Seattle School District Seeks Input on Math Selections
From SPS:Elementary math instructional materials - We want your feedback!The elementary math adoption committee work has reached a critical stage. In looking to partner with parents and community to find the best possible math program for Seattle Public School students for the 2014-15 school year and beyond, the committee invites you to give us your thoughts and opinions. The committee is excited
Reactions to New SAT
To note: college success is better verified by GPA than SAT or ACT.From the president of Bard College via Time:The SAT needs to be abandoned and replaced. The SAT has a status as a reliable measure of college readiness it does not deserve. The blunt fact is that the SAT has never been a good predictor of academic achievement in college. High school grades adjusted to account for the curriculum an
Music Org for Music Education
Just learned about the National Association for Music Education's Broader Minded: think beyond the bubbles program. Music not only impacts academic achievement, it also shapes the way our students understand themselves and the world around them. Let's think beyond the bubbles and educate the whole student.They have good insights and arguments for supporting music in our schools. Consider this go
Education News Updates
Legislature:The Washington Senate voted unanimously for a bill to make it easier for minors to seal their records (for minor crimes). I'll have to read the bill but I doubt it will protect your child if the incident happened at school and it is now part of a school record. The FERPA changes would allow that kind of data to go out to vendors of all kinds (and even our friends at the Seattle Times
Friday Open Thread
Documentary Brunch this Sunday with the film, Girl Rising. It's a documentary about 9 girls in Nepal, India, Cambodia, Haiti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Peru, Sierra Leone and Afghanistan. Go be inspired. And free mini-cupcakes. SIFF Cinema Uptown, all ages.Fun fact for the kids - apparently crocodiles can climb trees...up to thirty feet. (Somewhere a bird is saying, "You've got to be kidding me.&qu
What We Don't Measure By Testing (Tell Me Big Data-Where is this Listed?)
From the Maria Montessori page:
3-6-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Updates on People and OrganizationsA couple of readers asked about some people and organizations that they feel have been perhaps too quiet.First is director Sue Peters. I'm not sure exactly what people were expecting from Sue but I think she is doing exactly what she should do as a new director. She's behaving like the new director that she is - i.e. learning r