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9-7-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Our Orwellian education policy, Part 2Two weeks ago, Wendy Lecker, Connecticut public education advocate and commentary writer for Hearst Media, Wendy Lecker, wrote Part 1 of a piece about George Orwell’s definition of “doublethink” explained Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s education reform strategy. (Part I can be found at: http://jonathanpelto.com/2013/08/27/orwellian-education-policy-wendy-
12 animal adjectives to bolster your vocabulary | toteachornototeach
12 animal adjectives to bolster your vocabulary | toteachornototeach: 12 animal adjectives to bolster your vocabularyby Judith B HermanIn eighth grade, when I read that Julius Caesar had an aquiline nose, I mistakenly thought it had something to do with water. But aquiline is from Latin aquila, meaning eagle, not aqua, water. He had a curved, beaklike nose, not a runny one.You know some other anim
A Cranky Review of "Teach" - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
A Cranky Review of "Teach" - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: A Cranky Review of "Teach"By Nancy Flanagan on September 7, 2013 1:27 PMThere was lots of conversation--pre-hype--about the doc/movie Teach on CBS last night. I tried to avoid "judging before watching" syndrome, and kept in mind that people do change their minds, based on evidence (see: Diane Ravitch).So--I watched Te
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Duncan comes out against "forced integration." What year is this?
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Duncan comes out against "forced integration." What year is this?: Duncan comes out against "forced integration." What year is this?Arkansas Gov. Orville Faubus, 1958"Forcing integration upon us is not a nimble concept." -- Alabama Police Chief Eugene "Bull" Connor, 1956"The unwelcomed, unwanted, unwarranted and force-induced intrusion upon the campus of the Univer
Dallas Observer columnist Jim Schutze responds to investigation of Superintendent Mike Miles | Education Blog
Dallas Observer columnist Jim Schutze responds to investigation of Superintendent Mike Miles | Education Blog: Dallas Observer columnist Jim Schutze responds to investigation of Superintendent Mike MilesBy Matthew Haagmhaag@dallasnews.com11:11 am on September 7, 2013 | Permalink3803Jim Schutze (Elizabeth M. Claffey/Staff Photographer)An independent investigation of Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike M
9-7-13 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: Why Does Anyone Listen To Mike Bloomberg?Only a few more months and we won't have to listen to Mike Bloomberg rattle off nonsense like this anymore: You’re a believer in the empirical, in data. But after all the changes in standards, is there any credibility in the test scores and graduation rates?It is very hard to explain complex numbers in a sound bite. But when the numbers wen
9-7-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Do You or Can You Twerk ?A Big Whoo - Summer School for Teachers Report from an Undisclosed Urban LocationThis came in over the transom from an Ed Notes reader:I had the privilege of attending ten days of training in a Summer Institute. The primary advantage of attending the institute is I lost the last two weeks of my treasured summer vacation.My district has adopted Responsive C
AACTE Endorses CAEP; Testing Companies Win. | deutsch29
AACTE Endorses CAEP; Testing Companies Win. | deutsch29: AACTE Endorses CAEP; Testing Companies Win.September 7, 2013Once again a major education organization has proclaimed its intention to grade teachers (this time, teachers in training) using student test scores.Talk about “status quo.”Allow me to begin this post by addressing this foolish notion. I realize this topic has been written about rep
2nd Banana 9-7-13 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #RealEdTalk #p2 #1u
BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANA RECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POSTHey Did I mention that Diane Ravitch has a new book coming out on September 17?REIGN OF ERROR. An incisive, comprehensive look at today’s American school system that argues against those who claim it is broken and beyond repair; an impassioned but reasoned call to stop the privatization movement that is draining students and funding from o
NYC Educator: Telling Tall Tales of Thompson
NYC Educator: Telling Tall Tales of Thompson: Telling Tall Tales of ThompsonThough I support COPE and actually pay for this stuff, though I get out and work for UFT-endorsed candidates in whom I believe, I'm more than a little disappointed when I read things like this. A UFT mailer suggests that Bill Thompson supports retro pay for teachers, who haven't had a raise in five years. However, the Thom
9-7-13 Saturday coffee. | Fred Klonsky
Saturday coffee. | Fred Klonsky: Saturday coffee.Joseph Albers’ Homage to the Square. It is hard for me to believe it will get to 90 degrees today in Chicago. It is a beautiful comfortable morning on the back porch. Our neighbor’s chickens finished making their morning noise. Yes, our neighbors have two chickens. I have heard that Logan Square has the highest per capita chicken population in the c
Back to school: It’s worse than you think
Back to school: It’s worse than you think: Back to school: It’s worse than you thinkBy Valerie Strauss, Published: September 7 at 10:45 amE-mail the writer0CommentsMorePhiladelphia public schools are opening for the new school year on Monday without many of the basics any reasonable person would expect. Paper, for example. Guidance counselors. Nurses.Amid an agonizing financial and leadership cris
Morning Wink 9-7-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-7-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Robert Shepherd: How Corporate Monopolies Control What Students LearnRobert Shepherd posted this explanation of how the publishing industry has changed and how a small number of corporate gi
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-7-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Robert Shepherd: How Corporate Monopolies Control What Students LearnRobert Shepherd posted this explanation of how the publishing industry has changed and how a small number of corporate giants control what students learn: I think it important to distinguish between entrepreneurs attempting to bring new products to market that wil
Student takes on Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee
Student takes on Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee : Student takes on Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee By Valerie Strauss, Published: September 7 at 9:52 amE-mail the writerSchool reformer extraordinaire Michelle Rhee hasbegun a three-city event where she is hosting town halls in what she says is an effort to have a “real talk” with teachers, who for years have viewed her as anything but a frie
9-7-13 teacherken at Daily Kos
teacherken at Daily Kos: after two weeks of classes, another reflection on teachingIt does and does not feel like two weeks of classes: Monday the first week only freshmen were in the building, and this past week we were off for Labor Day and for Rosh Hashanah. Thus I have only been "teaching" for 7 days. But then, our classes are except on advisory days 90 minutes long, and on advisory days ov
9-7-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: UFT Tells Teachers Bill Thompson Promises Retro Pay - But He Doesn'tMore lies and misinformation from the United Federation of Teachers leadership over the Bill Thompson campaign:The United Federation of Teachers is telling its members to come out in droves to vote for mayoral candidate Bill Thompson because he will give them back pay — even though he insists he didn’t promi
It's About Time: A.F.L.-C.I.O. Has Plan to Add Millions of Nonunion Members - ParentAdvocates.org
Parent Advocates - ParentAdvocates.org: A.F.L.-C.I.O. Has Plan to Add Millions of Nonunion Members Unions and community groups have joined forces to try to create the nation’s highest minimum wage through a referendum in SeaTac, a community south of Seattle. The proposal would establish a $15-an-hour minimum wage — more than twice the $7.25-an-hour federal minimum — for 6,500 workers at Sea-Tac I
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… 9-7-13 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYPhiladelphia Shows How NOT To Engage ParentsHere’s the latest addition to The Worst Parent Engagement Ideas, courtesy of NPR: The Philadelphia school system was forced to cut millions of dollars from its budget, lay off hundreds of employees and shutter nearly two dozen schools to help clos
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-7-13
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FITLAUSD HIRING PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATORS FOR ABUSE CASES + Educator Gives Glimpse Inside "Teacher Jail"By Patrick Healy, KNBC News | NBC Southern California http://bit.ly/13s0BwZ var nbcLP={};nbcLP.aRandomNumber=Math.floor(Math.random()*10000);nbcLP.currentPageLoc=encodeURIComponent(window.location.href);nbcLP.cu
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education 9-7-13
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education:NPE News BriefsFlow Chart Exposes Common Core’s Myriad Corporate Connections | truth-out.orgFriday, 06 September 2013 00:00 By Candice Bernd, Truthout | Report Elementary school students at a school in Los Angeles, Feb. 27, 2013. (Photo: Monica Almeida / The New York Times) U.S. education reform isn’t so much a “Race to the Top,” because no m
This Week's Education Research Report 9-7-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTWhat are the risks of student cyberbullying?The analysis of the results of middle and high school student attitudes to cyberbullying and online safety to be published in the International Journal of Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments shows that many children are bullied and few understand internet safety.Stacey Kite, Rob
All Week 9-7-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: All Week 8-10-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTERA basic assumption about #commoncore that’s insufficient #edtechVery simple. I’ve heard many arguments about how stupendously awesome common core is and will be. Regarding the tests, I hear frequently that they’re better because, quite simply, they’re on the computer. So, on computer automatically means be
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 9-7-13 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGTODAYRobert Rendo: Why Are We Destroying Education? For What?Now here is a first for this blog. A comment that appeared on the blog by Robert Rendo was picked up and posted by blogger Jonathan Pelto. It was indeed a brilliant statement, and somehow I failed to turn it into a post. So I am taking the post from Jonathan Pel