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Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Jeb Bush’s Rhetoric Proves Hypocritical When His Allies Seek to Defend Florida Charter SchoolsWriting in redifinED, Step Up for Student’s Patrick Gibbons took exception to the Palm Beach Post’s report that charter schools were to blame for the county’ low graduation rates. Gibbon’s admitted it was because of poverty. He really did. As it turns out, 57 percent of charter school students eligible for graduation in Palm Beach County appeared to be attending schools tha
NYC Educator: Edfluenza: EdfluenzaI was pretty surprised to read that, in the United States, if you're rich and you kill four people you suffer from "affluenza" and aren't guilty. After all, if you have the handicap of growing up with all that money, how are you to know that common people are not dispensable and ought not to be murdered? Mater and Pater never had time to tell you that, what with their high-powered jobs and gala luncheons. And they let you know early it was OK to accuse nanny of stealing the jewelry and have her deported back to the foul region from whence she came.I'
10 PRINT “CODING IS OVERRATED” 20 GOTO 10 | Gary Rubinstein's Blog: 10 PRINT “CODING IS OVERRATED” 20 GOTO 10I remember when I taught in Houston back in the early 1990s and felt it was a crime that my school did not offer any real computer programming course. The best they had was something called ‘computer applications’ where students would spend the semester mastering things like Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. I felt that students were being shortchanged by not getting the opportunity to program since this was something that I learned back w
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Dear Education Reformers: A Thank You Letter From Any CEO in the Future | Ward 8 DC Teacher
Dear Education Reformers: A Thank You Letter From Any CEO in the Future | Ward 8 DC Teacher: Dear Education Reformers: A Thank You Letter From Any CEO in the Futureby ANGEL CINTRON JR. • DECEMBER 14, 2013Dear Education Reformers,I wish to sincerely thank you for your determination and resolve in implementing rigorous standards in computation and comprehension. Undoubtedly, my current staff is the
Notes on teaching from Bertrand Russell, published in the New York Times on 12/16/1951: | Bill Ayers
Notes on teaching from Bertrand Russell, published in the New York Times on 12/16/1951: | Bill Ayers: Notes on teaching from Bertrand Russell, published in the New York Times on 12/16/1951:The Ten Commandments that, as a teacher, I should wish to promulgate, might be set forth as follows: 1. Do not feel absolutely certain of anything. 2. Do not think it worth while to proceed by concealing evidenc
12-14-13 Open Congress : Major Bill Actions Education This Week - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress: mark as readBill Introduced: S. 1777: Innovate America ActA bill to support innovation, and for other purposes.7h Bill Introduced: H.R. 3545: Collegiate Student Athlete Protection ActTo protect the academic futures of collegiate student athletes.7d Bill Introduced: H.R. 3532: Protecting Student Athletes From Concussions Act of 2013To promote State requirem
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog 12-14-13
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: mark as readThe Failed Sign Language...During the speeches for Nelson Mandela 's funeral, there was a strange unknown man interpreting sign language to the deafs. There was a huge controversial whether this person can actually do sign language or not. Paul Breckell, chief executive of the U.K.-based charity Action on Hearing Loss, stated that this fraud isn't actually
teacherken at Daily Kos This Week 12-14-13
teacherken at Daily Kos:teacherken at Daily Kos This Weekmark as readRandom? thoughts on a Saturday morningToday, like most Saturday mornings, I sit in my Starbucks beginning shortly after it opens at 6 AM - after all, I get up during the week at 4, and it is hard to sleep late even if I wanted to. Regular readers know I am wont to peruse various publications to see if there is writing I believe w
With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week 12-14-13
With A Brooklyn Accent: With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week mark as readThe Crisis in Public Education is Caused by Bad Policies, not Bad TeachersGates, Duncan, Broad et al say they want to attract more talented people to the teaching profession but they 1. Support teacher evaluation frameworks combine humiliating observation protocols (Danielson rubric) with scripted curricula (Common Core)
All Week @ The Answer Sheet 12-14-13
The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer Sheetmark as readWashington state judge draws key distinction between charter, traditional public schoolsA Washington state judge just ruled that part of the state’s new charter school law is constitutional and part of it isn’t. The most interesting part of the decision isn’t which is which, but why there is a distinction in the first place. The case on which
12-14-13 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 readStopping the charter invasion.I guess I've become cynical about CPS-run community meetings ever since David Vitale confided to me that they were called simply to rein-in the dissenters. It got worse after CEO Byrd-Bennett completely ignored the 20,000 parents and
12-14-13 Wait What? All Week
Wait What?: Wait What? All Week mark as readMalloy can tell it to the judgeFellow public school advocate and columnist Wendy Lecker has written yet another “must read” column for the Stamford Advocate. While candidate “Dan” Malloy ran on a platform of supporting public education, Governor “Dannel” Malloy has pushed an agenda that has systematically undermined Connecticut’s public schools. Rat
12-14-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community Forum mark as readFriday Open ThreadAnyone who has given thought to Common Core standards and has a opinion you might want to pass along/talk about, please shoot me an e-mail at sss.westbrook@gmail.com. I'll forward your e-mail on. Please send it to me by noon if possible.Haven't checked other news sources but I suspect the charter law d
12-14-13 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes Online mark as readSusan's Saturday Morning SpecialThe 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 Literatureht
12-14-13 Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week mark as readWhat Planet Do the StudentsFirst People Live On?No, gentle reader, this did not come from The Onion:User Actions FollowStudentsFirstNYVerified account@StudentsFirstNYBecause of #CommonCore, kids in Bed-Stuy will be able to compete in the same global economy as kids in wealthy suburban districts....7:15 PM - 10 Dec 13Silly me: I actually
12-14-13 Fred All Week Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Fred All Week Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher mark as read“It’s not who gets the most votes. It’s who counts them that matters.” – Richard J. DaleyActually I made that quote up. But I’ve worked enough Chicago elections to know it is true. So, when the IEA reported that I re
12-14-13 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School Week mark as readPro-Common Core Speakers At NYC Forums Used Talking Points Scripts With TimelinesVia Chris Cerrone, we learn the following from the Epoch Times about those Common Core supporters who flocked to the NYC Common Core forums to talk up the wonders of CCSS and testing:NEW YORK—In contrast to the angry crowds of parents who attended forums wi
12-14-13 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
THE BECOMING RADICALRadical Scholarshipthe becoming radical A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by mark as readNCTQ’s Free Pass in an Era of Press-Release JournalismNCTQ’s Free Pass in an Era of Press-Release Journalism.1 19min In Memory: Sandy Hook Elementary, One Year AfterI fear that we have become either callous or numb—either is a tragic consequence of mass shootings, even those at schools,
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 12-14-13 …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 readA Collection Of My “Best” Lists On The Common CoreI’ve published several “Best” lists related to the Common Core, and thought that readers might find it useful if I brought them all together. I was prompted to do this tonight after reading a good post: Five myths about the Comm
This Week's Education Research Report 12-14-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORT mark as readLearning mathematics takes practicePractice, not innate skill, makes for good mathematiciansNew research at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim could have an effect on how math is taught.If you want to be really good at all types of math, you need to practice them all. You can't trust your
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 12-14-13
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT mark as readSANDY HOOK/1 YEAR LATER: ROCK ME, MERCY: a poem written in mourningfrom npr/ read aloud at http://n.pr/TU38rZ published in 4LAKids 12/23/12 :: http://bit.ly/1j6dmXu The river stones are listening because we have something to say. The trees lean closer today. The singing in the electrical woods h
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education 12-7-13
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education:NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public EducationNPE News Briefsmark as readWho Decides What is Taught in Our Schools? | Anthony Cody – Living in DialogueBy Anthony Cody on December 13, 2013 1:35 PM The fundamental question that has been presented to all of us through the Common Core process is this one: Who decides what is taught in ou
12-14-13 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Schools Matter All Week mark as readTURN Chapters of AFT Take Lead in "Share My Lessons" Common Core MarathonIn the December 13 issue of Inside AFT (yes, I am an AFT member), I found this, which got me wondering: Share My Lesson has been on the move recently. This weekend will mark the third of three Share My Lesson marathon weekends the AFT has hosted over the last mont
All Week 12-14-13 @ THE CHALK FACE
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: All Week @ THE CHALK FACE mark as readNCTQ’s Free Pass in an Era of Press-Release JournalismA controversial shock-jock-type right-wing pundit spoke as a guest of a conservative student group at my university a few years ago (she has since returned with less fanfare). When I made a passing comment about her lack of credibility, a student in one of my introduc
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 12-14-13 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG mark as readCody: Is the Common Core the Rosetta Stone of Corporate Reform?Anthony Cody, in a brilliant column, asks whether Common Core will be the Rosetta Stone of Corporate reform. The Rosetta Stone, he explains, made it possible to decipher ancient languages: ” In the year 1799, a French soldier discovered an ancient
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12-13-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “PixiClip” Is A Neat Drawing Tool For English Language LearnersPixiClip is a neat drawing tool I just learned about at Richard Byrne’s blog. I’d strongly encourage you to go there and read more details about the site and see his example but, basically, it lets you make a drawing and record either audio-only or a video to go
Draft of local accountability plan – key piece of funding formula – open for comment | EdSource Today
Draft of local accountability plan – key piece of funding formula – open for comment | EdSource Today: Draft of local accountability plan – key piece of funding formula – open for commentDecember 13th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By John FensterwaldPublic comment is being invited on draft plans schools will use when creating spending plans and setting campus priorities over the next several years. Cred
December 2013 Information Memoranda - State Board of Education
December 2013 Information Memoranda - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education): December 2013 Information MemorandaBackground information and updates on issues of interest to the State Board Members.Periodically, the State Board Members may receive information memoranda from State Board staff and the California Department of Education. The information memoranda may include background inform
An Implied Threat to Remove Exxon Mobil From States That Refuse Common Core? | Truth in American Education
An Implied Threat to Remove Exxon Mobil From States That Refuse Common Core? | Truth in American Education: An Implied Threat to Remove Exxon Mobil From States That Refuse Common Core?Filed in Common Core State Standards by Shane Vander Hart on December 13, 2013 • 0 CommentsRex TillersonCEO of Exxon MobilI was disturbed to read a letter sent from Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon Mobil, to Pennsylvania
Coop Goes to High School Part 10 – School’s Out | Lefty Parent
Coop Goes to High School Part 10 – School’s Out | Lefty Parent: Coop Goes to High School Part 10 – School’s OutDecember 13th, 2013 at 15:40At the end of each previous school year, I was jubilant to have survived another “tour of duty” and be liberated, at least for the summer, from society’s schooling requirement imposed on my developmental path. Finally finishing my senior year, there was a measu
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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 readState has paid millions to charter schools since SRC suspended the code | Philadelphia Public School NotebookState has paid millions to charter schools since SRC suspended the code | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: State has pai
State has paid millions to charter schools since SRC suspended the code | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
State has paid millions to charter schools since SRC suspended the code | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: State has paid millions to charter schools since SRC suspended the codeby Dale Mezzacappa on Dec 13 2013 Posted in Latest news The Pennsylvania Department of Education revealed today that it has directly paid more than $3.7 million in disputed per pupil allotments to six Philadelphia char
tomhayden.com - The Peace Exchange Bulletin - Support the Peace and Justice Resource Center in 2014!
tomhayden.com - The Peace Exchange Bulletin - Support the Peace and Justice Resource Center in 2014!: SUPPORT THE PEACE AND JUSTICE RESOURCE CENTER IN 2014!FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2013 AT 12:23PM | EMAIL ARTICLE | SHARE ARTICLE | PRINT ARTICLEWill You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, When I'm 64 74?December 11, 2013 I turn 74 today, and with your support feel fully ready to write my brains out
12-13-13 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG Learning Compacts Between Schools and Families — Whole Child Education
Learning Compacts Between Schools and Families — Whole Child Education: Learning Compacts Between Schools and FamiliesSchool and home can often be worlds apart. In a recent issue of ASCD Express, we looked at the types of outreach that draw family strengths and influence into the school community in positive ways and unite these two spheres of a student's life. This video discusses Step 5: Outreac
Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee's Common Core Crud | Cato @ Liberty
Michelle Rhee's Common Core Crud | Cato @ Liberty: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s Common Core CrudBy NEAL MCCLUSKEYSHAREI don’t dislike the oft-attacked Michelle Rhee. I don’t even know her. But I do dislike disingenuous or empirically anemic arguments about the Common Core, and she offers too many of both in a new Politico op-ed.Let’s start with the most aggravating thing she does in her pi
Is Mental Health Still Struggling for Attention in the School Safety Debate? | NEA Today
Is Mental Health Still Struggling for Attention in the School Safety Debate? | NEA Today: Is Mental Health Still Struggling for Attention in the School Safety Debate?December 13, 2013 by twalker Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Tim WalkerA recent Duke University study involving more than 10,000 American teenagers revealed that more than half of adolescents with psychiatric
The Washington Teacher: WTU Panel to Participate in Education Roundtable on December 14
The Washington Teacher: WTU Panel to Participate in Education Roundtable on December 14: WTU Panel to Participate in Education Roundtable on December 14Education Round Table DiscussionBy Candi PetersonThe DC City Council Committee on Education will hold a public oversight round table discussion; Setting Teachers Up for Success. The purpose of the round table, chaired by Council member David Catani
NYC Public School Parents: NYSAPE: Flanagan’s Proposed Legislation Insult to the People of New York
NYC Public School Parents: NYSAPE: Flanagan’s Proposed Legislation Insult to the People of New York: NYSAPE: Flanagan’s Proposed Legislation Insult to the People of New YorkFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 13, 2013More information contact:Eric Mihelbergel (716) 553-1123; nys.allies@gmail.comLisa Rudley (917) 414-9190; nys.allies@gmail.comSenator Flanagan’s Proposed Legislation Insult to the People
A Different Spin on Failure | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
A Different Spin on Failure | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: A Different Spin on FailureBy Tarsi Dunlop on December 13, 2013 Dr. Maria Ferguson recently addressed the topic of failure in a column written for the December issue of the Kappan, a PDK publication. In it, she pointed out that many education leaders and policy makers are unwilling to accept that some amount of fai
Putting Educators’ Professional Rights on Trial Hurts Students, Wastes Taxpayer Dollars and Time - California Teachers Association
Putting Educators’ Professional Rights on Trial Hurts Students, Wastes Taxpayer Dollars and Time - California Teachers Association: Putting Educators’ Professional Rights on Trial Hurts Students, Wastes Taxpayer Dollars and TimeContact: Frank Wells, CTA, (562) 708-5425 and Fred Glass, CFT, (510) 579-3343LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ruled the deeply misguided Vergara vs. Sta
Teachers’ leader: Schools reflect society’s polarization and anger » peoplesworld
Teachers’ leader: Schools reflect society’s polarization and anger » peoplesworld: Teachers’ leader: Schools reflect society’s polarization and angerWASHINGTON (PAI) - The "polarization and anger" running through U.S. society, as a result of the collapse of the American Dream, "is playing out in the schools as well," Teachers President Randi Weingarten warns.In a free-flowing t
Choosing Democracy: How Wall Street Power Brokers Are Designing the Future of Public Education
Choosing Democracy: How Wall Street Power Brokers Are Designing the Future of Public Education: How Wall Street Power Brokers Are Designing the Future of Public Education as a Money-Making Machineby Anna Simonton. Alternet December 5, 2013 | Given that Arthur Rock has a net worth of $1 billion, lives in California and spends his time heaping money on tech startups (with the mantra, “Get in, get
Who Decides What is Taught in Our Schools? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Who Decides What is Taught in Our Schools? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Who Decides What is Taught in Our Schools?By Anthony Cody on December 13, 2013 1:35 PMThe fundamental question that has been presented to all of us through the Common Core process is this one: Who decides what is taught in our schools? I first started thinking seriously about national education policy when No
Education Department Announces that All Legal Same-Sex Marriages Will Be Recognized for Federal Financial Aid Purposes | U.S. Department of Education
Education Department Announces that All Legal Same-Sex Marriages Will Be Recognized for Federal Financial Aid Purposes | U.S. Department of Education: Education Department Announces that All Legal Same-Sex Marriages Will Be Recognized for Federal Financial Aid PurposesDECEMBER 13, 2013Contact: Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov Related Resources2014-15 FAFSA FormAs part of the U.S. Depar
What the court ruling on charter schools means for the state of Washington, so far | Seattle Education
What the court ruling on charter schools means for the state of Washington, so far | Seattle Education: What the court ruling on charter schools means for the state of Washington, so farWe all know what it’s like reading a legal document, even when read by an attorney. Well, one attorney who has been folllowing the case provided us with their interpretation of the judge’s ruling in plain English.1
Louisiana Educator: PISA Results Used to Justify Continued Attacks on Public Schools
Louisiana Educator: PISA Results Used to Justify Continued Attacks on Public Schools: PISA Results Used to Justify Continued Attacks on Public SchoolsLast week the latest round of PISA test results were released showing that academic achievement of U.S. students compared to other nations continued to rank only about average. Arne Duncan and other reformer leaders however, had carefully pre-briefed
School Chiefs Voice Support For Pryor After Critical Draft Leaked - Courant.com
School Chiefs Voice Support For Pryor After Critical Draft Leaked - Courant.com: School Chiefs Voice Support For Pryor After Critical Document Is LeakedEmailShare10By KATHLEEN MEGAN, kmegan@courant.comThe Hartford Courant7:45 p.m. EST, December 12, 201312-13-13 Wait What?The Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents reinforced its support Thursday for Education Commissioner Stefan P
FROM “ELF ON THE SHELF” TO “THE EYE OF DOOM IN THE CLASSROOM” | Teachers Fight Back
FROM “ELF ON THE SHELF” TO “THE EYE OF DOOM IN THE CLASSROOM” | Teachers Fight Back: FROM “ELF ON THE SHELF” TO “THE EYE OF DOOM IN THE CLASSROOM”leave a comment »It’s time to move ‘The Elf on the Shelf ” concept to the classroom. “The Elf on the Shelf” concept is the wildly popular home method of getting kids to behave during the days leading up to Christmas. The child is told that Santa sends el
Cali Education Headlines Friday, December 13, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Sweetwater teacher contract talks reach impasseEducation HeadlinesFriday, December 13, 2013FCMAT provides links to California K-12 news stories as a service to the industry. However, some stories may not be accessible because of newspapers' subscription policies.Lincoln school removed from Simi Valley closure list; 2 other campuses remainLinc
Budget Sequester Relief Would Help Students Already Sequestered on Indian Reservations | janresseger
Budget Sequester Relief Would Help Students Already Sequestered on Indian Reservations | janresseger: Budget Sequester Relief Would Help Students Already Sequestered on Indian ReservationsPosted on December 13, 2013 by janressegerIt is not surprising that the educational impact of the federal budget cuts known as “sequestration” should most seriously affect American Indian children on the reservat
David Coleman 2 Years Ago: We Were a Collection of Unqualified People | Truth in American Education
David Coleman 2 Years Ago: We Were a Collection of Unqualified People | Truth in American Education: David Coleman 2 Years Ago: We Were a Collection of Unqualified PeopleFiled in Common Core State Standards by Shane Vander Hart on December 13, 2013 • 0 Comments5410There is video of a speech that David Coleman gave at 2011 Institute for Learning Senior Leadership Meeting that is now making the roun
Morning Wink 12-13-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSmark as readMy Q-and-A with author Dan Pink: Using motivational questioning and more in the classroom | My Island ViewMy Q-and-A with author Dan Pink: Using motivational questioning and more in the classroom | My Island View: My Q-and-A with author Dan Pink: Using motivational questioning and more in the classroomDecember 13, 2013 by tomwhitbyFrom my intro
