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The weekly weekend reading list from Susan Ohanian. We have a few new cartoons:Classic New Yorker Cover Using Apple Maps apphttp://susanohanian.org/cartoon_fetch.php?id=861http://susanohanian.org/cartoon_fetch.php?id=860Buy! Buy! Buy! Reading Comprehension Activity for ESL StudentsOne of the Great Openings in Literaturehttp://susanohanian.org/cartoon_fetch.php?id=859Future Worker in the Global Economyhttp://susanohanian.org/cartoon_fetch.php?id=858Listen to Childrenhttp://susanohanian.org/cartoon_fetch.php?id=857Preparing tomorrow's critical thinkers for corporate Americahttp://susanohanian.or
A total (much-needed) rewrite of a blog post I did on a Paul Krugman column with some expanded political points.Published Friday, December 13, 2013 in The Wave and at www.rockawave.comOn Poverty, Education, Labor: Is Obama Really a Liberal?By Norm ScottAs a lefty/progressive (don’t dare call me a liberal), family events like Thanksgiving with a mostly conservative/tea party family can be either enervating or energizing, depending on who ends up with a bowl of cranberry sauce on his head. Obama is a major bone of contention with most of the family viewing him as a wild-eyed radical looking to t
I would like to thank John King for forcing this system upon me. My job has never been easier. In fact a high functioning ape could now probably do my job.... Brian De Vale, NYC PrincipalIt doesn't get any better.From: De Vale BrianSent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 7:24 PMTo: Logan Ernest (SCA); mmulgrew@uft.org; Suransky ShaelSubject: I am Daniel -SanI think the entire New Teacher Evaluation System is a disgrace. It strips principals of our ability to write proper, professional observations and I believe it was more about the money paid to the people who made the software and system than it
DEC 12
22,091 homeless children, how many are at a Moskowitz Success Academy Charter School?
Their numbers have risen above anything in the city’s modern history, to a staggering 22,091 this month. If all of the city’s homeless children were to file into Madison Square Garden for a hockey game, more than 4,800 would not have a seat... Andrea Elliot, NY TimesAnd how many would find a seat at an Eva Moskowitz Success Academy Charter School? Or in fact, how many of these 22,000 children are
Rosalie Friend Reports on Ravitch and Farina at PS 15
Excellent report from Rosalie as a follow-up to the report I received yesterday (Carmen Farina Introduces Diane Ravitch at PS 15K Community Library Opening).And by the way, for those who don't get what school-based organizing is all about, check out an expert like Julie Cavanagh. From Rosalie Friend to Change the Stakes Listserve:At the presentation at PS 15, Carmen Farina seemed to back Diane's a
DEC 11
Carmen Farina Introduces Diane Ravitch at PS 15K Community Library Opening
Yesterday was a big day for the PS 15K community in Redhook with two red hot ed superstars, Diane Ravitch and rumored next chancellor Carmen Farina, in attendance. Actually in my book, 3 superstars if you count Julie Cavanagh, PS 15 chapter leader and one of the event organizers.Carmen Farina has been the chair of the "Friends of PS 15 Committee" for 3 years and helped get the school a n
Substance: Chitown CEO Nixed in NYC!... Byrd Bennett strikes out in New York City as her slavish adherence to Rahm's school closing quota catches up with her
Chicago schools Chief Executive Officer Barbara Byrd Bennett completed her main assignment from Mayor Rahm Emanuel at the Board of Education's May 22, 2013 meeting when she recommended the gutting of the city's real public school system with the unprecedented closing of 49 of Chicago's real public schools. The recommendation, which was passed unanimously by the seven member school board of the nat
DEC 10
Farina and Cashin, Part 2: MOREistas Chime in With Praise for Both
There were mostly positive reactions to both candidates from MORE members on our post, Farina vs. Cashin: Battle of Philosophies, Part 1.Given that my progressive education preferences lead me to favor Farina, I may be unfair to Cashin who 20 years ago I had a personal problem with due to her harassment of a teacher friend when she was principal at PS 193K.So this came in from a respected colleagu
Farina vs. Cashin: Battle of Philosophies, Part 1
Rachel Monahan is reporting that the job of chancellor is all hers if Carmen Farina wants it. Farina only has emerged as a serious candidate over the past few days given her stated desire to spend time with her grandkid(s). I hear from some people this is close to a done deal. And given the options it is one I support despite some feelings that Farina doesn't always live in the real world -- I'll
Eva Moskowitz' Success Academy Gets Preferential DOE Treatment, Emails Show- DUHHH!
NEW YORK CITY — When Eva Moskowitz starts a new charter school, top officials at the city’s Department of Education move heaven and earth to meet her demands.During the past two years, the DOE gave Moskowitz’s controversial chain, Success Academy, rent-free space in city school buildings to open 14 new co-location sites. In each handover, Moskowitz demanded the DOE deliver the space clear of furni
39% of frontline bank employees must rely need public assistance because of insufficient wages - The Real News
Use this info at your next family gathering where your tea party relatives rail against the 47% of the nation who are "moochers" living off the hard-earned "winnings" of the 1%. 1 out of 3 Bank Tellers in NY on Public Assistance New report finds bank executives receive big bonuses, while 39% of frontline bank employees must rely on welfare because of insufficient wage. See vide
DEC 09
E4E Member Resigns in Protest Over Their Support for King/Tisch
Here is something you will never see mentioned at Gotham Schools. Consider this my resignation of membership for E4E and the corporate driven ideology which binds this organization as a supporter of the Common Core and it’s test driven oppression of learning.... A NYC Teacher and FORMER member of E4ESo, E4E is trying to organize a force to support John King and Meryl Tisch and is urging its "
Diane Ravitch in Red Hook Wednesday Hosted by Julie Cavanagh and PS 15 Red Hook Community
You all know how I feel about both these ladies. Put them together and there's magic. So sorry I can't make this but Darren will be there to film.Reminder: I Will Be at P.S. 15 in Brooklyn on December 11by dianeravitch I will join with teachers, parents, and anyone else who wants to attend on December 11 at 5 pm at P.S. 15 in Brooklyn for a conversation about my recent book Reign of Error. No lect
Squaring the Circle on Common Core: Left Meets Right on Huckabee
Interesting too how not one of these people mentioned Gates, Broad and Co. and all allowed Huckabee to spin a bullshit narrative as to the genesis of CC. ... Patrick Walsh....apparently Huckabee has been getting heat from his audience for his support of Common Core so the beginning is his attempt to pull away/clarify his views on the topic – not altogether successfully... Leonie Haimson I haven
DEC 08
Randi Munches on PISA
“The crucial question we face now is whether we have the political will to move away from the failed policies and embrace what works in high-performing countries so that we can reclaim the promise of public education... Randi WeingartenIs she talking about the failed policies of the teacher unions without whose support NCLB or RTTT could have been enforced?I can't believe anything Randi says is ta
In Parting Shot, Bloomberg/Walcott Oversee Demise of Adult Ed
Thus the charge in an email document received from an anonymous source.
Obama's Admiration for Mandela - Is He Pal'n Around With Terrorists?
....the people who complain today about fast food workers organizing or the government taking guns away would have been the same people in the 80s saying Mandela was a terrorist. I can imagine the 1980s Facebook statuses. "Mandela died today. Thank God he never got a chance to steal South Africa away from the hard-working people and hand it over to a bunch of whiners who just want to profit
DEC 07
Susan Ohanian's Saturday Morning Special
New Cartoon:Found in a Standards-Struck Classroomhttp://susanohanian.org/cartoon_fetch.php?id=854This one received so much comment, I'll mention it again.Teacher Contemplating Common Corehttp://susanohanian.org/cartoon_fetch.php?id=851You won't want to miss Duncan's recent remarks:http://susanohanian.org/show_duncan.php?id=1889http://susanohanian.org/show_duncan.php?id=1888http://susanohanian.org/