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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Nite Cap 1-21-14 #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



Social Equality Educators (SEE) introduces its “Respect” slate of candidates for the SEA elections | Seattle Education
Social Equality Educators (SEE) introduces its “Respect” slate of candidates for the SEA elections | Seattle Education: Social Equality Educators (SEE) introduces its “Respect” slate of candidates for the SEA electionsOn the one-year anniversary the historic MAP test boycott, teachers will launch a campaign in the upcoming Seattle Education Association (SEA) union election.Social Equality Educator
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On the one-year anniversary the historic MAP test boycott, teachers launch campaign in the upcoming Seattle Education Association (SEA) union election. | I AM AN EDUCATOR
On the one-year anniversary the historic MAP test boycott, teachers launch campaign in the upcoming Seattle Education Association (SEA) union election. | I AM AN EDUCATOR: On the one-year anniversary the historic MAP test boycott, teachers launch campaign in the upcoming Seattle Education Association (SEA) union election.By I AM AN EDUCATOR on January 21, 2014Today, I am excited to announce that I
by mike simpson / 2h 
Louisiana Educator: Political Priorities Involved in State Contracts
Louisiana Educator: Political Priorities Involved in State Contracts: Political Priorities Involved in State ContractsLouisiana Voice blogger Tom Aswell in this blog exposes some of the wasteful excesses found in many of the Jindal consulting contracts.It does not seem to matter how financially strapped our Louisiana State budget seems to be, there always seems to be room for lavish, politically m
by mike simpson / 2h 
Kindergarten teacher: Too many tests, 'no time to play' | Twin Cities Daily Planet
Kindergarten teacher: Too many tests, 'no time to play' | Twin Cities Daily Planet: Kindergarten teacher: Too many tests, 'no time to play'By Sarah Lahm, TC Daily PlanetJanuary 15, 2014(Photo courtesy of David Boucher)Kindergarten teacher David Boucher wants time to play. "I would like to see more recess because studies show that more play time makes kids more attentive. It is hard for them t
by mike simpson / 2h 
Four Years Later–What Stays With You From High School? | Gatsby In L.A.
Four Years Later–What Stays With You From High School? | Gatsby In L.A.: Four Years Later–What Stays With You From High School? As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I sent my children to private school, something I did for reasons that in part were rational–when my oldest went to kindgergarten, the local school was truly terrible and there were no charters at the time–but also in large part irrati
by mike simpson / 4h 
1-21-14 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG - ED Pulse Poll Results: What Is the Best Way for Teachers to Engage Their Students? — Whole Child Education
ED Pulse Poll Results: What Is the Best Way for Teachers to Engage Their Students? — Whole Child Education: ED Pulse Poll Results: What Is the Best Way for Teachers to Engage Their Students?ASCD continually seeks to provide solutions to the challenges that face educators of all levels. A recent ASCD SmartBrief ED Pulse poll, suggested by a high school administrator from New Hampshire, asked reader
by mike simpson / 5h 
Teaching in a Dystopic State ! : Lots Less for Lots More and No One Even Seems to Notice (Or Care)
Teaching in a Dystopic State ! : Lots Less for Lots More and No One Even Seems to Notice (Or Care): Lots Less for Lots More and No One Even Seems to Notice (Or Care)When I attended college (which of course was many years ago) Semester I began the first week in September and extended to the third week of December during which a one week Christmas vacation was held. After that vacation we returned t
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Career Pathways Trust - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
Career Pathways Trust - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson and State Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg Invite Applications for California's $250 Million Career Pathways Trust GrantsSACRAMENTO—California is taking a major step toward helping to keep more students in school and better prepare them for careers and well-paying jobs as schools and education agencies acro
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Governors Race to the Drop (of Common Core) | Truth in American Education
Governors Race to the Drop (of Common Core) | Truth in American Education: Governors Race to the Drop (of Common Core)Filed in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by Shane Vander Hart on January 21, 2014• 0 Comments438I have to admit.  I didn’t coin that title; credit goes to Heather Crossin who coined it in an email.  We have had a couple of Governors make some statements about
by mike simpson / 5h 
1-21-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Tennessee Politicians Squirm As Gates Classroom Cameras and Biometric Devices Become Public KnowledgeFrom Clockwork Orange“Track me” is an oft-repeated command barked by the positivized would-be teachers and temporary missionaries who receive a modicum of training to stand guard over children incarcerated in segregated corporate reform schools that have come to be regarded by Wall
by mike simpson / 5h 
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Norway fund won't invest in Walmart because they breach 'human rights & labor rights'. Gates objects.
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Norway fund won't invest in Walmart because they breach 'human rights & labor rights'. Gates objects.: Norway fund won't invest in Walmart because they breach 'human rights & labor rights'. Gates objects.Report from Davos where the super-rich and powerful come to party and to strategize.Norway has a population slightly larger than the state of South Caro
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Will I or Won’t I? | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
Will I or Won’t I? | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Will I or Won’t I?Posted on January 21, 20141Now that the pseudo-speculation is over about David Vitter entering the governor’s race. . .http://www.businessreport.com/article/20140121/BUSINESSREPORT0117/140129974Republican U.S. Sen. David Vitter will be a candidate in Louisiana’s 2015 governor’s race, announcing his decision this morning in an email to s
by mike simpson / 7h 
1-21-14 Fred 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.: Coffee with Aaron Goldstein.  Candidate for the 40th Illinois House seat, Aaron Goldstein. Former Machine Democratic Boss Dick Mell gave his daughter the 40th State Rep seat on Chicago’s north-west side. Machine bosses do that kind of thing. Just like Cook County Democratic Chairman Joe Berrios. He ga
by mike simpson / 7h 
Cartoons of Teachers and Kids Again | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Cartoons of Teachers and Kids Again | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Cartoons of Teachers and Kids AgainHere is another collection of cartoons that show different sides of the teacher and student relationship. Enjoy!
by mike simpson / 7h 
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, January 21, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Mongeau: Common Core standards bring dramatic changes to elementary school mathEducation HeadlinesTuesday, January 21, 2014FCMAT 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.Bellflower teachers protest for pay raises amid c
by mike simpson / 7h 
Bottom of the Barrel | EduShyster
Bottom of the Barrel | EduShyster: Bottom of the Barrel Plumbing the depths of elite disdainFirst off, let’s get this straight: Arne Duncan (Harvard ’87) did not say that the majority of American teachers come from the *bottom of the barrel.* What heactually said was that “In the United States, a significant proportion of new teachers come from the bottom third of their college class”—which is com
by mike simpson / 8h 
OTL Ally Featured in New York Times | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
OTL Ally Featured in New York Times | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: OTL Ally Featured in New York TimesPosted on: Tuesday January 21st, 2014Recently, the New York Times has been throwing the full weight of its editorial board behind school discipline reform. In a series ofeditorials, it has outlined the dire statistics showing how students of
by mike simpson / 8h 
Morning Wink 1-21-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-21-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Jersey Jazzman: The Newark 5 Are Not Alone!The indefinite suspension (firing) of five principals in Newark–who spoke out against the closure of their schools– by Chris Christie’s appointee Cami
by mike simpson / 9h 
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-21-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Jersey Jazzman: The Newark 5 Are Not Alone!The indefinite suspension (firing) of five principals in Newark–who spoke out against the closure of their schools– by Chris Christie’s appointee Cami Anderson is going viral! Time for an anti-bullying program in New Jersey. Jersey Jazzman shows in this post that the bullying agenda of Gov
by mike simpson / 9h 
1-21-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Connecticut Fiscal Policy: Surplus First, Deficit LaterAccording to Governor Malloy, Connecticut’s fiscal house is in order and thanks to “surging” revenue the state of Connecticut will have a significant budget surplus this year and a balanced state budget going into the 2014 gubernatorial campaign.  The Malloy administration is so excited about the news that it rumored to be contempl
by mike simpson / 9h 
1-21-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Dogs vs. cats: Their oh-so-different teaching stylesFor a laugh, watch this to the very end. And for all you cat lovers, it’s just a joke!    25 by Valerie Strauss / 5h  1-20-14 The Answer SheetThe Answer Sheet: Why Christie’s school ‘fix’ is misguidedNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie recently proposed extending the school year and school day in State of the State speech as reforms
by mike simpson / 9h 
1-21-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Familiar Story in Tennesee: Gov, Ed Boss Want Common Core – GOP Legislators, Not So MuchLooks like a familiar story is unfolding in another republican dominated state. Joey Garrison reports in The Tennessean: Republican lawmakers are putting the final touches on legislat
by mike simpson / 9h 
1-21-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t” — January (Part Three)I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with
by mike simpson / 9h 
1-21-14 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: The Newark 5 Are Not Alone: NJ's Reformy Bullying EpidemicIt's gratifying to see the Newark 5 story getting the coverage it's started to get. Five principals who spoke out against One Newark -- the plan by the Newark Public Schools to close some schools, turn others over to charter operators, and "renew" others -- were suspended Friday for the crime of exercising their Fi
by mike simpson / 9h 
1-21-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: PS 106 Update: Instead of Holding Bloomberg Accountable, NY Post and Eric Cantor Calls For VouchersIf you tried to write the most bizarre stories you can imagine it is really hard to match the NY Post. Chalkbeat lists loads of NY Post PS 106 stories (see below for links), including Cantor's call for vouchers as the answer to the PS 106 neglect. Cantor says, "Decisions over ed
by mike simpson / 9h 
On Assignment for DianeRavitch.Net: Rewriting Thomas Harkin’s Teach For America Constituent Letter | Cloaking Inequity
On Assignment for DianeRavitch.Net: Rewriting Thomas Harkin’s Teach For America Constituent Letter | Cloaking Inequity: On Assignment for DianeRavitch.Net: Rewriting Thomas Harkin’s Teach For America Constituent LetterI am on assignment today. Diane Ravitch asked me to rewrite Tom Harkin’s email to a constituent that extols the virtues of TFA. I will begin with the letter that was forwarded to me
by mike simpson / 9h 
1-21-14 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: This AM’s School Board Meeting: TWO MONTHS AFTER HE KILLED ONE PLAN, KAYSER HAS HIS OWN TITLE I IDEASby Michael Janofsky, LA SchooLs Report  |  http://bit.ly/KCdvCaby smf / 34min Annette Benimg To Become Face Of Arts Ed For CaliforniaMary Plummer| Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/1ePLgsW January 20th, 2014, 6:00am  ::  Actress Annette Bening has si
by mike simpson / 9h 
1-21-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Pulling a Greene: Why Advocacy and Market Forces Fail Education Reform [Redux]Pulling a Greene: Why Advocacy and Market Forces Fail Education Reform [Redux]. via Pulling a Greene: Why Advocacy and Market Forces Fail Education Reform [Redux].1 by plthomasedd / 9min ALEC and Its (Reluctantly) Newly-created Jeffersonian ProjectThe American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has bee
by mike simpson / 9h 
1-21-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Pulling a Greene: Why Advocacy and Market Forces Fail Education Reform [Redux]Jay P. Greene, Ph.D., is Endowed Chair and Head of the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas. The Department of Education Reform is heavily funded by Walton money, and it
by mike simpson / 9h 
1-21-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Governor Cuomo Will Fund After School Programs Through Gambling LossesCome on seven, mamma needs junior to get that after school SAT prep class!Buried in the Daily News article reporting that Governor Cuomo is funding universal full-day pre-K across the state for the year, attempting to cut off Bill de Blasio's campaign pledge that NYC will fund its own universal full-day pr
by mike simpson / 9h 
Study Concludes Many Teachers Would Improve With Less Control Of Content
Study Concludes Many Teachers Would Improve With Less Control Of Content: Study Concludes Many Teachers Would Improve With Less Control Of ContentAs sweeping reforms dramatically change what it means to be an American teacher, a steady stream of headlines, studies and op-eds assert that teachers are more dissatisfied than ever, that they are seeking to leave the profession, and feel theirhands are
by mike simpson / 9h 
ALEC and Its (Reluctantly) Newly-created Jeffersonian Project | deutsch29
ALEC and Its (Reluctantly) Newly-created Jeffersonian Project | deutsch29: ALEC and Its (Reluctantly) Newly-created Jeffersonian ProjectJanuary 20, 2014The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has been in existence for over forty years– since 1973. In 1975, ALEC registered as a nonprofit organization. By the late 1980s, ALEC had begun to “actively solicit more input from private sector mem
by mike simpson / 9h 
Preparing Kids for More Than College - Bridging Differences - Education Week
Preparing Kids for More Than College - Bridging Differences - Education Week: Preparing Kids for More Than CollegeBy Deborah Meier on January 21, 2014 8:57 AMDeborah Meier continues her conversation with Robert Pondiscio of CitizenshipFirst today.Dear Robert,Yes, I'm fixated on who decides what. That's the fundamental dilemma of a democracy. Since we agree that schooling is about teaching kids res
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The Shriver Report – How We Provide for Children: In Search of Gender Equality
The Shriver Report – How We Provide for Children: In Search of Gender Equality: Tips for Co-parenting – Before DivorceBy Lisa Levey normalityrelief/Flickr In doing a Google search on the word co-parenting, I quickly found that co-parenting is a word we reserve for divorced families, not intact ones. Isn’t it strange that in 2012 we don’t have a word—a common vocabulary—to describe mothers and fath
by mike simpson / 9h 
The Times Really Seem to be A Changin in NYC | janresseger
The Times Really Seem to be A Changin in NYC | janresseger: The Times Really Seem to be A Changin in NYCPosted on January 21, 2014 by janressegerIt seems hard to believe, but 21 days into the term of a new mayor of New York City, the conversation has shifted away from “corporate” school reform—from efficiency and privatization to what children need and how the public can provide it.  New York’s ne
by mike simpson / 9h 
Suspension of Dissident School Principals Revs Up Newark Opposition - NJ Spotlight
Suspension of Dissident School Principals Revs Up Newark Opposition - NJ Spotlight: SUSPENSION OF DISSIDENT SCHOOL PRINCIPALS REVS UP NEWARK OPPOSITIONJOHN MOONEY | JANUARY 21, 2014State-appointed superintendent under fire for reprimand of four who spoke out at rallyCredit: Howard Best/NPSNewark Superintendent of Schools Cami AndersonCami Anderson faces a new imbroglio over her reforms for Newark
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: More from the 'bottom of the barrel'
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: More from the 'bottom of the barrel': More from the 'bottom of the barrel'While teachers in America often come from the bottom of the academic barrel and are disproportionately teaching students from disadvantaged backgrounds, Duncan said, teachers in South Korea are selected from the top of the class and are rewarded for working with low-income students. -- U.S. New
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I Have a Corporate Dream, Now It’s Your Nightmare – Bill Gates’ #MLKRedux | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates
I Have a Corporate Dream, Now It’s Your Nightmare – Bill Gates’ #MLKRedux | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates: I Have a Corporate Dream, Now It’s Your Nightmare – Bill Gates’ #MLKReduxPosted on January 21, 2014by Teachers'LettersToBillGates“Education may be the hardest civil rights fight of all,” Gates said. “Discrimination is harder to prove and people often don’t know what levers to pull to fix th
by mike simpson / 20h 
John King of Comedy Befouls the Ideals of Martin Luther King - southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: John King of Comedy Befouls the Ideals of Martin Luther KingToday is Martin Luther King Day. I was only 4 years old when he was assassinated and have no memory of him at all. But I do know one thing. He was a transformative figure for this country.King is in the same echelon as Lincoln, Washington, Jefferson, FDR, Jefferson, Madison. He dared to think outside the b
by mike simpson / 22h 
Nite Cap 1-20-14 #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 CAPNYC Educator: What Will Your Students Remember About You?NYC Educator: What Will Your Students Remember About You?: What Will Your Students Remember About You?I wish I'd written this piece. It's perfect. As we struggle through the nonsense of cor
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