The Fight to Save Common Core: Count Me Out
I have written a number of posts on the so-called Common Core State Standards (CCSS), an unprecedented effort by those outside of the classroom to exercise control over the classroom by standardizing what is taught in classrooms across the nation. Since CCSS did not originate with those forced to accept it, there has been resistance. Legislators are […]
The Fight to Save Common Core: Count Me Out
The Fight to Save Common Core: Count Me Out. I couldn’t say it any better.
Holy hell, that joke Doctor Steve Perry unloads and unhinged on Twitter. Say hey, @drsteveperry
Can you believe this guy? Does he not know the internet is forever?
This is how it’s done, that professional development stuff.
I see how it is. So, teachers are offered the choice to join a pilot for the Kindergarten GOLD assessments. In exchange, you get an iPad mini, yours to keep. And a “day off” for training. Nicely done, consultants. Nicely done.
If you are this person, then you have no business in education. Quit now. Leave. Good-bye.
Here’s the model citizen in question. Are you a homophobe, or just so blatantly stupid that it hurts? Quit.
A New Review of “The Global Achievement Gap”
During my first year teaching, I downloaded Tony Wagner’s breakthrough book, The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don’t Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need—and What We Can Do About It. I will henceforth refer to this book as G.A.G., which is simply an unintended coincidence, not a pun. I promise. At […]
10-8-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Ali: “You must listen to me” | the becoming radicalAli: “You must listen to me” | the becoming radical.by plthomasedd / 1h 10-7-13 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE:Returning from a successful trip to Douglas County, CO.Tim and I, along with the Edushyster, visited Douglas County, CO as they gear up for a contentious school board election. All politics are indeed local. From the k