Teachers aren’t Cattle! (VAMs 101)
If you ever need a simple explanation for how VAMs are highly unreliable, then look no further! This is, by far, the best video I’ve seen on this issue. It’s definitely worth watching & sharing! Ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, we – teachers – are not cattle! We’re more than shady measurement “tools.” […]
Media Alert: On ASCD Media Alert
This is not satire, and if I had made this up, no one would have thought it was funny because, well, you just can’t make this stuff up. I got a MEDIA ALERT email from ASCD announcing “Common Core Experts Available for Interviews.” This seems pretty important because ASCD uses all caps, bold, and even […]
Gates Scholar, Tom Kane, Wants Schools to Replicate His MET Experiment
I would have nothing but praise for the Gates Foundation Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project if it only claimed to be doing theoretical research. Neither would I have a real complaint with the work of the MET’s director, Tom Kane, if he saw it as basic research, not policy research. Kane seems to be […]
Toni Morrison, the White Gaze, Race, and Writing
Toni Morrison, the White Gaze, Race, and Writing. via Toni Morrison, the White Gaze, Race, and Writing.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
IEJ Vol 12, No 2 (2013): The local vernaculars of high-stakes testing
IEJ Vol 12, No 2 (2013): The local vernaculars of high-stakes testing. via IEJ Vol 12, No 2 (2013): The local vernaculars of high-stakes testing.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
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School Choice: Do “The Rules Matter”?
The proposal from Senators Lamar Alexander and Tim Scott — offered during “National School Choice Week” — for turning nearly half of the federal K-12 spending into school vouchers was notable for its explicit embrace of assumptions that the GOP had often been hesitant to discuss. When offering their plans at the American Enterprise Institute, […]
2-3-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: My Endorsement for Governor of New MexicoI know what you’re thinking: “Why are you endorsing a candidate? You’re just an independent blogger who likes to rabblerouse!” And you would be right. But, c’mon, give me some credit. I’m also a community activist and organizer who likes to rabblerouse. I also pay attention–very close attention–to the goings on in my state of […]39 by K