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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-18-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: A Stunning Article About the Obama Administration’s War on Public EducationThis article by Michael Brenner, a professor of international relations at the University of Pittsburgh, is a trenchant summary of the relentless attack on public education launched by the Obama administration and backed by billions of federal and private do
2-18-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Teacher to 3rd graders: I apologize for having to ‘quantify you with a number’Barnett Berry is the founder and chief executive officer of the Center for Teaching Quality, a national nonprofit organization based in Carrboro, North Carolina aimed at transforming the teaching profession. He wrote to me about a colleague of his, Wendi Pillars, a teacher who wrote an apology to young
Thoughts From Detroit About Schools - Bridging Differences - Education Week
Thoughts From Detroit About Schools - Bridging Differences - Education Week: Thoughts From Detroit About SchoolsBy Deborah Meier on February 18, 2014 10:16 AMDeborah Meier writes again today to Robert Pondiscio of CitizenshipFirst.Dear Robert,I had you, and your last letter to me, in mind as I arrived in Detroit last Thursday for the annual meeting of the North Dakota Study Group (NDSG). What wo
2-18-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: The Analogy, Hyperbole Problem: “With explanation kind” (Tone, pt. 5)The Analogy, Hyperbole Problem: “With explanation kind” (Tone, pt. 5). via The Analogy, Hyperbole Problem: “With explanation kind” (Tone, pt. 5).1 by plthomasedd / 3min 2-17-14 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE: A quick bite, using the new-new #commoncore math to calculate tips. Nicely done.Pretty funny!1 by Sha
2-18-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Malloy, Pryor, Superintendents – Stop lying about the Common Core Smarter Balanced Field!Anger and frustration on the part of parents, teachers and supporters of public education is bubbling over. Rather than protect the rights of parents and local schools districts, elected and appointed officials are inappropriately using their positions to mislead, lie and scare parents and teachers
2-18-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: The White History We IgnoreFrom Alternet:February 14, 2014 | Schools across the country are adorned with posters of the 44 U.S. presidents and the years they served in office. U.S. history textbooks describe the accomplishments and challenges of the major presidential administrations—George Washington had the Revolutionary War, Abraham Lincoln the Civil War, Teddy Roosevelt the S
2-18-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Well-Done Interactive: “The Cost Of Living In The United States”Produced By Online Accounting Degreesby Larry Ferlazzo / 1h hide // saveMusic Video: Jamaican Bobsled Team reggae songI’m adding this new official Jamaican Bobsled Team song to The Best Sites For Learning About The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games:by Larry Fer
2-18-14 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.: Kirk Dillard and ALEC. Stand Your Ground wasn’t about education? ALEC’s Stand Your Ground bill and Trayvon Martin. I totally understand why many of my teacher colleagues are so terrified by Bruce Rauner that they will hold their nose and pull a Republican ballot and vote for someone like Kirk Dillard
2-18-14 Engaging Parents In School All Week… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": Infographic: “Tips For Teachers On Family Engagement”The National PTA has created a nice infographic titled “Tips For Teachers On Family Engagement.” You can download the entire infographic here. Here’s a partial screenshot: I’m adding it to The Best Infographics About Parent Involvement In Schools.by Larry Ferlazzo / 7h hi
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Lesser-of-two-evils theory on crack
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Lesser-of-two-evils theory on crack: Lesser-of-two-evils theory on crackLesser-of-evils theory on crack. IEA Pres. Klickna endorses ALEC leader Dillard for governor.The union is understandably worried about a Rauner victory. But still... The union gave Dillard’s campaign $250,000 along with a cadre of political foot soldiers. "These are dark days for active and
2-18-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Note To Mulgrew: You Are Responsible For The Excessive Paperwork Problem TooA teacher called into a WNYC with UFT President Michael Mulgrew yesterday to complain about all the excessive paperwork teachers are dealing with.James Eterno posted about these excessive mandates last week:The list below was sent to me from a NYC public school teacher. Do you want to be a teacher to
2-18-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week
With A Brooklyn Accent: Why I Will Never Raise My Voice Against Funding Prisoner EducationIf any of you wonder why I will never raise my voice against funding Prisoner Education, even if the politician supporting it is someone I despise, here's one good reason:I teach on the Bronx campus of Fordham University. In side the campus, there are as many people selling and using drugs as there are outsid
2-18-14 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): The Analogy, Hyperbole Problem: “With explanation kind” (Tone, pt. 5)Prologue I am a child of literature, more specifically of science fiction. As a result, I am also a child of allegory, metaphor, and the richness of layered language. Smitten as a reader, I eventually—a
The Personal Side of Superintending (Part 3) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
The Personal Side of Superintending (Part 3) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: The Personal Side of Superintending (Part 3)In The Managerial Imperative: The Practice of Leadership in Schools (1988), I wrote of my experiences as a superintendent, husband, and father and how the job intersected with my life during and after the workday. In the post here, my wife is Barbara and m
Philanthropic Plutocrats Pushing the Levers and Pulling the Strings | janresseger
Philanthropic Plutocrats Pushing the Levers and Pulling the Strings | janresseger: Philanthropic Plutocrats Pushing the Levers and Pulling the StringsPosted on February 18, 2014 by janressegerOver the weekend, here and here, this blog covered last week’s pieces by David Sirota, hereand here, that exposed the $3.5 million grant the Public Broadcasting Service solicited from the Laura and John Arno
NYC Educator: On Junk Science Evaluation--Garbage In, Garbage Out
NYC Educator: On Junk Science Evaluation--Garbage In, Garbage Out: On Junk Science Evaluation--Garbage In, Garbage OutShockingly, NY State is encountering problems with its new evaluation system. According to Newsday, teachers can rate effective in test passing percentages, yet rate developing overall. Alas, such are the exigencies of a system that is created based on wishful thinking and a desire
Strengthening Home, School, & Community Partnership: Improving Discipline Policies in American Schools | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
Strengthening Home, School, & Community Partnership: Improving Discipline Policies in American Schools | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Strengthening Home, School, & Community Partnership: Improving Discipline Policies in American SchoolsBy National PTA on February 18, 2014By Joshua McIntosh, for the National PTAIn a recent address to parent leaders, U.S. Secretary of
Measures of the heart: non-cognitive skills tests | Digital
Measures of the heart: non-cognitive skills tests | Digital: Measures of the heart: non-cognitive skills testsBeing smart isn’t all you need to succeed.Non-cognitive or meta-cognitive skills such as self-awareness, self-control, empathy, communication and cooperation are as important or even more important to long-term success than cognitive factors like math and reading ability. The evidence is u
Nation’s top science teachers culling NGSS resources :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet
Nation’s top science teachers culling NGSS resources :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: FEBRUARY 18, 2014Nation’s top science teachers culling NGSS resourcesby Kimberly Beltran(Va.) A team of expert instructors from all over the country are preparing to release soon an online gallery of educational resources that can be used to help teach new
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Rally to Stop Common Core at the Utah State Capitol Tonight | Truth in American Education
Rally to Stop Common Core at the Utah State Capitol Tonight | Truth in American Education: Rally to Stop Common Core at the Utah State Capitol TonightFiled in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by truthed on February 18, 2014 • 0 Comments(Salt Lake City, UT) Utahns Against Common Core will hold a rally on Tuesday, February 18, at 6:30pm to send a message to Utah Legislators; sta
Hite releases school action plan built on 'bold expectations'
Hite releases school action plan built on 'bold expectations': Hite releases school action plan built on 'bold expectations'Despite enormous, ongoing fiscal challenges in the Philadelphia School District, Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. is thinking big.How big?Every 8-year-old in the city reading at grade level. Every student graduating ready for college and careers. Every school with a great p
Great year for CalSTRS won’t alter need for big increase in contributions | EdSource Today
Great year for CalSTRS won’t alter need for big increase in contributions | EdSource Today: Great year for CalSTRS won’t alter need for big increase in contributionsFebruary 17th, 2014 | Add a Comment | By John FensterwaldThe Assembly committee that will decide how to fix the multi-billion dollar funding shortfall for teacher and administrator pensions will get good – and some sobering – news when
Newark mayoral candidate Ras Baraka outlines education plan | NJ.com
Newark mayoral candidate Ras Baraka outlines education plan | NJ.com: Newark mayoral candidate Ras Baraka outlines education planMayoral candidate Ras Baraka, standing outside Weequahic High School in Newark in December, unveiled his blueprint for improving Newark public schools. (Frances Micklow/The Star-Ledger)NEWARK — Positioning himself as the Education Mayor, Newark councilman and mayoral can
An Open Letter to Bill Gates and a Keynote Challenge | deutsch29
An Open Letter to Bill Gates and a Keynote Challenge | deutsch29: An Open Letter to Bill Gates and a Keynote ChallengeFebruary 17, 2014Dear Bill,You don’t know me. I have never applied for one of your fat, corporate-reform-promoting education grants. I am not even tempted to even though I have little money. You see, I am a career public school teacher, and I consider your money wielding a detrimen
Another Nimrod of Negativity Bashes Teachers southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Another Nimrod of Negativity Bashes TeachersWe don't have Bloomberg to kick around anymore when the Daily News publishesanti-teacher columns like it did today. I mean does Mort still fear the wrath of Uncle Mike?So just who is this Katharine A Stevens that wrote another ill informed hit piece against NYC teachers today?Kathy it seems is super duper smart. She is gr
Fight With Us Too, Damnit (Educators and Jordan Davis) - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
Fight With Us Too, Damnit (Educators and Jordan Davis) - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: Fight With Us Too, Damnit (Educators and Jordan Davis)by JOSE VILSON on FEBRUARY 17, 2014in JOSEWhen the Michael Dunn verdict came down, I fully expected him to get off on all counts. The Trayvon Martin case only created two pathways for future cases like these: either America – specifically Florida – would
SACRAMENTO PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE: Organizing in the New Economy Forum
SACRAMENTO PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE: Organizing in the New Economy Forum: Organizing in the New Economy Forum The objective of this event is to bring workers and activists together to hear from speakers and openly discuss building union power in today’s economy. As you know, the nature of work in America is changing rapidly. CEO and executive compensation is skyrocketing, while the middle class is shr
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Seniority Has No Privileges:Eliminating Teacher Tenure!
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Seniority Has No Privileges:Eliminating Teacher Tenure!: Seniority Has No Privileges:Eliminating Teacher Tenure!I've always equated age with wisdom, thus, leading me to believe that a veteran teacher has a lot to offer.Of course, there are older teachers who refuse to change. They are teaching the way they used to be taught, and see the changes in education asjus
“What sober person gives standardized tests to a kindergartner? Ever meet a 5-year-old?” – Part 1 | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates
“What sober person gives standardized tests to a kindergartner? Ever meet a 5-year-old?” – Part 1 | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates: “What sober person gives standardized tests to a kindergartner? Ever meet a 5-year-old?” – Part 1Posted on February 18, 2014by Teachers'LettersToBillGatesDear Bill and Melinda,It is no surprise that 522 + people find the headlines to Nerissa Ediza’s tweet horrifying.
The Curriculum Conundrum | Truth in American Education
The Curriculum Conundrum | Truth in American Education: The Curriculum ConundrumFiled in CCSS Content by Shane Vander Hart on February 17, 2014 • 0 Comments2Below is a guest contribution by Leslie Beck, who is a former math teacher and mom who lives near Des Moines, IA. She runs the Stop Common Core in Iowa Facebook group and helps me administer Iowans for Local Control’sFacebook page.The Curricu
Nite Cap 2-17-14 #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 CAP2-17-14 V.A.M.: Value Added MeasureV.A.M.: Value Added Measure: Season 2, Episode 6 in the Twilight Zone of Educational Deformity: "The Eye of the Beholder"!Common-Core Reformers Instruct a Teacher on How to Implement the New Learning
2-17-14 V.A.M.: Value Added Measure
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: Season 2, Episode 6 in the Twilight Zone of Educational Deformity: "The Eye of the Beholder"!Common-Core Reformers Instruct a Teacher on How to Implement the New Learning Standards"Where is this place, and when is it? What kind of world where ugliness is the norm and beauty the deviation from that norm? You want an answer? The answer is, it doesn't make
Jailing Beings – redqueeninla
Jailing Beings – redqueeninla: Jailing BeingsWritten by redqueeninla in LAUSD What distinguishes us from plants? Muscle. We move. That’s what we do. It’s important and it’s one of our hallmarks.Conversely, abrogating our freedom is just about the most fundamental withdrawal of our essence. And we are no different from other animals in this regard. We like to move; freedom is a basic human ci
A Lesson Plan for Strikebreaking Substitute Teachers | Rethinking Schools Blog
A Lesson Plan for Strikebreaking Substitute Teachers | Rethinking Schools Blog: A Lesson Plan for Strikebreaking Substitute TeachersFebruary 17, 2014 by rethinkingschoolsblogA Lesson Plan for Strikebreaking Substitute TeachersBy Russ PetersonEditor’s Note: Portland, Oregon language arts teacher Russ Peterson sent this lesson plan to colleagues, who are preparing to strike beginning on February 20t
Everything is Awesome… | PWC Education Reform Blog
Everything is Awesome… | PWC Education Reform Blog: Everything is Awesome…February 17, 2014 — pwceducationreformEverything is cool when you’re part of a team.Everything is awesome,When you’re living the dream! I just saw the Lego movie with my children, and that song was an integral part of the movie. As a Mom with two children, I spend a lot of time at movies like this and, as so often happens i
Legislative Spat Signals Slow Down for Privatized Public Schools | Uppity Wisconsin
Legislative Spat Signals Slow Down for Privatized Public Schools | Uppity Wisconsin: Legislative Spat Signals Slow Down for Privatized Public SchoolsSubmitted by Sen. K. Vinehout on Mon, 02/17/2014 - 1:01pm“There’s ‘no appetite’ for passing a bill this year that imposes sanctions against poorly performing public or private voucher schools” reported the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in an Associate Pr
The Daily Censored » Detroit: Abandoned schools and the decimation of the public commons
The Daily Censored » Detroit: Abandoned schools and the decimation of the public commons: Detroit: Abandoned schools and the decimation of the public commonsThe Lewis Cass Technical High School in Detroit was abandoned in 2007 after a fire wreaked havoc and made it unusable.These pictures were taken after the building had been sitting empty and decaying for years. The school was brought back to li
2-17-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Things that Make You Go, Hmmm1) Still waiting to find out who is paying for the costs for the pilot student survey of teachers by students. 2) Still waiting to find out if teachers are contractually obligated to give out the survey in their classes and/or do students have to take the survey? Will students be told this is an optional piece of work and allowed to
The 4 Most Profound Ways Privatization Perverts Education | Alternet
The 4 Most Profound Ways Privatization Perverts Education | Alternet: The 4 Most Profound Ways Privatization Perverts EducationCompared to other developed countries, equal education has been a low priority in America.Profit-seeking in the banking and health care industries has victimized Americans. Now it's beginning to happen in education, with our children as the products.There are good reasons
2-17-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Will Bill Gates Take the Podium at AERA?It’s a tough time in higher education, with a growing army of exploited, part-time academic sharecroppers now driving from school to school to fill teaching slots that were once reserved for tenure track professors. See chart below from AAUP:As full-time faculty numbers dwindle, so does the core university value of shared governance, which h
2-17-14 This Week in LA - School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD
LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District): Happy Presidents’ Day!2 22min hide // save2-14-14 This Week in LA - School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSDLA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District): LA Unified’s education policy is upheld in US district court–Photo by Aaron BlevinsFrancis
Morning Wink 2-17-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 2-17-14 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Alfie Kohn on Grit and Its MisusesDue to the success of Paul Tough’s book “How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character,” the corporate reformers seized on the idea that
