Nite Cap 9-1-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change

James Baldwin said it best: 

"For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."

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9-1-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: Real Politics: Will They Turn de Blasio into Mark Green and make Lhota King?If De Blasio wins the runoff and then the nomination, there will be an attempt to "Mark Green" him. But I don't think they will be able to do that easily.Most interesting would be a run-off with Thompson -- watch the unions battle that one out. But all along some of us have watched the machinations -- ie,

by mike simpson / 5min 

Diane in the Evening 8-9-1-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Replies to Randall HendeeIn an earlier post, retired high school English teacher Randall Hendee expressed his opposition to the Core Knowledge curriculum, which contains specific knowledge that students are expected to learn. Here, E.D. Hirsch, Jr., the founder of the Core Knowledge curriculum, responds to Hendee.

by mike simpson / 29min 

Teachers For Social Justice: Popular Education Pieces are Available for Download - Spread the word!

Teachers For Social Justice: Popular Education Pieces are Available for Download - Spread the word!: Popular Education Pieces are Available for Download - Spread the word!SEPTEMBER 1, 2013 LEAVE A COMMENTTSJ has created Popular Education Pieces that set forth a vision of what public schools should look like while connecting the dots of between many of the corporate style "reforms" that are in oppo

by mike simpson / 38min 

One Teacher's Perspective: Just in Time for Labor Day, A New Employee Handbook

One Teacher's Perspective: Just in Time for Labor Day, A New Employee Handbook: Just in Time for Labor Day, A New Employee HandbookA big deal to many Janesville school employees, but a sidebar note in the local paper (and just in time for Labor Day!) was the unanimous board approval of the school district’s employee handbook this past week. As noted in my last posting, the Janesville’s teachers un

by mike simpson / 43min 

Labor Day 2013 & Teachers - Musical Media For Education

Labor Day 2013 & Teachers - Musical Media For Education: Labor Day 2013 & Teachersposted 30 minutes agoThis Labor Day Musical Media for Education (MME) honors public school teachers. To make the holiday more meaningful, please peruse the linkography below, a critique of changes currently threatening the teaching profession in the US."EDUCATION REFORM"/PRIVATIZATION & TEACHERS IN THE US

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Online Degrees Are a Waste of Money!! | DailyCensored.com - Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal News

Online Degrees Are a Waste of Money!! | DailyCensored.com - Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal News: Online Degrees Are a Waste of Money!!By Danny Weil on September 1, 2013 5:26 pm / no comments On-line degrees are not only a waste of money, but they fail to provide any meaningful learning.  While they are boasted to be about ‘getting a degree’ at one’s own leisure and isolated in

by mike simpson / 4h 

Seattle teachers, district reach agreement - SFGate

Seattle teachers, district reach agreement - SFGate: Seattle teachers, district reach agreementUpdated 9:14 am, Sunday, September 1, 2013 SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle teachers and the school district have reached a tentative contract agreement.The district says they came to agreement early Sunday and that the Seattle Education Association plans to vote on the proposed contract on late Tuesday afternoon.

by mike simpson / 4h 

9-1-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.

Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Labor Day Weekend reads.  Why is Teach For America sending its teachers on Israel junkets? What would Muhammad do? A rebutall to Obama’s war argument. The continuing chaos in Rahm’s Chicago. They call us Chiraq. Rahm’s De Paul basketball arena? I swear I will never step foot in the joint. You make tha

by mike simpson / 5h 

Teaching in a Dystopic State ! : Teachers Are Threatened With the Loss of Something They No Longer Have ??

Teaching in a Dystopic State ! : Teachers Are Threatened With the Loss of Something They No Longer Have ??: Teachers Are Threatened With the Loss of Something They No Longer Have ??"That’s why we organize ourselves to fight for our profession"When NJEA supported the de facto elimination of the tenure law I don't see it as "fighting for our profession".In the 70s this kind of thing would have been

by mike simpson / 6h 

9-1-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tentative agreement reachedThe SEA announced that, as of 12:18am, they have a tentative agreement with the school district. Details to follow.From the SEA web site:We have a tentative agreement!The Seattle Education Association and Seattle School Board bargaining teams reached a tentative agreement early Sunday morning. SEA members will reviewing the agreement and

by mike simpson / 6h 

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: JUDGE DELAYS RELEASE OF LOS ANGELES TEACHER RATINGS

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: JUDGE DELAYS RELEASE OF LOS ANGELES TEACHER RATINGS: JUDGE DELAYS RELEASE OF LOS ANGELES TEACHER RATINGSCalifornia Law - Constitutional Right to PrivacyCalifornia Constitution, Article 1, section 1.The state Constitution gives each citizen an "inalienable right" to pursue and obtain "privacy.BY TERESA WATANABE, LOS ANGELES TIMES | HTTP://LAT.MS/131CZO3A

by mike simpson / 6h 

Some inferior charter schools use loopholes to stay open | The Columbus Dispatch

Some inferior charter schools use loopholes to stay open | The Columbus Dispatch: Some inferior charter schools use loopholes to stay openThere is a rule about bad charter schools in Ohio: They can’t stay open if they don’t improve.There’s also a confusing truth: Sometimes charters don’t get better and they don’t close.Some schools have avoided the state’s charter-closing laws after enrolling more

by mike simpson / 6h 

Emails detail formation of school voucher plan | The Journal Gazette

Emails detail formation of school voucher plan | The Journal Gazette: Emails detail formation of school voucher planTOM LoBIANCO | Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana education overhaul that launched the nation’s broadest school voucher program and brought sweeping changes to how teachers and schools are evaluated angered thousands of teachers and made lightning rods of then-Gov. Mitch Dani

by mike simpson / 6h 

How to Get an Autographed Copy of “Reign of Error” | Diane Ravitch's blog

How to Get an Autographed Copy of “Reign of Error” | Diane Ravitch's blog: How to Get an Autographed Copy of “Reign of Error”If you would like to get an autographed copy of “Reign of Error,” you can order it through the Network for Public Education.If you want it to be personalized, with a greeting to you, you can order that too.All proceeds benefit the Network for Public Education. I am contribut

by mike simpson / 7h 

9-1-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face

SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: Tim Tebow and the “Hard Work” Myth: No Excuses? | the becoming radicalTim Tebow and the “Hard Work” Myth: No Excuses? | the becoming radical.by plthomasedd / 8min All Week 8-31-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: All Week 8-10-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTERThe Lingering Legacy of Segregation | the becoming radica

by mike simpson / 7h 

The sad thing about Labor Day

The sad thing about Labor Day: The sad thing about Labor DayBy Valerie Strauss, Published: September 1 at 10:31 amE-mail the writer0CommentsMorefreepik.comLabor Day is traditionally marked with parades and other celebrations, a time for Americans to take a break from their jobs and honor the historic role that the labor movement played in the creation of the middle class, the rise of living standa

by mike simpson / 7h 

9-1-13 Wait What?

Wait What?: Feet flat on the floor, hands folded on the desk and eyes on me…“While I am teaching, I want to see you in ready position…Being in ready position to learn means feet flat on the floor, hands folded on the desk and eyes on me.”  – A new fifth grade teacher at the new Jumoke Academy at Dunbar School. First came the Jumoke Academy, a Hartford based, discipline […]The post Feet flat on the

by mike simpson / 7h 

NYC Educator: Reformy John Unveils Bold New Initiative

NYC Educator: Reformy John Unveils Bold New Initiative: Reformy John Unveils Bold New Initiativeby special guest blogger Faith Humperdink fromGothamCharterSchoolsExclusive to GothamCharterSchools, NY State Schools Commissioner Reformy John King, in conjunction with the NY Department of Education, has released the formula for rating city teachers.Since no one actually understands any of the math in

by mike simpson / 8h 

Morning Wink 9-1-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYNYC Public School Parents: Mayor's PEP Members, Rogovin & Lewis, Press for Crony ContractNYC Public School Parents: Mayor's PEP Members, Rogovin & Lewis, Press for Crony Contract: Mayor's PEP Members, Rogovin & Lewis, Press for Crony ContractMayoral members of the Panel for Educational Policy secured the minimum number of votes toapprove a

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NYC Public School Parents: Mayor's PEP Members, Rogovin & Lewis, Press for Crony Contract

NYC Public School Parents: Mayor's PEP Members, Rogovin & Lewis, Press for Crony Contract: Mayor's PEP Members, Rogovin & Lewis, Press for Crony ContractMayoral members of the Panel for Educational Policy secured the minimum number of votes toapprove a wasteful $4.6 million contract for former Chancellor Joel Klein's firm, Amplify Inc.  The mayoral bloc was lead by Allison Rogovin and Joe

by mike simpson / 8h 

nursery school hysteria - my sidewalk chalk blog - nyc school help

nursery school hysteria - my sidewalk chalk blog - nyc school help: nursery school hysteriaSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2013 AT 6:14AMHere is the problem. There are many people in a small space who all want passionately, and they want it NOW. Their main source of information is other people in the same boat who have a lot of fear but no accurate information or experience.Here is the result. Unnecessary fe

by mike simpson / 9h 

9-1-13 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: Daily News Editors - A Bloodthirsty Bunch Of War CriminalsThere doesn't seem to be any bombing campaign, preemptive strike or out-and-out war the very serious men at Mort Zuckerman's Daily News don't like.Yesterday in an editorial on Syria, they wrote the following:The commander-in-chief of the United States of America is asking Congress for approval to punish the Syrian reg

by mike simpson / 9h 

Restore teaching as a respected profession

Restore teaching as a respected profession: Restore teaching as a respected professionBy Lynn Stoddard, Standard-ExaminerFri, 08/30/2013 - 11:43amWhy do half of all teachers leave the profession within the first five years of its starting? When a new teacher is thrown into a room full of 20 to 40 lively youngsters, s/he gets hit in the face with reality and responsibility. As days go by, the burde

by mike simpson / 9h 

Charter schools’ failed promise | The Columbus Dispatch

Charter schools’ failed promise | The Columbus Dispatch: Charter schools’ failed promiseView LargerPublic schoolsPerformance ofschools in Ohio’s “Big 8” urban public-school districts:Scored a D or F in students meeting state standards88%Scored a D or F in four-year high-school graduation rate73% Charter schoolsPerformance of Ohio charter schools:Scored a D or F in students meeting state standards8

by mike simpson / 9h 

Hillsborough officials say charter schools walk fine line between fees and donations | Tampa Bay Times

Hillsborough officials say charter schools walk fine line between fees and donations | Tampa Bay Times: Hillsborough officials say charter schools walk fine line between fees and donationsMarlene Sokol, Times Staff WriterSaturday, August 31, 2013 7:02pmFacebook2EmailShare5Print  0SKIP O'ROURKE | TimesTrinity School for Children at 2402 W Osborne Ave. in Tampa is one of several charter schools on t

by mike simpson / 9h 

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-1-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: John Wilson: Who Is America’s Most Deceptive Governor?John Wilson, formerly executive director of the NEA, now writes in “Education Week,” where he posed the question above. Which governor ran as a moderate, then revealed himself as an anti-government, anti-teacher, anti-public school extremist as soon as he was elected? Perhaps yo

by mike simpson / 9h 

9-1-13 teacherken at Daily Kos

teacherken at Daily Kos: Who will tell the children?Who will tell the children that we have allowed the water they need to live to be poisoned by fracking? Who will tell the children that the beaches on which we used to loll and get sun-tanned were wiped out by the oceans rising because we would not control carbon emissions? Who will tell the children that they cannot expect a decent job because w

by mike simpson / 9h 

YESTERDAY

As deadline passes, Jordan says progress made, but still no settlement | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

As deadline passes, Jordan says progress made, but still no settlement | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: As deadline passes, Jordan says progress made, but still no settlementby Dale Mezzacappa on Sep 01 2013 Posted in Latest newsNegotiators for the School District and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers reached the midnight deadline without reaching agreement on a new contract.PFT presid

by mike simpson / 16h 

Make a contribution to NPE and receive a personalized copy of Reign of Error by Diane Ravitch ← NPE News Briefs

Make a contribution to NPE and receive a personalized copy of Reign of Error by Diane Ravitch ← NPE News Briefs: Make a contribution to NPE and receive a personalized copy of Reign of Error by Diane Ravitch31 Aug 2013   | ActivismPre-order Reign of Error by September 15th. There is a limited number of special signed copies!The Network for Public Education is pleased to offer our friends an opportu

by mike simpson / 18h 

8-31-13 Ed Notes Online 7th Anniversary

Ed Notes Online: EdNotesOnline Blog 7th Anniversary: Reflections on 15 Years of Ed NotesThe real reason I got to meetings: rice puddingWith Aug. 2006 being the founding month of ednotesonline, I thought it time to reflect after seven years of ednotesonline (4954 posts) and 15 years of Ed Notes, when including the published versions.I was inspired by 3 blogs:NYC Educator who began in spring of 2005

by mike simpson / 23h 

Nite Cap 8-31-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change

James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPTODAYYou are a valuable teacher on Labor Day and every day. Let people know it. | Reclaim ReformYou are a valuable teacher on Labor Day and every day. Let people know it. | Reclaim Reform: You are a valuable teacher on Labor Day and every day. Let people k

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