#reformshaming, the #commoncore edition
At the Chalk Face’s #edreform #marchmadness, Round Two
Some predictable results, and a few upsets. We now have Round Two: The Erroneous Eight. Gates defeats 16 seed Broad, no surprise there, for the Donor Division. ALEC and USDE emerge victorious for “Good” Government. No surprise that Pearson and Achieve would make it to the next round in All 4 Profit. But the most [...]
#reformshaming, the #commoncore edition
Mr. David Coleman
A Message to Parents from Your Child’s Teacher
I made a new friend today! Christine McCartney is a New York teacher currently living and studying in Finland. She shared this video with me, which I’m happy to share with you. Watch to the end and then share. Filed under: KRIS NIELSEN: First, Do No Harm
Dear Mr. Katz
I want to share an email exchange between me and NYSED Director of State Assessment, Steven Katz. This is after his memo to NY districts caught the eye of the opt-out group here in New York. First, my initial email: Mr. Katz, I’ve been a little confused about the language used in response to many [...]
Is #edweek just plain stupid or …?
EdWeek can’t even cover blatant racism! Why? Why? Why? In the latest article that “reports” on the Chicago school closings we get this little snippet: Race has also come into play. Protesters say the closings will disproportionately affect the district’s black students and black communities, and question whether the schools students will go to are actually higher-performing [...]
From John Stoffel on #marchmadness and #commoncore
It’s time for March Madness in Indiana. Sadly, I refer not to our state’s passion for basketball, but to our lawmakers’ debilitation of public schools through high stakes testing which students began this month. The concept of winning a basketball game is relatively simple: score more points than your opponent. However, any basketball fan knows [...]
CTU Prez Karen Lewis At the Chalk Face this Sunday 6PM EST
Here’s the show link. Chat room and livetweet @thechalkface. Filed under: CHALK FACE: General News & Commentary Tagged: at the chalk face, chicago, ctu, karen lewis, school closure
#aft and #nea are wrong on Common Core and VAMs.
I support teachers’ unions. However, the AFT’s and NEA’s national leaders need to be to openly criticized. At the leadership level they are unable to counter the “adults first” narrative and they are complicit in the corporate takeover of our public schools. First, teachers’ unions have been absolutely horrendous (except in Chicago) in demonstrating [...]
A new meme: #reformshaming
Thank you Pet & Dog shaming for the inspiration. I suggest you make your own as well. Filed under: CHALK FACE: General News & Commentary Tagged: chicago, closing, rahm emanuel, reformshaming, schools