Nite Cap 11-10-13 #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

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Bored! Eight Ideas About Bored Students and Boring Teachers - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher

Bored! Eight Ideas About Bored Students and Boring Teachers - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: Bored! Eight Ideas About Bored Students and Boring TeachersBy Nancy Flanagan on November 10, 2013 6:24 PMSomeone just sent me Twenty Things You Should Never Say to a Teacher. Pretty funny. But none of these comes close to the statement that burns me up the most: My child is bored!Sever

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Tomorrow: Twitter Chat with the Iowa Student Learning Institute Student Voice

Student Voice: Tomorrow: Twitter Chat with the Iowa Student Learning Institute  While national organization and coordination is critical, student voice is by nature a grassroots movement. Many of the most most tangible results come from advocacy at a local level from the bottom-up. Co-hosts of Monday night’s #StuVoice chat Ian Coon and Jack Hostager organized the Iowa Student Learning Institute,

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VETERANS’ DAY 2013: Shameful Congressional Hypocrisy | Reclaim Reform

VETERANS’ DAY 2013: Shameful Congressional Hypocrisy | Reclaim Reform: VETERANS’ DAY 2013: Shameful Congressional HypocrisyPosted on November 10, 2013by Ken PrevitiVETERANS’ DAY 2013: Shameful Congressional HypocrisyPlease share these memes. Shame members of Congress for this hypocrisy.

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You can’t ask them to think about text that gives them nothing to think about…

Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » You can’t ask them to think about text that gives them nothing to think about…: You can’t ask them to think about text that gives them nothing to think about… Lately I’ve devoted a lot of blog space to what I’ll refer to as “stupid Common Core tricks” that usually result from being overly attentive to the standards, and not giving enough attention to contex

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NAEP Nonsense: Don't Believe the Hype | Diane Ravitch

NAEP Nonsense: Don't Believe the Hype | Diane Ravitch: NAEP Nonsense: Don't Believe the HypePosted: 11/10/2013 3:34 pmThe latest NAEP reports on reading and math have been heralded as evidence for the success of the "reforms" that involve test prep, testing, punishing teachers if scores don't go up, rewarding them if they do, closing schools, and other versions of the carrot and stick me

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Judge dismisses Glenda Ritz lawsuit against State Board of Education members | Indianapolis Star | indystar.com

Judge dismisses Glenda Ritz lawsuit against State Board of Education members | Indianapolis Star | indystar.com: Judge dismisses Glenda Ritz lawsuit against State Board of Education membersA judge Friday dismissed state schools chief Glenda Ritz’s lawsuit against fellow members of the State Board of Education, saying she didn’t have authority to file the legal action.But Ritz said she’s not ready

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Sen. Kathleen Vinehout: Is state ready for corporate reformers of education? : Ct

Sen. Kathleen Vinehout: Is state ready for corporate reformers of education? : Ct: Sen. Kathleen Vinehout: Is state ready for corporate reformers of education? “I just don’t understand vouchers, choice, and charter schools,” the man told me. “Could you explain?”Public education is undergoing a radical change. What was predominately a local school governed by a locally elected school board is pois

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11-10-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Rules of Engagement at MannFrom the great and thorough coverage at Central District News.by Melissa Westbrook / 27min 11-9-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum WeekSeattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumMann Building UpdateThe Latest:Based on information I got today at the BEX Oversight Committee meeting, I knew that it was likely that an atte

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11-10-13 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.: A pension bill by December 5th. Corrections and updates.A few days ago I posted about the prospect of The Gang of Ten having a COLA busting bill ready for a special General Assembly session on December 5th. I said I was skeptical. But I have since been corrected on several factual points. I thought th

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Fireside Chat @UT-Austin: Hot Topics in Education Reform | Cloaking Inequity

Fireside Chat @UT-Austin: Hot Topics in Education Reform | Cloaking Inequity: Fireside Chat @UT-Austin: Hot Topics in Education ReformSee Lily and I on MHP here and here.Please Facebook Like, Tweet, etc below and/or reblog to share this discussion with others.Want to know about Cloaking Inequity’s freshly pressed conversations about educational policy? Click the “Follow blog by email” button in th

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FBI Capitol sting shines light on Latino caucus - UPDATE on Scandal involving Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee and Calderon - The Sacramento Bee

FBI Capitol sting shines light on Latino caucus - Capitol and California - The Sacramento Bee: FBI Capitol sting shines light on Latino caucusBy Laurel Rosenhalllrosenhall@sacbee.comPublished: Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013 - 12:00 amRhee-lated $tory: Michelle Rhee answers Ravitch in New Bookal$o $ee Rhee-lated $tory: Excerpts from "Rhee The Art of the Deal" a new $tory about Corporate Education

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A Light at the End of the Tunnel | A fine WordPress.com site

A Light at the End of the Tunnel | A fine WordPress.com site: Charter Schools and SegregationI was recently asked what I envisioned the future of education to be under Governor Christie. Let me say that Governor Christie is not the only politician in our country that has this plan for pushing through the current trend of education reform policies.  One of the statements I made included the fact th

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Noted author 'shocked' by Cuomo's comments - Times Union

Noted author 'shocked' by Cuomo's comments - Times Union: Noted author 'shocked' by Cuomo's commentsFriends' views differ on governor's prescription for failing schoolsBy Rick KarlinPublished 9:59 pm, Thursday, November 7, 2013AlbanyJonathan Kozol, one of the nation's most acclaimed writers on the subject of poverty, said that while he considers Andrew Cuomo a friend he was "utterly shocked&q

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Morning Wink 11-10-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTS11-10-13 Jersey JazzmanJersey Jazzman: Mythbusting Chris Cerf at @NJEA: PovertyChris Cerf, New Jersey's very reformy Commissioner of Education, spoke on Friday at the NJEA convention. And the commish made it clear that he is gravely, deeply worried that he is being misunderstood: The idea that anybody thinks that poverty doesn't matter is inconceivable. Of

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11-10-13 Wait What?

Wait What?: Curiouser and curiouser! – It was said down in the rabbit hole…The Connecticut Post has the latest chapter in the Vallas in Wonderland installment with a news article entitled, “Vallas may be going but Moales is not.” Bridgeport Board of Education members received their packet for Tuesday’s upcoming meeting.  Inside was a three page letter from Board Chairman Kenneth Moales, Jr. Highli

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11-10-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: Flushing HS Update #4Flushing HS teacher Seung Ok's battle over DOE hypocritical grading policies appears to be bearing fruit. Seung is an old pal from the early GEM days -- one of the most energetic, principled people I've met over all my years of organizing. He was a teacher at Maxwell HS in Brooklyn when he helped form GEM in its earliest stages in 2009 while fighting off the a

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Understanding Common Core: A Breakdown of the Pros and Cons - Schools - Davis, CA Patch

Understanding Common Core: A Breakdown of the Pros and Cons - Schools - Davis, CA Patch: Understanding Common Core: A Breakdown of the Pros and ConsA big change is underway in the world of American education.Posted by Catherine Crawford , November 10, 2013 at 06:15 AMComment  RecommendCredit unknown. If you know the source of this image, please email Catherine.Crawford@patch.comOnce a day, Patch t

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11-10-13 Jersey Jazzman

Jersey Jazzman: Mythbusting Chris Cerf at @NJEA: PovertyChris Cerf, New Jersey's very reformy Commissioner of Education, spoke on Friday at the NJEA convention. And the commish made it clear that he is gravely, deeply worried that he is being misunderstood: The idea that anybody thinks that poverty doesn't matter is inconceivable. Of course it matters. Of course it is a huge predictor of academic

by mike simpson / 8h 

Poorly Maintained Old Buildings, Another Threat to Students and School Employees | WeArePCAPS

Poorly Maintained Old Buildings, Another Threat to Students and School Employees | WeArePCAPS: Poorly Maintained Old Buildings, Another Threat to Students and School EmployeesPosted on November 10, 2013by wearepcapsA report today in Philadelphia Inquirer documents what many of us have long known; Philadelphia aging school buildings are a clear and present danger to the health of children and those

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 11-10-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: New Mexico: Where Data Count More Than ChildrenThis is a comment by an educator in New Mexico:   My name is Tine Hayes. I have been teaching high school in Gallup NM for 14 years. I am dual certified in Fine Arts and Social Studies, and I am level three and National Board certified. This year more than ever in the past I am dishear

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11-10-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Updated Resources On Typhoon HaiyanHere are new additions to The Best Resources For Learning About Typhoon Haiyan: Philippine super typhoon kills at least 10,000, official says is from Reuters. Death toll likely to exceed 1,000 after typhoon slams Philippines is from CNN. Philippine Death Toll Feared In Thousands is from Th

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11-10-13 teacherken at Daily Kos

teacherken at Daily Kos: An explanation of dispute on Fairfax County provisionals in AG raceFairfax County Virginia has had a practice that allowed those casting provisional ballots on election day to sign documentation allowing party or candidate organizations to allow them to represent the voter when the provisional was being considered.  The state election board decided that this was in violati

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11-10-13 @ The Chalk Face

@ THE CHALK FACE: The Poverty Trap: Slack, Not Grit, Creates AchievementThe Poverty Trap: Slack, Not Grit, Creates Achievement. via The Poverty Trap: Slack, Not Grit, Creates Achievement.1 by plthomasedd / 11min Beware the hagiography in #edreformAs of late, it has been observed by me the profligate use of the first person when referencing reform crusades on either side of the debate. Beware of ex

by mike simpson / 9h 

11-10-13 The Answer Sheet

The Answer Sheet: Tolstoy endures — but here’s why the liberal arts might notAre the liberal arts really dying in higher education, and if so, how fast?  Writing about it in this post is Liz Willen,  editor at The Hechinger Report, an independently funded unit of Teachers College at Columbia University. She is also director of The Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media at  Teachers College

by mike simpson / 9h 

11-10-13 Schools Matter

Schools Matter: Grinding Rogues HonestThis is not about our public school system.  But, as I see it, this is what I want to find in our public school system.When I was in high school I got a speech once from the basketball coach intended to teach me a life lesson.  I imagine I was goofing around rather than applying myself with absolute discipline and determination to the task at hand of jumping i

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11-10-13 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness

the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): The Poverty Trap: Slack, Not Grit, Creates AchievmentPoverty is a trap children are born into: No child has ever chosen to be poor. Children have never caused the poverty that defines their lives, and their education. Yet, the adults with political, corporate, and educat

by mike simpson / 9h 

11-10-13 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: In Which I Use The Danielson Rubric To Evaluate Buster KeatonEveryone knows that just as a teacher cannot be a great teacher without a great lesson plan, a director cannot be a great director without a great script.Those teachers who say they use bare bones notes to teach their classes, no matter how great those classes appear to be or how much the students in those classes

by mike simpson / 9h 

We’ve Got a Communication Problem | Ideas and Thoughts

We’ve Got a Communication Problem | Ideas and Thoughts: We’ve Got a Communication ProblemThis week a story emerged out of British Columbia about a school that was banning students in Kindergarten from touching each other. Like many, I tweeted itB.C. school bans kindergarteners from touching each other | CTV British Columbia News http://t.co/iIsIeMIAQD— Dean Shareski (@shareski) November 6, 2013The

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All Things Education: TFA comes to RVA

All Things Education: TFA comes to RVA: TFA comes to RVAWith a vote of 5-2 (with two members absent) the Richmond School Board has decided to contract with Teach for America to hire up to 30 teachers. I've already written in great detail about how the Teach for America model is problematic here and then here and about why TFA is not right for the K-12 public school students of Virginia here, so I

by mike simpson / 19h 

Are They Messin' with YOUR PENSION? Call the Pension Avengers

Are They Messin' with YOUR PENSION? Call the Pension Avengers VOTE 4 Fred Klonsky"Running for our pensions" 11-9-13 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.The in box. Medicare Advantage retiree meeting in

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Educational Bedrock: The Teacher-Student Relationship | deutsch29

Educational Bedrock: The Teacher-Student Relationship | deutsch29: Educational Bedrock: The Teacher-Student RelationshipNovember 9, 2013In 2003, the (then) Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) supported teachers in creating a set of standards and corresponding curriculum for a new program designed to both promote the teaching profession and provide high school students with a solid idea of wha

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Nite Cap 11-9-13 #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 NYC Public School Parents: Tuesday's elections disastrous for inBloom: Seven states out, two to goNYC Public School Parents: Tuesday's elections disastrous for inBloom: Seven states out, two to go: Tuesday's elections disastrous for inBloom: Sev

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