Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble
Real Kindergarten worksheet shows we're preparing youngest to be great test takers, not learners. (from BadAssTeachers). When I was a student, I remember learning this...in high school.
Operations Committee Meeting
Will have a more full report later but there is one new item to the agenda (but sadly, no handout):Columbia Annex and Mann Portable Lease Agreements ResolutionThis should be interesting. Also quite the discussion about students who bring/show weapons at school and how they should be treated. There is an RCW around this (one year required suspension for a firearm) and they are trying to proceed f
More Falling Ed Reform Dominoes (This Time in LA) - What Could it Mean for Seattle?
Los Angeles Superintendent John Deasy told his district's top leadership that he would be leaving in a few months. He came from the Gates Foundation and is yet another Broad superintendent to get exited or who left a job. He has been on the job since 2011. Into this issue wades Robin Lake of the Center on Reinventing Public Education (basically a local think-tank for ed reform). She lauds Deasy
10-27-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: School Board Race Analysis and ThoughtsIn some ways, it's been a disappointing School Board election season. With no challenger for Betty Patu and no real challenger for Stephan Blanford, neither have really been heard from. For whatever reason, more forums have only featured Suzanne Dale Estey and Sue Peters. This is something of a disservice to voters because,