Thursday, March 14, 2013

Revolution or Sequestration? – @ the chalk face

Revolution or Sequestration? – @ the chalk face:


Revolution or Sequestration?

Someone has to say it.
Where the hell is the main stream media?
Look!
https://www.facebook.com/events/538840062805733/
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/02/portland_public_schools_studen_1.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/03/04/principal-i-was-naive-about-common-core/
http://www.texastribune.org/2013/02/23/capitol-education-rally-tough-words-legislature/
http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2020158085_jessehagopianopedxml.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/02/22/massachusetts-professors-protest-high-stakes-standardized-tests/
http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2013/03/chicago_students_boycott_the_n.html
Jesse Hagopian, Alexcia Gracia, John Kuhn, Carol Burris, Alex Kasch, Professors in Massachusetts.  Students in Chicago.
Of course readers of @the chalkface recognize the stories and people listed above.  But what about the rest of


He aha te mea nui? He tangata. He tangata. He tangata. (Maori proverb)

What is the most important thing? 
It is people.
It is people
It is people.
I am reminded of this each time I see spin from New Zealand’s National government assuring us that charter schools are about the kids, about bolstering their achievement, raising their grades, helping them learn better.  And that they are in particular for our neediest communities.
Because, for all the hours I spend researching this and asking people to show me how charters will improve