I Get Bar Mitzvahed
Rescued from the storm, my Bar Mitzvah album. Each pic pulled from the plastic and dried (unfortunately, not done with the wedding album which had a shot if I had done the same -- Freudian slip? - then ended up gone), handed over to cousin Howie Levitz (Photog supremo, Williamstown MA --TGL Photoworks - Williamstown, MA - Film Processing and Output) where he created a you tube video. I'm the guy
Howard Schwach: What in the world was the state thinking?
What in the world was the state thinking? NYS exams highly flawed; people in charge have little or no classroom experience & don’t know what they’re doing. It is good to see my former editor at The Wave still plugging. Howie went from a teacher doing a column which he turned over to me when he became managing editor at The Wave. Howie with me supplementing education coverage put The Wave at th
Ed Notes Redux: UFT Election Results, 1999 - New Action Vote Drops 75% Over Years But They Gain More Ex Bd Seats
New Action Off the cliffNew Action received 31% in ‘91. New Action received 24% in ‘99. PAC received 2%.... Ed Notes, May, 1999 election analysisNew Action with this tremendous drop in vote totals between '99 (11,500) and '13 (3600 - half from retirees) goes from 'winning" 6 Ex Bd seats in '99 to ten EB seats in '13. Ahhhh, democracy at work! I've been going through the archives for a project g
Carol Burris: Common Core tests widen achievement gap in New York
The time to “reform the reform” is long overdue.....In the coming months, the fruits of the poisonous tree will be much examined, sorted and discussed. But the fruit is rotten and parents are warning their children not to bite. The opposition to testing grows and soon the tree will finally fall.Carol Burris at The Answer SheetAnother wallop at ed deform from Carol with Valerie's assistance. Commo
Classy: AFT leader Randi Weingarten cuts off 9-year-old kid at March on Washington event; Updated
I watched C-span last night half asleep after a full day in the Poconos. Asean read a statement. He paused then said something like Oh one more thing. Randi pulled the like out of his hand, patted him on the shoulder and gently turned him away as she started her screaming diatribe. It just made me gasp... Pat D.Oh, what fun this is turning out to be.One tweet: Omar Moore @popcornreel Kind of iro
8-25-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: NYC Parent Urges: Consider opting out of the tests next year as a way of resisting corporate education reform and the monetizing of our children's school experiencesDear Parents and Guardians, Your child's scores are now available on ARIS Parent Link. For what it is worth, there are a few things that I think we should all do: 1) Ignore the test results and do not tell our children