Nite Cap 9-29-13 #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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DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Saying No:Sometimes It Has to Be Said!

DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Saying No:Sometimes It Has to Be Said!: Saying No:Sometimes It Has to Be Said!Many Sundays, I go to church and watch some of the little kids in our church behave however they wish. They wander down the aisle, stand on the pew, and the parent says nothing. Now, don't get me wrong, I love little kids in church, sometimes they lead to grown folk in church, which is

by mike simpson / 4min 

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Announces 286 National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2013 | U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Announces 286 National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2013 | U.S. Department of Education: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Announces 286 National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2013SEPTEMBER 24, 2013Contact:   Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced 286 schools as the 2013 cohort of National Blue Ribbon Sc

by mike simpson / 59min 

17th Annual BBQ - Tom Torlakson for State Superintendent of Public Instruction 2014

17th Annual BBQ - Tom Torlakson for State Superintendent of Public Instruction 2014: 17th Annual BBQ & Healthy Chili Cook-OffPosted by Craig Cheslog 242pc on September 15, 2013 · FlagIt's almost time for one of my favorite events of the year: my Annual BBQ and Healthy Chili Cook-Off! It's amazing to think we've been doing this great event for 17 years now.I hope you will join me and Team Torla

by mike simpson / 1h 

empathyeducates – Disaster Capitalism and Charter Schools: Revisiting New Orleans Post-Katrina

empathyeducates – Disaster Capitalism and Charter Schools: Revisiting New Orleans Post-Katrina: Disaster Capitalism and Charter Schools: Revisiting New Orleans Post-KatrinaBy Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D.Originally Published at TruthOutAndrea Gabor examines the rise of charter schools in post-Katrina New Orleans, raising an important question in the subhead: “Are New Orleans’s schools a model for the nati

by mike simpson / 1h 

Must watch video of the day: “They’re not just hurting people who lost their jobs. They’re hurting the kids.” | Parents United for Public Education

Must watch video of the day: “They’re not just hurting people who lost their jobs. They’re hurting the kids.” | Parents United for Public Education: Must watch video of the day: “They’re not just hurting people who lost their jobs. They’re hurting the kids.”Posted on September 20, 2013 by PARENTSUNITEDPHILALeave a commentParents at the former Wilson Elementary School in West Philadelphia have bee

by mike simpson / 1h 

9-29-13 Wait What?

Wait What?: “Special Deal” Adamowski state job was not part of Pryor’s “Sweeping Reorganization Plan”A primary question facing Governor Malloy and Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor is how did they have the authority to create a special position for Steven Adamowski when the State Board of Education hadn’t even voted to continue Adamowski’s role as “Special Master” for the Windham and New Lond

by mike simpson / 2h 

What inner city kids know about social media, and why we should listen | toteachornototeach

What inner city kids know about social media, and why we should listen | toteachornototeach: What inner city kids know aboutsocial media, and why we should listenTeenagers know a lot more about privacy than we think, so what are they trying to tell us when they post?I know which of my teenage students smokes weed in the park after class on Fridays, and which other students are with him. I know whi

by mike simpson / 3h 

Connectedness, Collaboration, and Popularity | My Island View

Connectedness, Collaboration, and Popularity | My Island View: Connectedness, Collaboration, and PopularitySeptember 29, 2013 by tomwhitbyThere have been a great many comments and posts recently on both the successes and shortcomings of the BAMMY AWARDS. I was recognized at the ceremony as a Co-Founder of #Edchat and an innovator in education. There were some blatantly obvious mistakes made at tha

by mike simpson / 4h 

9-29-13 Jersey Jazzman

Jersey Jazzman: Eli Broad's Made MenBack in the spring of 2012, I pointed out that being a graduate of the Broad Superintendents Academy Book Club was a great way to get on the gravy train to Reformyville. Penny MacCormack and Mike Miles - both graduates of Broad, just like NJDOE Commissioner Chris Cerf - were making big consultancy bucks: Last week, ACTING Commissioner Chris Cerf of the NJ DOE ha

by mike simpson / 4h 

Charter School Marketing Wars: Teacher in The Box Charter Schools vs. Walmart Big Box Charter Schools #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2

Charter School Marketing Wars: Teacher in The Box Charter Schools vs. Walmart Big Box Charter SchoolsYou Decide:OrAnd The Walmart Big Box Charter Schools Doesn't Even Offer a Profitable Cyber Charter School Option"Con Academy Browse Con Academy  library of over 3,100 educational videos...Beware of AstroTurf Marketing by fake grassroot 501c4 education foundations like Students Last  Students L

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Short Notes: Thank You, Mariano Rivera #ExitSandman - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson

Short Notes: Thank You, Mariano Rivera #ExitSandman - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: Short Notes: Thank You, Mariano Rivera #ExitSandmanby JOSE VILSON on SEPTEMBER 29, 2013in SHORT NOTESYankees Closer Mariano RiveraA few notes:Roxana Gay argues contemplates the use of racial and gender adjectives for the term “writer.” [The Nation]This document stresses the need for our times to reflect the po

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9-29-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: While We Worry about our District, Congress Twiddles its ThumbsI'm sure most children have no idea what is happening in Congress but I expect that they will feel the ramifications - short and long-term - in their lives.  And who gets hit the hardest if the government shuts down?  You better believe it's those who need the most help. Here's a helpful chart (show it

by mike simpson / 5h 

How government shutdown would affect public schools

How government shutdown would affect public schools: How government shutdown would affect public schoolsBy Valerie Strauss, Published: September 29 at 11:15 amE-mail the writer0CommentsMoreIf the Republicans force the government to shut down this week over President Obama’s health insurance program, public education will be affected. While public schools will remain open, the U.S. Education Depart

by mike simpson / 7h 

Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: A few of my favorite things about the #BammyAwards & a wish list too

Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: A few of my favorite things about the #BammyAwards & a wish list too: A few of my favorite things about the #BammyAwards & a wish list tooThe #BammyAwards brings folks together once a year to celebrate and recognize that which is good about education.  This awards show honors educators like celebrities honored on other shows, shedding a much-needed po

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9-29-13 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.: Sunday reads.Nine things you should never say to a teacher. North Carolina teachers are going to walk out over pay freezes. Seymour Hersh says U.S. investigative journalism is pathetic. Never more true than in Chicago. U.K. teachers and postal workers will strike this week. Principal Marian Strok said

by mike simpson / 7h 

Morning Wink 9-29-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAY"These kids are good organs in a sick body." | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com"These kids are good organs in a sick body." | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: "These kids are good organs in a sick body." Previous PostsA coach takes a stand after players involved in bullying, disrespectSeptember 27, 2013Flawed exams support phony sch

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"These kids are good organs in a sick body." | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com

"These kids are good organs in a sick body." | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: "These kids are good organs in a sick body." Previous PostsA coach takes a stand after players involved in bullying, disrespectSeptember 27, 2013Flawed exams support phony school accountabilitySeptember 26, 2013Dawg fans on campus: Fewer going to games. Are they studying instead? September 26, 2013By Mau

by mike simpson / 8h 

Hollywood copyright cartel’s plot to indoctrinate California kindergartens | The Raw Story

Hollywood copyright cartel’s plot to indoctrinate California kindergartens | The Raw Story: Hollywood copyright cartel’s plot to indoctrinate California kindergartensBy Dan Gillmor, The GuardianSunday, September 29, 2013 9:28 EDTTopics: California ♦ California School Library Association 0 Sharing is the essence of digital creativity, but its enemies want to brainwash grade-schoolers with their com

by mike simpson / 8h 

Teacherpreneuring | Outside the Cave

Teacherpreneuring | Outside the Cave: TeacherpreneuringI haven’t been quite sure how to write about this, but I’m featured in a new book that came out last month. Teacherpreneurs: Innovative Teachers Who Lead But Don’t Leave advocates for a very attainable vision for the teaching profession.  Barnett, Ann, and Alan do a masterful job of capturing the work of seven brilliant and inspirational teach

by mike simpson / 8h 

NYC Educator: Megalomayorac Bloomberg

NYC Educator: Megalomayorac Bloomberg: Megalomayorac BloombergI can't find this on the net, but people keep telling me they saw Bloomberg on TV saying that the rash of overcrowded classes is a good thing. Apparently, the Emperor sees this as a sign that people can't wait to patronize our schools. Of course, this doesn't include Mayor Moneybags, who sent his kid to private schools. It doesn't inclu

by mike simpson / 8h 

Adell Cothorne Speaks! | EduShyster

Adell Cothorne Speaks! | EduShyster: Adell Cothorne Speaks!Whistleblower Adell Cothorne reflects on Rhee, Ravitch and why she’s in the fight to save public educationDC principal, whistleblower and cupcake baker Adell Cothorne.Now some of you may know my story. For those of you who don’t, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Adell Cothorne.  I am a former District of Columbia Public School (DCP

by mike simpson / 8h 

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-29-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Young Poet Brilliantly Slams Ed-CrueltyThis is a stirring, eloquent poem at a slam in Boston, by a young man whose sister teaches new immigrant children. After one year in a new country, they must take standardized tests in English. If they fail, their teachers fail. This is madness. Listen for three minutes and hear his vivid imag

by mike simpson / 8h 

Schools Matter

Schools Matter: Petrilli's Embarrassing Post about Poor Mothers Being "Bad"This post is embarrassing—both for the content and the fact that Petrilli appears unaware how embarrassing it is.Single-mothers are not "bad"; they are overwhelmed.Education is not to create economically self-sufficient people (that serves the privileged who feed off the economy). Education's goals are m

by mike simpson / 9h 

9-29-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “Developing Student Writers By Letting Them Talk…”Developing Student Writers By Letting Them Talk… is my new post over at Education Week Teacher. It’s the first post in a three-part series focusing on teaching writing in the context of the Common Core Standards. Today’s commentaries come from educators Mary Tedrow, Ray Sala

by mike simpson / 9h 

Day In Day in the Life Of A Connected Classroom (Kristen Wideen) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

Day In Day in the Life Of A Connected Classroom (Kristen Wideen) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Day In Day in the Life Of A Connected Classroom (Kristen Wideen)Kristen Wideen is a grade 1/2 teacher in Windsor, Ontario Canada. She says: “I love to collaborate with others and incorporate technology into my classroom. “EDITOR NOTE: This is an abridged version of Mrs. Wideen’s 

by mike simpson / 9h 

Corner Office Lessons in Leadership | InterACT

Corner Office Lessons in Leadership | InterACT: Corner Office Lessons in LeadershipSEPTEMBER 29, 2013tags: business, corner office, leadershipby David B. CohenFrom time to time I like to pick up useful advice intended for people in business, and apply it to education. One of my favorite sources is the New York Times feature “The Corner Office.” Adam Bryant interviews business leaders who share the

by mike simpson / 9h 

A Core dilemma: Will the littlest learners be able to type? | Hechinger Report

A Core dilemma: Will the littlest learners be able to type? | Hechinger Report: Teacher-training schools under pressure to prepare for Common CoreIt’s not just K-12 teachers who are being asked to adjust their teaching styles and curricula to ensure students learn the Common Core standards. The people who teach the teachers are also under the gun. But as the controversial standards take root, ther

by mike simpson / 9h 

9-29-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: Parent Calls for Support of Oct. 9 "Win Back Wednesday"Janine Sopp issues a call to her network. There are links to the Toolkit prepared by MORE for use in your schools, plus a great video prepared by MORE Media. The day will culminate with a rally outside the UFT Delegate Assembly (52 Broadway) on Oct. 9 at 4PM with a focus on the evaluation system the UFT leadership is

by mike simpson / 9h 

9-29-13 @ The Chalk Face

@ THE CHALK FACE: Petrilli’s Embarrassing Post about Poor Mothers Being “Bad”This post is embarrassing—both for the content and the fact that Petrilli appears unaware how embarrassing it is. Single-mothers are not “bad”; they are overwhelmed. Education is not to create economically self-sufficient people (that serves the privileged who feed off the economy). Education’s goals are much BIGGER than

by mike simpson / 9h 

9-29-13 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: Are Americans Waking Up From Their Self-Induced Comas?Washington Post polls finds many Americans no longer believe in the fantasy of the "American Dream:Four years into an economic recovery in which most of the benefits have flowed to the top earners, a majority believe that the American Dream is becoming markedly more elusive, according to the results of a Washington P

by mike simpson / 9h 

Fees (the other Tax) pile up for parents in Colorado public schools - The Denver Post

Fees pile up for parents in Colorado public schools - The Denver Post: Fees pile up for parents in Colorado public schoolsBy Zahira TorresThe Denver PostPOSTED:   09/29/2013 12:01:00 AM MDT11 COMMENTS| UPDATED:   ABOUT 5 HOURS AGO Rocco Palumbo and Brock Rubley share a vise to work on their jewelry pieces during class at Mountain Vista High in Highlands Ranch. (Erin Hull, The Denver Post)Gone are

by mike simpson / 10h 

empathyeducates – What We Know Now

empathyeducates – What We Know Now (and How It Doesn’t Matter): What We Know Now (and How It Doesn’t Matter)By P. L. ThomasOriginally Published at the becoming radical on August 19, 2013Randy Olson’s Flock of Dodos (2006) explores the evolution and Intelligent Design (ID) debate that represents the newest attack on teaching evolution in U.S. public schools. The documentary is engaging, enlightenin

by mike simpson / 10h 

YESTERDAY

Wake Up Parents of Harrison (And New York City) You Need to Control Your Child's Education southbronxschool.com

http://www.southbronxschool.com: Wake Up Parents of Harrison (And New York City) You Need to Control Your Child's EducationEven though this is addressed to the parents of Harrison, NY and NYC, it is for all the parents of New York State and the USA.Lexington and Concord. The first battle in the American Revolution in 1775, almost 240 years ago.The Journal News. Saturday, September 28, 2013, the fi

by mike simpson / 18h 

Major Bill Actions in Education - OpenCongress

Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress:  Bill Introduced: S.Res.257 A resolution designating October 3, 2013, as "Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day".A resolution designating October 3, 2013, as "Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day".51min mark as read  //  saveBill Introduced: H.Res.357 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Historically Black Colleges and Universities

by mike simpson / 18h 

9-28-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: Reign of Error Review: Kozol on Ravitch, Speculating on Why There is No Middle Ground in the Ed WarsHaving Kozol review Ravitch is like getting the gold ring. Which means someone at the NY Times Book Review has some sense. The NY Post has a Michelle Rhee clone do the review. I imagine there are different forces at work within the Times and I expect we will see a different type of

by mike simpson / 22h 

What Does Reign of Error Mean? | Assailed Teacher

What Does Reign of Error Mean? | Assailed Teacher: What Does Reign of Error Mean?Posted on September 28, 2013 | 1 CommentDiane Ravitch has always been my go-to person for matters of American schooling.Back in 2004, I was 25 years old and starting my fourth year as a history teacher. It was the year I decided to branch out and create a philosophy elective at my school. I wanted to enable my philoso

by mike simpson / 23h 

Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Garfield Teacher (and Inspiration) Jesse Hagopian Wins Teaching AwardGarfield teacher and MAP boycott leader Jesse Hagopian was named the "Secondary School Teacher of the Year" last Saturday by the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences International in Washington, D.C.  His "Bammy" award was also joined by a "Grammys for Teachers", a

by mike simpson / 23h 

KPFA with OEA + BFT presents: "An Evening with DIANE RAVITCH" "Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger for America's Public Schools"

KPFA Radio with Oakland Education Association and the Berkeley Federation of Teachers presents: "An Evening with DIANE RAVITCH" "Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger for America's Public Schools" Host: Philip Maldari | KPFA 94.1 FM Berkeley: Listener Sponsored Free Speech Radio: Date of the Event:  Saturday, September 28, 2013 - 7:30pm - 9:30pmK

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Nite Cap 9-28-13 #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 CAPTODAYWait What?Wait What?: Malloy/Pryor; It is time to come clean on “Special Deal” Steven AdamowskiWhy did the Malloy Administration rush through hiring Steven Adamowski? Why did Adamowski start in his new state position even before the State Bo

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