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The Problem With Standardized Testing | toteachornototeach: The Problem With Standardized TestingSquare Pegs in Round Holes: The Problem With Standardized Testing by Kristen HoughtonThe school year is well under way; children seem to be passing all their subjects, and parents breathe a sigh of relief. What more can you ask for, right?Plenty if you’re concerned about their future educational growth. This is the perfect time to think, at leisure, about your child’s education and the process of learning. Begin by asking yourself these questions.Your children are passing so far this year, but are
Does video justify Cherokee school board member's claim that... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Does video justify Cherokee school board member's claim that school chief almost ran her down? Previous PostsDruid Hills Charter Cluster and DeKalb School Board: Any hope for a redo? November 14, 2013Demanding 'no excuses' of schools and 'grit' of poor children while ignoring the real problemNovember 14, 2013What can be measured can be managed. Does it apply to education and can it be managed well? November 13, 2013By Maureen DowneyKelly Marlow gets to keep her seat on the Cherokee school board.A thre
Inverted Totalitarianism | California Father: Inverted Totalitarianismby California Father on November 15, 2013 · Leave a Comment Whew, that is hard to say. Anyway, here is Chris Hedges on Sheldon Wolin: in classical totalitarianism politics trumps economics; in inverted totalitarianism economics trumps politics. In classical totalitarianism power resides in a charismatic dictator; in inverted totalitarianism the invisibility of the corporate state. Autism Speaks (for People It Doesn’t Understand) | California FatherAutism Speaks (for People It Doesn’t Understand) | California Father: Autism
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SKrashen: Unemployment figures among recent college grads do not support claim of STEM worker shortage
SKrashen: Unemployment figures among recent college grads do not support claim of STEM worker shortage: Unemployment figures among recent college grads do not support claim of STEM worker shortageUnemployment figures among recent college grads do not support claim of STEM worker shortageS. Krashen November, 2013 If there is a shortage of STEM workers, there should be very little unemployment amon
teacherken at Daily Kos 11-16-13
teacherken at Daily Kos: mark as readLeaves at Day 30 - bloodwork now normaland as a result her transplant procedure is now complete. She will have one more appointment with the transplant practice at Day 100 early next year, but she has no further medical restrictions at this time. She has come a long way since her cancer was first discovered on January 27. She is not cured, because this kind of
With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week 11-16-13
With A Brooklyn Accent: With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week mark as readWhat Schools in NYC Need- A Message from the BK Nation Education ForumOn Thursday, in Judson Memorial Church, a group of students, parents, teachers, principals and education researchers brought together by the new organization BK Nation had a frank discussion of what can be done to improve the public schools of New York
All Week @ The Answer Sheet 11-16-13
The Answer Sheet:mark as readReport slams D.C.’s federally funded school voucher programMore trouble has cropped up for the D.C. school voucher program, the only federally funded program in the country that sends children to private school using public money to pay the tuition. A new U.S. General Accountability Office report says that the local agency that administers the program — which has used
11-16-13 Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Schooling in the Ownership Society All Week
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog:Schooling in the Ownership SocietyMike Klonsky's SmallTalk Schooling in the Ownership Society mark as readWe thought we were done with Vallas but... he's backLook out. Vallas is back in town. We tried to finish him off back in 2001 but...No sooner had I finished posting about how the Working Families Party and allies were running Paul Vallas out of Bridgeport, than I
11-16-13 Wait What? All Week
Wait What?: mark as readState-sanctioned child abuseFellow pro-public education advocate and commentator lays out the harsh truth about the absurdity of the massive standardized testing industry that is being forced up on America’s children, teachers and parents. Here is another must read column from Wendy Lecker: “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” Governmen
11-16-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community Forummark as readFocus on the SoutheastThere are no real or urgent capacity issues in the southeast part of the city. Consequently, a lot of the people there are puzzled by the changes proposed for that part of town and Director Patu is reported to be preparing an amendment to the Growth Boundary plan that will call for the deletion of any
11-16-13 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes Online mark as readAdvice from a Lowly Retired Elementary School Computer Teacher - Hey Obama - It's Computer Science 1.1.... and some lessons for my colleagues in MORE.Bear with me on this one. Obama Care Spaghetti codeWith every passing day, it becomes clearer just how incompetent -- and really arrogant - team Obama is and has been - and I can begin to understand the of
11-16 -13 Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week mark as readWe Don't Need a NJ Version of Race To The TopFor the life of me, I can't think of one good reason why New Jersey needs this:State Sen. Teresa Ruiz (D-Essex) has filed a bill to be heard on Thursday that would create an Innovation Fund and appropriate $5 million in its first year to help schools trying new programs in scheduling, technology
11-16-13 Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred Klonsky.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred Klonsky.mark as readNeighborhood public schools. An idea whose time has come in Chicago.11 2h Keeping retirement weird. The Silence of the Lambs. I got a call from my retired friend Ed Rosenthal yesterday. His voice sounded tired. He told me that
11-16-13 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School mark as readArne Duncan - One Of The Best And Brightest Of Our GenerationWe need the best & brightest to #teach. Join the @TEACHorg Thunderclap to recruit the next generation http://t.co/uauAhwfL9V— Arne Duncan (@arneduncan) November 9, 2013The phrase "Best and Brightest" doesn't mean what Arne Duncan seems to think it means. In modern us
11-16-13 Radical Scholarship
Radical Scholarship: mark as read“Fahrenheit 451″ 60 Years Later: “Why do we need the things in books?”“Sometimes writers write about a world that does not yet exist,” Neil Gaiman begins his Introduction to the 60th Anniversary Edition of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451: This is a book of warning. It is a reminder that what we have is valuable, and that sometimes we take what we value for granted….
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 11-16-13 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAY mark as readThe Best Online Resources About President John F. KennedyThe fiftieth anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination is coming up next week, and I’ll certainly be making additions to this list. Here’s a start: JFK in Photos is from The Atlantic. Textbooks Reassess Kennedy, Pu
This Week's Education Research Report 11-16-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTmark as readStandardized Testing and the Common Core Standards: You Get What You Pay For?Eighty-five percent of American students attend school in a state that has adopted the Common Core State Standards. As these states transition from adoption to implementation of the new standards, many are grappling with how best to assess whether s
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 11-16-13
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT mark as readLausd Board Won’T Censure President Richard Vladovic For Alleged Sexual Harassment, BullyingGalatzan’s motion is neither debated nor seconded as Garcia leaves room. tweeted from the pressroom - by @howardblume :: “4 insiders: Informed speculation had been that Villaraigosa worked out deal: Deasy
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education 11-16-13
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education:NPE News Briefs mark as readNew York’s Teacher of the Year Is Not Rated “Highly Effective” | Diane Ravitch’s blogNew York’s Teacher of the Year testified to the State Senate Education Committee that the education evaluation system made it impossible for her to be rated “highly effective” because of the “dysfunctional implementation” of the Co
11-16-13 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Schools Matter All Weekmark as readThe Dirty Water on Mike Pence's Fascist CECIby Doug MartinMore information is coming into me, as we speak, concerning the CECI detailed below. I will be following up with more writings concerning Pence's group, so please sign the petition to tell Pence to stop his educational power grab. And call Mike Pence at 1 (317) 232-4567). For an insightfu
All Week 11-16-13 @ THE CHALK FACE
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: All Week @ THE CHALK FACE mark as read4 Corporate Education Reform Talking Points That Are Flat-Out LiesIf you listen to the buzz coming from the airwaves about education reform these days, you may notice that many things are starting to sound much too familiar–some even vomit-inducingly so. It’s almost as if someone gave the spokespeople from state educati
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 11-9-13 -13 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG mark as readNew York’s Teacher of the Year Is Not Rated “Highly Effective”New York’s Teacher of the Year testified to the State Senate Education Committee that the education evaluation system made it impossible for her to be rated “highly effective” because of the “dysfunctional implementation” of the Common Core standar
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Common Core Standards: Ten Colossal Errors - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Common Core Standards: Ten Colossal Errors - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Common Core Standards: Ten Colossal ErrorsBy Anthony Cody on November 16, 2013 6:18 AMA recent book described the "Reign of Errors" we have lived through in the name of education reform. I am afraid that the Common Core continues many of these errors, and makes some new ones as well. The Business Ro
Statewide Special Education Task Force - State Board of Education
Statewide Special Education Task Force - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education): Statewide Special Education Task ForceExamines California's complex systems for serving students with disabilities and forward recommendations to the State Board of Education, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, and the California Department of Education.Carl CohnCo-Chair, Special Education Task Force Fr
White House backtracks on changes to No Child Left Behind | Al Jazeera America
White House backtracks on changes to No Child Left Behind | Al Jazeera America: White House backtracks on changes to No Child Left Behindby Dexter Mullins @DexterMullins November 15, 2013 3:11PM ETStates will not have to meet October 2015 deadline to show low-income students are not taught by bad teachersThe Department of Education has abandoned a three-month-old plan that would have forced sch
Nite Cap 11-15-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
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 CAP mark as readDesign Lessons for Students, not Standards | The Classroom SoothDesign Lessons for Students, not Standards | The Classroom Sooth: Design Lessons for Students, not StandardsPosted on November 15, 2013 | Leave a commentHappy Friday, al
Design Lessons for Students, not Standards | The Classroom Sooth
Design Lessons for Students, not Standards | The Classroom Sooth: Design Lessons for Students, not StandardsPosted on November 15, 2013 | Leave a commentHappy Friday, all. This one was originally posted on the VIVAteachersblog. I’ll ask some students if I can feature their projects up here next week.For more on CCSS, see previous post. Enjoy!NOVEMBER 14, 2013 by KIM BOLTON LEAVE A COMMENTDesi
Daily Kos: Leaves at Day 30 - bloodwork now normal
Daily Kos: Leaves at Day 30 - bloodwork now normal: Leaves at Day 30 - bloodwork now normalbyteacherkenFollow Email 14 Comments / 14 Newand as a result her transplant procedure is now complete. She will have one more appointment with the transplant practice at Day 100 early next year, but she has no further medical restrictions at this time.She has come a long way since her cancer was first d
solidaridad: If you suspect that CCSS perpetuates what bell hooks terms 'white supremacist capitalist patriarchy,' you're right!
solidaridad: If you suspect that CCSS perpetuates what bell hooks terms 'white supremacist capitalist patriarchy,' you're right!: If you suspect that CCSS perpetuates what bell hooks terms 'white supremacist capitalist patriarchy,' you're right!If you suspect that #CCSS perpetuates what bell hooks terms "white supremacist capitalist patriarchy," you're right! pic.twitter.com/OraOcdRqAc—
DC School Vouchers Lack Sufficient Oversight: GAO Report
DC School Vouchers Lack Sufficient Oversight: GAO Report: DC School Vouchers Lack Sufficient Oversight: GAO ReportPosted: 11/15/2013 4:39 pm ESTWashington, D.C.'s school voucher program, a political football often caught up in congressional budget battles, suffers from poor oversight, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Friday.School vouchers funnel public money into pr
A new model for teacher preparation in California? | HechingerEd Blog
A new model for teacher preparation in California? | HechingerEd Blog: A new model for teacher preparation in California?For years, California has attempted to reform its teacher preparation programs to better prepare new teachers for the classroom. Alternative routes have popped up to offer aspiring teachers, in many cases, a less expensive and faster route to teaching. The state’s extensive perf
Education Research Report: Pennsylvania School Districts Removing Students at an Alarming Rate
Education Research Report: Pennsylvania School Districts Removing Students at an Alarming Rate: Pennsylvania School Districts Removing Students at an Alarming RatePennsylvania’s 500 public school districts have dramatically increased their reliance on disciplinary practices that result in students being removed from school over the past 15 years, creating an educational crisis that goes far beyond
NYC Public School Parents: Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio's Education Promises
NYC Public School Parents: Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio's Education Promises: Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio's Education PromisesBill de Blasio Education PromisesOn June 14, 2013, at a candidate forum held at Murray Bergtraum High School, Bill de Blasio pledged to follow through on the following education policies if elected mayor, and signed a document containing these promises. (These are marked as Fo
Autism Speaks (for People It Doesn’t Understand) | California Father
Autism Speaks (for People It Doesn’t Understand) | California Father: Autism Speaks (for People It Doesn’t Understand)by California Father on November 15, 2013 · Leave a Comment Like this guy here, I am tired of NPO’s speaking for people it doesn’t understand. In my case, this means NCLD, Easter Seals and others who think kids with disabilites need to be beaten over the head with standardized test
To Common Core or Not To Common Core | PWC Education Reform Blog
To Common Core or Not To Common Core | PWC Education Reform Blog: To Common Core or Not To Common CoreNovember 15, 2013 — pwceducationreform Several nights ago I participated in a panel hosted by the Prince William County Committee of 100 about the future of standards in Virginia’s public schools. Of interest to the Committee was whether the panelists believed Virginia should stick with the SOL
Republican Tea Party & Democratic Vee Party vs Education | Reclaim Reform
Republican Tea Party & Democratic Vee Party vs Education | Reclaim Reform: Republican Tea Party & Democratic Vee Party vs EducationPosted on November 15, 2013by Ken PrevitiAbout half the people in the USA saw only two words in this title.Republican Tea Party & Democratic Vee Party vs EducationWhat did they see? This.Republican Tea Party & Democratic Vee Party vs Education(Please re
‘Go Public’: A Film That Champions Public Education | NEA Today
‘Go Public’: A Film That Champions Public Education | NEA Today: ‘Go Public’: A Film That Champions Public EducationNovember 15, 2013 by twalker Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Anita MerinaIt’s a familiar story. A tax bill designed to generate much-needed funding for local public schools is soundly defeated by voters, who, post-election polling reveals, cite images of fail
11-15-13 The Whole Child Blog — Use the Common Core to Focus on Integrity
Use the Common Core to Focus on Integrity — Whole Child Education: Use the Common Core to Focus on IntegrityThe Common Core State Standards aren't an enemy. They're a smart way of saying to the public, "this is where education is going. This is what your child needs to know and be able to do as a future worker, citizen, and leader." To that end, the Common Core standards are helping to a
Cali Education Headlines Friday, November 15, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Fensterwald: Special education now on Sacramento’s radar; task force to take long lookEducation HeadlinesFriday, November 15, 2013Moorpark school board approves more raisesThe Moorpark Unified School District board unanimously approved a 2.5 percent increase for certain classified employees, including assistant principals, school counselors a
11-15-13 "Our Schools Are Not For Sale" | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
"Our Schools Are Not For Sale" | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: "Our Schools Are Not For Sale"Posted on: Friday November 15th, 2013With public schools under attack across the nation, it is inspiring to see just how many organizers (many of them students!) are attending rallies, school board meetings and press conferences to
Still Bored! More Observations on Boredom in the Classroom - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
Still Bored! More Observations on Boredom in the Classroom - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: Still Bored! More Observations on Boredom in the ClassroomBy Nancy Flanagan on November 15, 2013 11:11 AMSo--my previous blog, on boredom, has drawn lots of traffic and commentary, with responses falling into three general camps: A. Amen, sister! Boredom is as boredom does.B. Let's shar
11-15-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Sacajawea Meeting with Director CarrI did not attend this meeting last night. If you did, could you please fill us in?by Melissa Westbrook / 9min Friday Open ThreadHogwarts (if it were graded under an A to F school grading law). Thanks to reader Tammy. Looks like Director DeBell is already looking for a new gig - he's applying to be a PCO for the 43rd district (w
11-15-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Nashville Metro Puts Brakes on Charter Expansion--CorpEd SpewsA clip from the Tennessean:The Metro school board approved a plan Tuesday night effectively restricting the authorization of new charter schools next year to South Nashville or to schools tagged for three straight years of poor performance.The resolution approved by the board requires all new charter schools to be locate
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: 'Hope springs eternal...'
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: 'Hope springs eternal...': 'Hope springs eternal...'Yesterday was the first official day of basketball practice. Alexander Pope said, "Hope springs eternal." Well, at least in November before we've played our first game. I've got a promising squad of hard-working, fun-loving kids and even have some height for a change. What Pope didn't say is that "you
Is “right to know” the new “pay to play”? | Parents United for Public Education
Is “right to know” the new “pay to play”? | Parents United for Public Education: Is “right to know” the new “pay to play”?Posted on November 15, 2013 by HELENGYMLeave a commentPay to play” is a widely reviled practice in government, but that’s effectively what the District’s legal argument would establish through its challenge of an open records case in state court.For more than 10 months, Parents
Morning Wink 11-15-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS mark as read11-15-13 Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred KlonskyFred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Council wars?. You may be too young to remember. There was a time when there were Democratic Party and Republican Party primaries in Chicago. Then it occurred to someone that t