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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

12-18-13 With A Brooklyn Accent

With A Brooklyn Accent:







What Veteran Teachers Should Do to Protect Themselves From Being Driven out of the Profession
The more I talk to teachers around the country, the more I am convinced that School Reformers and Government Officials are making a systematic effort to drive the best veteran teachers out of the profession, both to save money and destroy the historic memory of a time when teachers had real autonomy and input into decisions about pedagogy and curriculum. The harassment and micromanagement such tea
Video of Dr Mark Naison, Co-Founder of BATS, Calling for Resignation of NY State Regents Chair Merryl Tisch
Link to Video of Dr Mark Naison, Professor at Fordham University, and Co-Founder of Badass TEachers Association, Calling for the Resignation of Regents Chair Merryl Tisch at Common Core Forum in the Bronxhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z1Vyrfh6r0

12-17-13 With A Brooklyn Accent
With A Brooklyn Accent: The 2 Falso Principles on Which School Reform is BuiltIt never ceases to amaze me how many people who should know better buy the following dominant principles of the School Reform narrative 1. American schools as a whole are failing because American students are being pampered, both by their parents and teachers. We need to demand more of them to meet Global Competition 2.