suneal and Kara's students' ballot initiative, visit www.collegeforcalifornia.org UPDATE: We are now live! Petitions are up!Help us reach our goal of 807,615 signatures. Click here to download the petition Click here to find out if you are eligible to collect signatures and who can sign the petition. The College for California ballot initiative would eliminate tuition and fees for all California residents who are full time students at the University of C... more »

Short Notes: Romney Flips The Big Bird | The Jose Vilson

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 13 hours ago

Short Notes: Romney Flips The Big Bird | The Jose Vilson: Short Notes: Romney Flips The Big Bird by Jose Mitt Romney Flips The Big Bird A few notes: - Here are a few reasons why we should save PBS. Like you need any more. [Explore] - Do we still expect our favorite writers to be nice people? Or as complex as their writing? Case in point:David Foster Wallace. [New York Times] - Harlem schools are seeing a high turnover rate. Beth Fertig explores. [Schoolbook] - Christina Lewis Halpern notices the shift

Kimble's Corner: The Speaker and The Ford House Five

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 14 hours ago

Kimble's Corner: The Speaker and The Ford House Five: [image: Kimble's Corner] The Speaker and The Ford House Five by Representative Kimble *[The following is an excerpt from my ebook Profiles in Courageousness: The Jack Kimble Story, which will be out for most electronic formats in the next few weeks.]* The Speaker and The Ford House Five - An Excerpt from Profiles in Courageousness: The Jack Kimble Story Together the four of us made Ford House something special and even though Danny and Carlton have moved on and Tex, Bill, and I have grown older and a bit more mature, the days ... more »

Jersey Jazzman: Marie Corfield For NJ Assembly

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 15 hours ago

Jersey Jazzman: Marie Corfield For NJ Assembly: Marie Corfield For NJ Assembly by Duke I spend so much time on this blog cataloging the various sins of the corporate reformy crew that I often don't give enough space to what we parents and teachers can do to stop this assault on public education, especially in Jersey. Well, I know just the thing. *This is Marie Corfield, she's running for NJ Assembly, and she needs the help of every parent and teacher reading this blog.* * * The quick rundown on Marie is this: she is a terrific art teacher, she has two great kids, and she is a tire... more »

Attention all PTAs: Action for the Week of 10/7/2012 | United Opt Out National

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 16 hours ago

Attention all PTAs: Action for the Week of 10/7/2012 | United Opt Out National: Attention all PTAs: Action for the Week of 10/7/2012 by admin *The Niagara Region PTA in New York has written a resolution opposing high-stakes testing and calls for a moratorium on the 3-8 testing program. The following documents should be shared with all PTAs across the nation. United Opt Out National suggests adding the following – if the testing is NOT suspended, the PTA should recommend all parents opt their children out of the state test. Make this go viral. Well done Niagara Region PTA. Libe... more »

Schooling in the Ownership Society: A non-productive prison-based economy

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 16 hours ago

Schooling in the Ownership Society: A non-productive prison-based economy: A non-productive prison-based economy by Mike Klonsky The hard economic times explain why many residents enthusiastically welcomed the abrupt announcement Tuesday that the Federal Bureau of Prisons is buying the mothballed prison for $165 million from Illinois.In Illinois, when pols talk about "job creation" they probably aren't talking about capital investment in manufacturing. Big corporate investors would rather do that in other countries where labor is cheap and

LAUSD begins accepting magnet school applications Monday - LA Daily News

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 16 hours ago

LAUSD begins accepting magnet school applications Monday - LA Daily News: LAUSD begins accepting magnet school applications Monday By Barbara Jones, Staff Writer Posted: 10/07/2012 02:54:24 PM PDT Updated: 10/07/2012 02:55:53 PM PDT Applications will be accepted beginning Monday for Los Angeles Unified's popular magnet programs and will be due Nov. 16, a month earlier than usual, because of the early start of the 2012-13 school year. Information and applications are available at echoices.lausd.net. Paper applications will be availale at local schools, city libraries and LAUSD ... more »

Creating the Conditions: Student Discipline | Connected Principals

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 16 hours ago

Creating the Conditions: Student Discipline | Connected Principals: Creating the Conditions: Student Discipline by Chris Wejr *“The proper question is not, ‘How can people motivate others?’ but rather, ‘How can people create the conditions within which others will motivate themselves?’ ” — Edward Deci* In the past number of years we have gone through a very positive and significant transition at our school. Through the work of the staff (current and previous), we have moved from a punish and reward mentality to one that is focused on creating the conditions for students to learn t... more »

School districts warned about millions in expiring technology funds - latimes.com

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 18 hours ago

School districts warned about millions in expiring technology funds - latimes.com: School districts warned about millions in expiring technology funds State officials have urged school districts and charter schools to use $66 million in vouchers to buy technology before they expire next year. The warning, issued Friday, pertains to funding remaining from an antitrust settlement with the Microsoft Corp. One set of vouchers must be redeemed by April; the other has a deadline in September. Most of the available dollars, $212 million, have been claimed, but substantial resources remai... more »

Schools Matter: Huck Finn On Interpretation: Jim Answers Coleman

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 18 hours ago

Schools Matter: Huck Finn On Interpretation: Jim Answers Coleman: Huck Finn On Interpretation: Jim Answers Coleman by Storm Coleman's Nihilistic Pedagogy Morse Peckham's non-final Answer The Instability of "Meaning" GOP Rep. Dr. Paul Broun (GA) offers an example asserting a "Young Earth" Answer Jim's goodness as answer to all of this (Huckleberry Finn) Huck in the fog *** Famously (apparently) David Coleman uttered the ultimate truth of the ground zero stance in his "pedagogical" nihilism: Common Core’s architect, David Coleman, says the new writing standards are meant to reverse... more »

School Tech Connect: Let's Hang Out In Rogers Next Sunday

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago

School Tech Connect: Let's Hang Out In Rogers Next Sunday: Let's Hang Out In Rogers Next Sunday by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) If you happen to be one my neighbors up here in the hub of the city, and by that, I mean Rogers Park, and you want to come talk about the negative impact of charter schools on the neighborhood, then by all means get out your calendar. *Sunday, October 14, 2012* *3 PM * *Community Meeting in Rogers Park * *Topic: No More Charters In Rogers Park!* * * Rogers Park now has UNO sitting in St. Scholastica's old building, which I have no doubt was a highly ... more »

Big Education Spenders Interactive | USC News21

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 20 hours ago

Big Education Spenders Interactive | USC News21: An estimated $4 billion of philanthropic money is spent on education each year in the United States. A large percentage of that pool comes from the pockets of reformers Bill Gates, Eli Broad and the Walton family. According to their 990 tax forms, these philanthropists spent over $500 million in 2009 on the promotion of education reform practices in school districts nationwide. CLICK EACH STACK FOR MORE Deep-Pocket Reformers: The Shadow Secretaries of EducationBy Catherine Cloutier *In advancing some interests, foundations hav... more »

Los Angeles: The Proving Ground of Education Reform | USC News21

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 20 hours ago

Los Angeles: The Proving Ground of Education Reform | USC News21: Los Angeles: The Proving Ground of Education ReformBy Catherine Cloutier [image: A College-Ready Academy #7 student hurried to class minutes after the afternoon bell.] A College-Ready Academy #7 student hurried to class minutes after the afternoon bell. Walter Rich’s history class atDavid Starr Jordan High School in South-Central Los Angeles spent the last 20 minutes of a spring school day watching *Schindler's List*. The classroom was dark, save for the flickering light of the projector and the bluish glow of a coupl... more »

Capitol Alert: Good Golly Miss Molly Munger calls Jerry Brown's ads 'utterly deceptive,' plans to be even more deceptive

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 20 hours ago

Capitol Alert: Molly Munger calls Jerry Brown's ads 'utterly deceptive,' plans to *be even more deceptive* Molly Munger calls Jerry Brown's ads 'utterly deceptive,' plans to be even more deceptive Molly Munger 'utterly deceptive' Accusing Gov. *Jerry Brown* of running "utterly deceptive" ads in his campaign to raise taxes, *Molly Munger* said on a Los Angeles TV show this morning that her own tax campaign will air television ads making a "distinction" between her measure and Brown's. Munger, the chief proponent of Proposition 38, said on NBC 4's "News Conference" that a series of ... more »

#ImHere - THE CALL: A choice no mother should face

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 20 hours ago

LEARN *Imagine* dropping your child off at school every day afraid that you won't be back at pickup time. *Imagine* staying with a violent partner because calling the cops could tear you away from your kids. *Imagine* arranging for a neighbor to take care of your children in case your disappear — which could happen any time. Tough to imagine? This is *reality* for millions of immigrant women in the United States. In June 2012, President Obama announced a historic plan to help make this country safer for over one million young immigrants who have built their lives here. Now it's t... more »

Teacher’s Coffee Spiked With Butt-Enhancing Drug | toteachornototeach

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago

Teacher’s Coffee Spiked With Butt-Enhancing Drug | toteachornototeach: Teacher’s Coffee Spiked With Butt-Enhancing Drug by aristotlethewise *Ellen Vick, North Carolina Teacher, Says Student* *Spiked Her Coffee With Butt-Enhancing Drug * A North Carolina teacher says her student “spiked her coffee with butt-enhancing pills.” According to WBTV, 61-year-old Ellen Vick, a teacher at Independence High School in Charlotte, N.C., told police Monday that a student put a “butt-enhancing” drug in her coffee during class. Investigators say the drug was “GluteBoost,” a supplement that claims to ... more »

UPDATE: Diane in the Evening 10-7-12 Diane Ravitch's blog

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago

Diane Ravitch's blog SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT OCTOBER 17 CAMPAIGN FOR OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS! « DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGShared byDiane Ravitch *dianeravitch.net* - I will write about this every single day from now until October 17. Please write your thoughts about what needs to change in federal education policy and send a letter to President Obama by that da... A Teacher for the New Jersey Legislature by dianerav Here is a great way to stop the attacks on teachers and stop the privatization of public education: elect teachers to fight for kids and public schools. Marie Corfield is ... more »

Schools may outsource substitutes | The Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia, Missouri

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago

Schools may outsource substitutes | The Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia, Missouri: Schools may outsource substitutesUnfilled jobs are teacher concern. By CATHERINE MARTIN Sunday, October 7, 2012 When Columbia Public Schools sent out a survey about substitute teachers, the district got a big response — the second-largest of any employee survey since staff members were asked about funding cuts. "Teachers are passionate about this topic," said Dana Clippard, assistant superintendent for human resources. Clippard talked to the Columbia Board of Education last month about issues with... more »

Many students scared to go to school | WashingtonExaminer.com

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago

Many students scared to go to school | WashingtonExaminer.com: Many students scared to go to school *October 6, 2012 | 8:00 pm * [image: Photo - Students at Richard Montgomery High School (Examiner file photo)] *Students at Richard Montgomery High School (Examiner file photo)* By most regards, John F. Kennedy High School is a good high school in Silver Spring. The overwhelming majority of students pass state exams with flying colors, and 82 percent graduate within four years. Later this month, students will dress in university gear to celebrate College Readiness Day. So why do only h... more »

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Understanding 1240 Thru the Lens of Other States' Experiences

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Understanding 1240 Thru the Lens of Other States' Experiences: Understanding 1240 Thru the Lens of Other States' Experiences by Melissa Westbrook [image: No on 1240 (click on picture)] So let's run through the experience of other states with charter schools. *Trigger Law* Now the proponents of 1240 will say the word "trigger" isn't in there (it's called "conversion"). But if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck - it's a trigger. But wait, other states have trigger laws, right? Correct. But none have been able to legally use them. Here's a ... more »

Jersey Jazzman: "Silver Bullet" Watch

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago

Jersey Jazzman: "Silver Bullet" Watch: "Silver Bullet" Watch by Duke *Who was that masked man?* I'm going to start a new feature: the "Silver Bullet" Watch. It's well-known that corporate reformies push policies - test-based teacher evaluations, charters, merit pay, vouchers, gutting tenure, ending LIFO - that have little evidence to support them. But one thing I've noticed is that they always seem to sell these with a qualifier: "I'm not saying _____ is a 'silver bullet.' It's just one part of a larger program we need..." The "silver bullet" excuse is basically a way of saying... more »

UPDATE: The Sunday Mail. « Fred Klonsky

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago

The Sunday Mail. « Fred Klonsky: The Sunday Mail. by Fred Klonsky *This monument to Civil Rights hero Fannie Lou Hamer was unveiled this week in her hometown of Rueville, Mississippi.* Glen Brown reprints this column by Jim Dey on the Constitutional Amendment you will find on the Illinois ballot November 6th. *“Just because you’re paranoid, doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you.” * Vote no. *Xian Barrett doesn’t get snarky* towards the corporate reform group, Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) until the last paragraph. Now that’s discipline. *Can you say*, “recall?” *It’s a bi... more »

Investigation under way on K12 virtual school used in Northeast Florida districts | Jacksonville.com Mobile Edition

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago

Investigation under way on K12 virtual school used in Northeast Florida districts | Jacksonville.com Mobile Edition: Investigation under way on K12 virtual school used in Northeast Florida districts By Trevor Aaronson & John O'Connor & Kate Howard Perry Student-teacher ratios at K12, the nation’s largest online educator, are nearly twice as high as Florida’s state-run virtual school, according to internal company documents obtained by the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting and StateImpact Florida. A high school teacher working for K12 may have as many as 275 students, comp... more »

Jersey Jazzman: Small Classes: Great For Ivies, Not For Children?

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago

Jersey Jazzman: Small Classes: Great For Ivies, Not For Children?: Small Classes: Great For Ivies, Not For Children? by Duke The eldest Jazzboy is a high school senior, and he's pretty bright. Which means we've been looking at colleges - a lot of colleges. And you know what? *The most elite colleges all brag on low student-to-teacher ratios and small class sizes.* Take the Ivies: Harvard: The faculty is highly accessible, and Harvard College class sizes are on average below 40, with over half the courses being offered each semester enrolling 10 or fewer students. This allows for... more »

Schools Matter: Paul Tough, KIPP, and the "Science" of Cultural Sterilizatiion

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago

Schools Matter: Paul Tough, KIPP, and the "Science" of Cultural Sterilizatiion: Paul Tough, KIPP, and the "Science" of Cultural Sterilizatiion by Jim Horn Paul Tough is touring the country promoting his new book, which is is to say he is on a nationwide tour promoting KIPP. For the book, *How Children Succeed:Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character* reads as an unabashed paean to the kind of segregated, bare-knuckled corporate education reform for the poor that has made KIPP the darling of the oligarchs and hedge funders. With the help of CIA consultant, Dr. Martin S... more »

The New Minimalism - Woodbridge, VA, United States, ASCD EDge Blog post - A Professional Networking Community for Educators

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago

The New Minimalism - Woodbridge, VA, United States, ASCD EDge Blog post - A Professional Networking Community for Educators: Looking Ahead The New Minimalism Over the past year, in my work with ASCD affiliates, we have been exploring ways to revolutionize the ways we serve their affiliate members. Why? The writing is on the wall that today’s educators have different needs and expectations. It’s difficult to get out of the classroom to attend conferences, and when educators can get away for professional development they want to be actively engaged in acquiring meaning and building ... more »