Auld Lang Syne
Should C.C.S.S. be for not Or not erased in time Should C.C.S.S. be for not Our job remains divine Our job remains divine, my dear, Our job remains divine, We’ll defend the art of teaching yet, For our job remains divine We too have students in our hearts And teach our babies’ minds We teach […]
IMPACT scores in DCPS show errors. Is this not evidence enough for its immediate overhaul?
This from the Washington Post. But an interesting choice of words at the end there: In October, researchers from the University of Virginia and Stanford University who have examined IMPACT reported that its rewards and punishments were shaping the school system workforce, affecting retention and performance. The study found that two groups of teachers were inspired to […]
QQ: Why would it cost a low-income school in SE DC to host student teachers? @urbanteacherctr #DCPS
When I was a professor and teacher educator for four years, we did NOT cost our placement schools anything. In fact, we offered mentor teachers a modest stipend. And by modest, I really do mean modest. In any case, why would a school be charged with the privilege of hosting student teachers? And how much […]
Top Posts of 2013, and Thank You
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12-23-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: This Is the Common Core You Support?You have plenty of Urban Legend and baseless conspiracy theories swirling around the Common Core, and none of that really serves anyone well. But you also have evidence (and from what I can tell, that doesn’t carry much weight). So for all those who support the Common Core, and tend to ignore the evidence-based arguments […]7 by plthomasedd / 1