Classroom Video Camera Project Spending Millions to Extend Teacher and Student Surveillance, Part 2
In Part 1 of this story, we shared how a little-known Gates Foundation grant pumped over $3 million into the Tennessee Department of Education to create a classroom video collection and sharing project, with video data and notes stored on a server owned by the camera company, thereNow.net.From talking with the camera project director, Courtney Seiler, the TDOE never had a plan for how children’s i
Obama's Suicide Pact with the Death Worshippers of Capitalism
It's time to drink your kool-aid or turn over the tub. We can't wait for our grandchildren to act, as they are being cognitively disabled to make resistance impossible. From Alternet:Are there any self-respecting environmental organizations out there that are still behind President Obama? After his State of the Union on Tuesday it's hard to imagine there could be. In his address, Obama proudly d
KIPP Teacher's Nude Photos Shared by Students
Something that is not in the Doug Lemov miracle book of behaviors to make you a great teacher is the admonition to leave your phone home, at least the one with your nude pics. Perhaps this KIPP high school teacher did not have time to download her nudies to a personal phone after another evening of being on call to 10 PM. Anyway, the phone was on the desk, she was not in the room, and some KIPPs
1-30-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Philadelphia Ritz East Theater Feb. 6 8 PM STANDARDIZED Lies, Money & Civil Rights: How Testing Is Ruining Public Education: A DocumentaryBy Daniel HornbergerJanuary 28, 2014Philadelphia, PA – Reading-based Rockfish Productions’ documentary STANDARDIZED will make its Philadelphia debut at 6PM onThursday, February 6th at The Ritz East Theater (S. 2nd Street). STANDARDIZED opens