3-24-14 @ The Chalk Face

@ THE CHALK FACE:

The Fatal Flaw of the Common Core Standards

Originally posted on The Indignant Teacher:The following as a copy of an article posted tonight by Diane Ravitch…it speaks volumes, and should be shared far and wide. The Fatal Flaw of the Common Core StandardsPosted: 03/24/2014 9:16 am EDT Updated: 03/24/2014 9:59 am EDT Print ArticleShare157Tweet192Email31Comment20 MORE: Éducation Common Core Standards Bill Gates Common…

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Conditions v. Outcomes: More on What’s Wrong with Teacher Education (and Accountability)? pt. 2

Conditions v. Outcomes: More on What’s Wrong with Teacher Education (and Accountability)? pt. 2. via Conditions v. Outcomes: More on What’s Wrong with Teacher Education (and Accountability)? pt. 2.

by plthomasedd / 5min 

“Grit”: Demanding Superhuman from African Americans, Impoverished

“Grit”: Demanding Superhuman from African Americans, Impoverished. via “Grit”: Demanding Superhuman from African Americans, Impoverished.

1 by plthomasedd / 27min 

3-23-14 @ The Chalk Face

@ THE CHALK FACE: Of the thousands of slacktivists, we only have 1,756 signatures?I know what you’re going to say: petitions don’t matter. I get it. But I’ve seen one of the most respected authors and activists around, Susan Ohanian, publish a new White House petition to “Direct the Department of Education and Congress to Remove Annual Standardized Testing Mandates of NCLB and RtTT.” Just this mor

by mike simpson / 20min