Pinehurst News
Well, a report out from the public hearing last night that I believe is worthy of its own thread. From reader Danny: I attended the Pinehurst K-8 (aka AS#1) public hearing last night.It was just that, a public hearing for public testimony. No more real information was gleaned from it other than how important the school is to the community of people who send their kids there.One testimony of note w
Wild, Irresponsible Speculation about the West Seattle APP Option and More
The District is committed to creating an optional 1-8 APP pathway in West Seattle. It is written into the Growth Boundary plan and program placement has been made at Fairmount Park and Madison.But what will this optional pathway be like? Can it be self-contained? If not, then what? And what does this proposal mean for service delivery for APP elsewhere in the District? What, in fact, is the Distri
Open Thread for West Seattle Boundary Meeting/Pinehurst Meeting
If you attended either of these meetings and have comments or thoughts, here's a place for them.Early Tweets from the West Seattle Blog indicate a much lower turnout than the other two meetings (about 60ish), West Seattle's topography was ignored/not understood in these suggested boundaries, people unhappy to have bought a house for School X and now getting School Y. I'm sure the WS Blog will ha
UC Berkeley Study on Teens and Sleep
From The Huffington Post:During the four-year study, researchers are working with hundreds of 10 to 18-year-olds who have trouble falling asleep and waking up. “Adults are good with eight hours of sleep, but because teenage minds and bodies are developing so rapidly, they should be getting about nine,” explained Allison Harvey, the principle investigator in the study and a professor of psychology
A Busy Thursday
To note for today:- Diane Ravitch, talking about her new book, Reign of Error, at UW's Kane Hall at 7 p.m. It should be full so I would advise getting there early.Diane will be on KUOW at 1 p.m. today. - another taskforce meeting on the Mann building from 5-7 p.m. at JSCEE. You'd have to call the district to find out which room because it changes. I am not surprised they are still having the
9-25-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: A Compassionate Teacher's Note to StudentsA teacher in Indiana wrote this note to his students as they started testing.On behalf of critically thinking educators everywhere, I would like to apologize to you for having to participate in this absurd ritual.And I would like to remind you that whatever score the ACT labels you with, consciousness is not quantified and