AFTERNOON UPDATE: Assessment Time? – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

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Pearson history text mimics art history textbook in same controversy

by Chalk Face, PhD

Remember that story from September where an art school was charging $180 for an art history text with no artwork? Yeah, that one.

It’s published by Pearson. From Brent Ashley:

There is no discount on the $180 price for an ART textbook that has NO PICTURES. Devoid of pictures. Bereft of art. If I am going to have to pay $180 for an art history book that is of no resale value to next year’s students, it had damn well better be an excellent visual reference with hard cover and full colour plates, to keep around for years, festooning my coffee table and that of my heirs.

Rather than wait, the book was hastily published without adequate copyright permissions. 

“V” is for Victory #commoncore

Chalk Face, PhD at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 25 minutes ago

More “propaganda”

Bloomberg Commish to Make Case for Corporate Ed’s Status Quo

Jim Horn at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 4 hours ago

Dennis Wolcott has kept a low profile during his reign over the coffee machine at the NYC Education Department. Until now. Yesterday began the campaign to save the test-punish-lie-privatize plan that Bloomberg instituted during the past 12 years in the City. Dennis surely has an steep row to hoe, with every Democratic mayoral candidate in […]

Is Larry Ferlazzo a dingus?

Chalk Face, PhD at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 5 hours ago

I’m just asking. And I mean this with all due respect. What are the best ways to spend the last two weeks of school? Why does this question need answering? What the hell have teachers been doing all these years? Plus, does Mr. Ferlazzo have any ideas of his own, or is he ALWAYS linking to […]

At the Chalk Face today, starting at 5:30 to 6:30 EST! Two segments

by Chalk Face, PhD

We’re starting at 5:30 talking to the Blue Hat Movement, info here. Then, Sharon Higgins of Charter School Scandals about the Gulen School movement, which is the biggest charter chain the US right now. Important stuff. Listen in.

Assessment Time?

by antiqueteacher60

This assessment report  will be sent home in June to all my first graders, just as it was in November and January, along with a report card with letter grades for ELA, MATH, SOCIAL STUDIES, and SCIENCE.

In one respect, I  am glad we send this home – at least the parents of our students in grades K – 6 know which  assessments  are used to ‘monitor the progress’ of their children.

Students in grades K – 2 are being monitored for progress as measured against arbitrary and sometimes unrealistic benchmarks. This is happening all across NYS and the trouble is that many districts are A) not telling parents about it or B) using