Nite Cap 12-22-13 #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

You Can Address Your Pet Project and Inequality At The Same Time! | The Jose Vilson

You Can Address Your Pet Project and Inequality At The Same Time! | The Jose Vilson: Why Yes, You CAN Address Inequality and Your Pet Project At The Same Timeby JOSE VILSON on DECEMBER 22, 2013in JOSEAsa Phillip RandolphEver notice that whenever someone brings up issues of inequality, another person is bound to say, “Yes, that’s a necessary conversation, but let’s work on this [not-as-significant]

by mike simpson / 1min 

I don’t feel safe. | BCS in Context

I don’t feel safe. | BCS in Context: Something must be done.FBI report lists Los Altos as one of Bay Area’s safest communities Yes, I’ve read the article, I’m sure it’s right. I moved my family to Los Altos because we love the village atmosphere, the family-friendly downtown, the great schools and low crime rate. We considered towns like Hillsborough and Woodside but eventually settled on Los Alto

by mike simpson / 4min 

empathyeducates – To Track or Not to Track?

empathyeducates – To Track or Not to Track?: To Track or Not to Track?To Track or Not to Track?Way back when, in the stone-age of education, ability grouping and tracking were popular. Some might argue that even when it was out it was in, dependent on where you lived. Nonetheless, it existed and/or exists. When the practice is present the torch of proficiency is the gold standard. You either have

by mike simpson / 1h 

AFT's Weingarten Talks Michelle Rhee, Common Core, Pitfalls in Obama's Education Strategy - Politics K-12 - Education Week

AFT's Weingarten Talks Michelle Rhee, Common Core, Pitfalls in Obama's Education Strategy - Politics K-12 - Education Week: AFT's Weingarten Talks Michelle Rhee, Common Core, Pitfalls in Obama's Education StrategyBy Alyson Klein on December 22, 2013 3:51 PMRandi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, has famously called for a moratorium on high-stakes standardized testin

by mike simpson / 2h 

Express Yourself: A Lyrical Critique of Reformers | Cloaking Inequity

Express Yourself: A Lyrical Critique of Reformers | Cloaking Inequity: Express Yourself: A Lyrical Critique of ReformersWant to have a little lyrical fun? Express Yourself popped up on my ITunes playlist the other day. For those of you not familiar with Express Yourself, it is the song by the Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. It played in the background in the film Mr. and M

by mike simpson / 2h 

12-22-13 Wait What NEWS FLASH: Steve Perry’s use of private email account will not shield public’s right to know - Wait What?

NEWS FLASH: Steve Perry’s use of private email account will not shield public’s right to know - Wait What?: NEWS FLASH: Steve Perry’s use of private email account will not shield public’s right to knowA set of emails acquired by Wait, What? reveals that as early as November 2012, a year before the Hartford Board of Education voted to reject a secret deal to hand Capital Prep Magnet School and S.A.

by mike simpson / 3h 

Parents United calls for investigation into use of pepper spray on students | Parents United for Public Education

Parents United calls for investigation into use of pepper spray on students | Parents United for Public Education: Parents United calls for investigation into use of pepper spray on studentsPosted on December 22, 2013 by PARENTSUNITEDPHILALeave a commentHow far do we go in the name of “safety”? That’s the question Parents United would like answered in the wake of two recently surfaced incidents of

by mike simpson / 3h 

TUDA victor go the spoils? | Ward 8 DC Teacher

TUDA victor go the spoils? | Ward 8 DC Teacher: TUDA victor go the spoils?by ANGEL CINTRON JR. • DECEMBER 22, 2013The recently published 2013 Trial Urban District Assessment has received a great deal of attention, especially in regards to the District of Columbia Public Schools. Although leading education reform advocates express cautious optimism, they claim the results as “evidence” that the 200

by mike simpson / 3h 

Koritelling: Wretched Numbers

Koritelling: Wretched Numbers (I'm Looking at You, CPS): Wretched Numbers (I'm Looking at You, CPS)Yesterday morning, I woke up early to make a really healthy, warm breakfast for EJ, as it is cold outside, and she had the reading portion of her NWEA test, and wanted to do her best.Unlike in past years, when this has been "just another thing they do" at school, with little fanfare, this y

by mike simpson / 3h 

Thanks for voting for us! | Parents United for Public Education

Thanks for voting for us! | Parents United for Public Education: Thanks for voting for us!Posted on December 20, 2013 by PARENTSUNITEDPHILALeave a commentThanks Philly!Thanks for voting for Parents United for Public Education as Philebrity’s 2013 Non-Profit Organization of the Year.We had a great time at Johnny Brenda’s and had a drink (or two) celebrating the hard work all of us put in to support

by mike simpson / 4h 

12-21-13 Jersey Jazzman

Jersey Jazzman: "Shrieking" People of Color Demanding Autonomy, and Other Threats to AmericaWhen black people in Newark start getting a little too "uppity," it's time to fluff up the pillows on our local punditocracy's fainting coach. Quickly, someone catch the editorialists at the Star-Ledger - and bring the smelling salts!Cami Anderson, the superintendent of schools in Newark

by mike simpson / 4h 

An Urban Teacher's Education: On Teacher Workload and Pretending

An Urban Teacher's Education: On Teacher Workload and Pretending: On Teacher Workload and PretendingThe New York Times published an article yesterday on the effects of budget cuts on class sizes across the country.A few items that stand out:"Across the country, public schools employ about 250,000 fewer people than before the recession.""Staff cuts among reading, special education an

by mike simpson / 5h 

12-22-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Potpourri of Parenting StoriesNo "This Week in Seattle Schools" today.  Instead a round-up of stories - happy and sad - about parenting.Let's go with happy first (and you can skip sad if you want to).What to do over the holidays (unlike the Times, I'll try to give you the free/low-cost stuff):visit the Gingerbread Villlage at the Sheraton, 1400 Sixth Aven

by mike simpson / 5h 

What You Believe About Homosexuality Doesn’t Matter | In The Parlor

What You Believe About Homosexuality Doesn’t Matter | In The Parlor: What You Believe About Homosexuality Doesn’t MatterPosted on December 19, 2013by TylerToday, there are 2 news stories that have been circulating all over my Facebook and Twitter news feeds. One you are probably aware of, the other maybe not. The two, though, are closely related. The first news story is the indefinite suspension o

by mike simpson / 6h 

Tennessee Student: Is Standardization Making Us Conform to an Ill Formed Bureaucracy? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Tennessee Student: Is Standardization Making Us Conform to an Ill Formed Bureaucracy? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Tennessee Student: Is Standardization Making Us Conform to an Ill Formed Bureaucracy?By Anthony Cody on December 22, 2013 11:28 AMA remarkable video has been making the rounds, of a Tennessee student named Kenneth Ye, a senior at Farragutt High School in Knox County.

by mike simpson / 6h 

How to Use Technology in Education (Frederick Hess and Bror Saxberg) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

How to Use Technology in Education (Frederick Hess and Bror Saxberg) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: How to Use Technology in Education (Frederick Hess and Bror Saxberg) Frederick M. Hess is director of educational-policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. Bror Saxberg is chief learning officer at Kaplan, Inc. They are the authors of  Breakthrough Leadership in th

by mike simpson / 7h 

12-22-13 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: In The ‘Silent Prison’ Of Autism, Ido Speaks Out

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: In The ‘Silent Prison’ Of Autism, Ido Speaks OutThe high school student's 'Ido in Autismland' is part memoir and part protest, a compelling message to educators on how to teach people such as him. By Thomas Curwen/ Photography and video by Genaro Molina |Los Angeles Times | http://lat.ms/1fy6f4x Ido Kedar takes a breather while working out at a local hi

by mike simpson / 7h 

12-22-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.

Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Sunday reads. Think globally. Give locally.  Retired teacher and blogger John Dillon has a great post on the impact of corporate giving during the holidays and the rest of the year. Here’s a partial list of the 24 corporate Samaritans, and I’ll just highlight the companies with membership in the Civic

by mike simpson / 7h 

12-22-13 The Answer Sheet

The Answer Sheet: Where education technology will — and won’t — take us by 2024What’s the future of education technology? Venturing an educated guess is Larry Cuban, a high school social studies teacher for 14 years and a district superintendent (seven years in Arlington, VA), is professor emeritus of education at Stanford University, where he has taught for more than 20 years. His latest book is

by mike simpson / 7h 

12-22-13 Schools Matter

Schools Matter: The Memphis Hopson HustleUnless the public stops the corrupt capitulation by Memphis politicians to the Gates agenda for privatizing American schools, the children of Memphis will soon become the educational property of corporate charter schools that receive public money to subject the poorest children to their cultural and behavioral neutering programs.  Here is a telling chunk of

by mike simpson / 8h 

Morning Wink 12-22-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSAnother Slice - V.A.M.: Value Added MeasureV.A.M.: Value Added Measure: Another Slice of "American Pie"A long, long time ago I can still remember how that teaching used to make me smile And, I knew if I had my turn that I could make those people learn, and... Maybe they'd be studying a while But, February made me shiver with every test score I'd

by mike simpson / 8h 

Another Slice - V.A.M.: Value Added Measure

V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: Another Slice of "American Pie"A long, long time ago I can still remember how that teaching used to make me smile And, I knew if I had my turn that I could make those people learn, and... Maybe they'd be studying a while But, February made me shiver with every test score I'd deliver Bad news on the scantron - It made me want to rant on I can't remember if I c

by mike simpson / 9h 

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-22-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Teachers: Common Core in Kindergarten ClassThese comments were posted by a kindergarten teacher in response to a post about the Common Core English language arts standards: I teach kindergarden. The five-year olds have an incredibly tight schedule to keep in our county: an hour of math, hour of science, 2 hours of language arts, ha

by mike simpson / 9h 

12-22-13 @ The Chalk Face

@ THE CHALK FACE: I Don’t Need Standards To Teach, I Need StudentsI Don\’t Need Standards To Teach, I Need Students. via I Don’t Need Standards To Teach, I Need Students.by plthomasedd / 1min hide  //  saveTeachers of Conscience and the Common Core Scylla and CharybdisTeachers of Conscience and the Common Core Scylla and Charybdis. via Teachers of Conscience and the Common Core Scylla and Charybdi

by mike simpson / 9h 

12-22-13 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: Time To Make Andrew Cuomo Pay Politically For His Teacher Evaluation ReformsCarol Burris in the Times Union on how to reduce the damage over-testing is doing to students, teachers and schools:The real solutions are simple but courageous. First, follow the lead of California and do not engage in grade 3-8 testing this year. Have early childhood experts review the standards an

by mike simpson / 9h 

12-22-13 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): Teachers of Conscience and the Common Core Scylla and CharybdisIn our popular discourse, we are prone to say we are caught between a rock and a hard place, a veiled allusion to Homer’s Scylla and Charybdis. For K-12 public school teachers over the past thirty years, our 

by mike simpson / 9h 

12-22-13 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education

Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: How Jeff Clemens Bill Forces Florida Charter Schools Into a Debate They Don’t Want to HaveLet’s get this out-of-the-way now. Jeff Clements bill has zero chance of getting a hearing. But it sure makes the for-profit charter school bristle. The Florida Current’s James Call

by mike simpson / 9h 

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

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Important Post For Email Subscribers To This BlogI really “went to town” yesterday and published many posts to get caught up on a backlog. Unfortunately, Feedblitz didn’t include all of them in the email they sent to subscribers. So here are links to the posts they didn’t include: More Good “Year In Review” Features “Educat

by mike simpson / 9h 

12-22-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: Matt Vaz in The Brooklyn RailThen he gets on the train, everybody in the train car has to lie face-down on the floor with their hands behind their head. Then the train goes 150 yards, and then stops in between two stations, and then Bloomberg exits through a private tunnel, and then gets back in his helicopter and flies to Bermuda to get a manicure and pedicure. He goes to Bermuda

by mike simpson / 9h 

teacherken at Daily Kos 12-22-13: the Nation's Progressive Honor Role for 2013

Daily Kos: the Nation's Progressive Honor Role for 2013: the Nation's Progressive Honor Role for 2013is something everyone here should read and ponder. The Progressive Honor Roll of 2013 is authored by John Nichols, and is subtitled We celebrate these heroes both for their accomplishments of the past year and their determination to do even more in 2014. There are those whom we would expect to appe

by mike simpson / 9h 

A look at what SAT report on Camden means - Philly.com

A look at what SAT report on Camden means - Philly.com: A look at what SAT report on Camden meansBy Julia Terruso, Inquirer Staff WriterPOSTED: December 21, 2013CAMDEN A statistic released by the Camden School District - that three out of about 882 high school seniors scored "college ready" on the SAT in 2012 - sparked criticism and questions from education advocates last week.The number

by mike simpson / 9h 

Teacher Diversity Matters | Center for American Progress

Teacher Diversity Matters | Center for American Progress: Teacher Diversity MattersA State-by-State Analysis of Teachers of ColorSOURCE: AP/Pat SullivanMarjorie Hunt-Bluford works with her fifth-grade students on math problems.By Ulrich Boser | November 9, 2011PRINT:   SHARE:        Download this report (pdf)Download the introduction and summary (pdf)Read the full report in your web browser (Scrib

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Subtract Teachers, Add Pupils - Math of Today’s Jammed Schools - NYTimes.com

Subtract Teachers, Add Pupils - Math of Today’s Jammed Schools - NYTimes.com: Overcrowding in Classrooms: Cuts to payrolls in school districts have resulted in unwieldy class sizes and a lack of specialists to help those students who struggle academically.By MOTOKO RICHPublished: December 21, 2013 COATESVILLE, Pa. — The recession may have ended, but many of the nation’s school districts that laid

by mike simpson / 22h 

I Believe in Human Rights: Youth Homelessness and Education | ED.gov Blog

I Believe in Human Rights: Youth Homelessness and Education | ED.gov Blog: I Believe in Human Rights: Youth Homelessness and EducationPosted on December 21, 2013 by Deb DelisleCross-posted from the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness BlogFor two years in a row, I have been honored to speak with the recipients of the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth’s LeTen

by mike simpson / 22h 

Should your local public school have to pay for charter and county vocational school sports programs?

Save Our Schools NJ: Should your local public school have to pay for charter and county vocational school sports programs?The New Jersey Legislature is about to vote on legislation that would do just that!Assembly Bill 3421/Senate Bill 3043 require public school districts to allow students attending charter or county vocational schools, or being home schooled, to play on the local public school sp

by mike simpson / 1d 

Nite Cap 12-21-13 #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#StackRanking and Other Immoral Horrors: The Invisible Hands and Invisible Morals of Bill and Melinda Gates | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates#StackRanking and Other Immoral Horrors: The Invisible Hands and Invisible Morals of Bill and Melinda Gat

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