Short Notes: Why We Shouldn’t Grade Schools | The Jose Vilson

Short Notes: Why We Shouldn’t Grade Schools | The Jose Vilson:

Short Notes: Why We Shouldn’t Grade Schools

by Jose

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A few notes:

• Michael Brick writes an op-ed on the deleterious effects of grading schools for the sake of grading them. [New York Times]
• Friend Laurie Wasserman and co-teacher Elizabeth Stein write about their experiences co-teaching. [MiddleWeb]
• A group of artists combat the mega-giant Walmart through Tumblr. Intriguing. [Tumblr]
• Michigan’s affirmative action ban was struck down by the federal appeals court this past week. Great fodder for the eugenicists who comment here. [Huffington Post]
• Do you need more writing ideas? Here’s a post that can help with that. [Writing Forward]

Quotable:

“Yesterday, we had a nice conversation on Twitter [with regards to] experience, newbies, and challenges in teaching profession. It’s been a busy semester and what I share online is to try to bridge understanding as to what’s happening on the ground level, the ground zero of education