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2-23-14 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): remnant 56: “thus I, for example, in the midst of my unhappiness”remnant 56: “thus I, for example, in the midst of my unhappiness”.by plthomasedd / 6min 2-22-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdDTHE BECOMING RADICALRadical Sc
2-23-14 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.: Sunday reads. Elijah Edwards, AFSCME Local 2858 Vice President (right) and I talk pension theft with Keeanga-Yahmahtta Taylor and Micah Uetricht of Jacobin Radio Chicago. One Newark means firing 700 union teachers, replaced by TFA kids. Finding: Conservative activists are manufacturing the perception
Union Election in Los Angeles: Meet Candidate Caputo-Pearl - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Union Election in Los Angeles: Meet Candidate Caputo-Pearl - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Union Election in Los Angeles: Meet Candidate Caputo-PearlBy Anthony Cody on February 23, 2014 9:44 AMColeen Bondy, Los Angeles teacher, has prepared special coverage of the upcoming teacher's union election in her city. Here is her report:United Teachers Los Angeles, the teachers' union for L
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-23-14 Diane Ravitch's blog #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Instructions to Teacher in Chicago about Which Kids Count MostThis letter from a teacher in Chicago public schools shows how gaming the system has become more important than helping each and every child achieve their best. Data matter more than students. Data matter more than learning. Numbers trump education and equity. The advice
2-23-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: The “All-Time” Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & QuicklyI’ve been posting annual lists of the Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly for seven years. I thought it would be useful for readers, my students, and me to review them all and identify my choices for the “all-time” best ones. These web
2-23-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Fiction changed to informational text, #commoncoreThis looks about right.7 by Shaun Johnson / 25min A lot of discussion about these “data walls” latelyThe concept of the “data wall” has been gathering some attention lately, more so than normal. They’ve been with us, I don’t know, for a few years now. To be honest, I don’t have much experience with them. I certainly don’t have on
2-23-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: How The Chinese Rig Their PISA Scores - And Why It Doesn't Matter AnywayThe next time some education reformer type spews alarmist clap trap around the PISA scores, you can lay this on them:Chinese experts are also less impressed than Truss by the Pisa scores. "Even though Shanghai students scored well on the test, this doesn't mean that Shanghai's education system doesn
Open Letters To ‘D-List’ Reformers I Know. Part 1: Justin ‘Juice’ Fong | Gary Rubinstein's Blog
Open Letters To ‘D-List’ Reformers I Know. Part 1: Justin ‘Juice’ Fong | Gary Rubinstein's Blog: Open Letters To ‘D-List’ Reformers I Know. Part 1: Justin ‘Juice’ FongA little over a year ago, I wrote a series of open letters to ‘reformers’ I’ve known throughout the years. I was not surprised that the majority of them did not respond. On average, they each are making over $300K a year in the ed
thoughts on living and teaching
thoughts on living and teaching: thoughts on living and teachingbyteacherkenFollow Email 11 Comments / 11 NewI have not blogged much recently. I have put more of myself into teaching, and I have decided to make some major changes in my life. As some may already know, on December 30, I took my first ever yoga class, at Flow Yoga Center on P Street, near Logan Circle, in DC. I had prior to th
Newark: 700 teachers may be laid off, many replaced by TFA | Bob Braun's Ledger
Newark: 700 teachers may be laid off, many replaced by TFA | Bob Braun's Ledger: Newark: 700 teachers may be laid off, many replaced by TFAThe state administration of the Newark Public Schools (NPS) is expected to lay off hundreds of experienced city teachers and replace many with new hires, including more than 300 members of Teach for America (TFA). The report comes from union sources but is su
NYC Educator: The Seat at the Table
NYC Educator: The Seat at the Table: The Seat at the TableThis is something our leadership always appears to want. And it's certainly true that it pays to talk to everyone. I'm not a big fan of Bill Gates, but you never know. Maybe one day, even someone as impervious to fact and science as he is may decide to listen. But since there's little evidence to support that supposition, it's best not to b
Strengthening Leadership Strategies On Tap at NEA Summit | NEA Today
Strengthening Leadership Strategies On Tap at NEA Summit | NEA Today: Strengthening Leadership Strategies On Tap at NEA SummitFebruary 23, 2014 by egraham Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesBy Edward GrahamAs educators all across the country work to tackle the most pressing issues facing public education today, a group of over 550 educational leaders convened this weekend to discuss solution-b
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Guest Post Series. Part One: How Interning for TFA Convinced me of its Injustice | Gary Rubinstein's Blog
Guest Post Series. Part One: How Interning for TFA Convinced me of its Injustice | Gary Rubinstein's Blog: Guest Post Series. Part One: How Interning for TFA Convinced me of its InjusticeRecently, several people have contacted me with interesting stories they wanted to share with the people who read this blog. In the coming weeks there will be more guest posts like this one from Bryn Mawr College
On the Serving Platter: The NEA-Teach Plus “Partnership” | deutsch29
On the Serving Platter: The NEA-Teach Plus “Partnership” | deutsch29: On the Serving Platter: The NEA-Teach Plus “Partnership”February 22, 2014I think both national teachers unions have some skewed arrangement to “seek solidarity” by fastening themselves to privatizing groups. Perhaps such is an adult display of grasping to belong to the “cool kids” clique.The “cool kids” are the ones exploding wi
Nite Cap 2-22-14 #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 CAPIndiana Choice Parent Questions Vouchers for Church Steeples - Living in Dialogue - Education Week TeacherIndiana Choice Parent Questions Vouchers for Church Steeples - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Indiana Choice Parent Questions
Indiana Choice Parent Questions Vouchers for Church Steeples - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Indiana Choice Parent Questions Vouchers for Church Steeples - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Indiana Choice Parent Questions Vouchers for Church SteeplesBy Anthony Cody on February 22, 2014 3:57 PMGuest post by Kate Shively.The recent post regarding St. Jude's Catholic School/Church's reconfiguration of tuition has brought attention to how the Catholic Schools might restructure thei
2-22-14 Saturday Matinée Special Corporate Reform School Girls News Breakout
Saturday Matinée Special Corporate Reform School Girls News BreakoutDoes a Learner-Directed Education Support a Democratic Society? | Lefty ParentDoes a Learner-Directed Education Support a Democratic Society? | Lefty Parent: Does a Learner-Directed Education Support a Democratic Society?February 22nd, 2014 at 11:11A lot of progressive people still struggle with concept of young people directing t
Does a Learner-Directed Education Support a Democratic Society? | Lefty Parent
Does a Learner-Directed Education Support a Democratic Society? | Lefty Parent: Does a Learner-Directed Education Support a Democratic Society?February 22nd, 2014 at 11:11A lot of progressive people still struggle with concept of young people directing their own learning, whether in one of those rare democratic-free schools like Sudbury Valley or by a flavor of homeschooling that is known as “unsc
Quixote Village - a self-governing tent camp of homeless adults in Olympia, Washington | Supported by Panza
Quixote Village | Supported by Panza: Welcome Quixote Village grew from the vision of a self-governing tent camp of homeless adults in Olympia, Washington. The Village consists of 30 tiny cottages, a large vegetable garden and a community building that contains showers, laundry facilities, a communal kitchen and living and dining space. Village residents moved from Camp Quixote to the Village o
NJ’s Schoolgate deserves investigation, too: Guest blog | Bob Braun's Ledger
NJ’s Schoolgate deserves investigation, too: Guest blog | Bob Braun's Ledger: NJ’s Schoolgate deserves investigation, too: Guest blogBy Jm O’NeillWest Orange interim superintendent Jim ‘NeillThe Bridgegate investigation led from Fort Lee to Hoboken, the Hunterdon County Sheriff’s Office, Sandy ads, Sandy funds and the ARC tunnel. After four years of being intimidated by the crass talking intimida
2nd Banana 2-22-14 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #RealEdTalk #p2 #1u
BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANARECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POSTCharter School “Midyear Dump” Tactics | Teacher RealityCharter School “Midyear Dump” Tactics | Teacher Reality: Charter School “Midyear Dump” TacticsFebruary 15, 2014 by TeacherRealityThis is an interesting must-read comment by one of Diane Ravitch’s readers. He talks about the “midyear dump” that often occurs in some charter schools as a m
Morning Wink 2-22-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSEducation in the Age of Globalization » Blog Archive » Déjà vu: Too Late to Learn from ChinaEducation in the Age of Globalization » Blog Archive » Déjà vu: Too Late to Learn from China: Déjà vu: Too Late to Learn from China22 FEBRUARY 2014 87 NO COMMENTIn researching for my book Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon: Why China Has the World’s Best and Worst E
