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 CAP
Why are teachers being made scapegoats? | Reclaim Reform
Why are teachers being made scapegoats? | Reclaim Reform: Why are teachers being made scapegoats?Posted on June 1, 2014by Ken PrevitiDavid Graeber: “Spotlight on the financial sector did make apparent just how bizarrely skewed our economy is in terms of who gets rewarded”In Salon magazine, Thomas Frank interviews noted American anthropologist David Graeber who teaches at the London School of Econo
Are the Common Core Standards Voluntary? | Paul Bruno
Are the Common Core Standards Voluntary? | Paul Bruno: Are the Common Core Standards Voluntary?By PAUL BRUNO | Published: JUNE 1, 2014Did states adopt the Common Core standards voluntarily, or were they forced to do so by the federal government?I’m not sure why we would think the answer to that question matters very much. If adopting the CCSS would be good for a state, then their adoption by that
Common Core and Balanced Pack Leaders Are Not Compatible | Missouri Education Watchdog
Common Core and Balanced Pack Leaders Are Not Compatible | Missouri Education Watchdog: Common Core and Balanced Pack Leaders Are Not CompatibleinShareFrom Cesar Milan and Balance.Are Common Core proponents “unbalanced pack leaders” and dictators? Common Core has been adopted and implemented (more in some places than others) for four years. It was rolled out with little public fanfare or knowled
empathyeducates – News Flash: Failed Education Policies Will ALWAYS Fail Our Children
empathyeducates – News Flash: Failed Education Policies Will ALWAYS Fail Our Children: News Flash: Failed Education Policies Will ALWAYS Fail Our ChildrenThinkStock Image.By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at Alternet. and The Becoming Radical. May 31, 2014What do third-grade retention policies based on reading tests, charter schools, tracking, and parental choicehave in common?First,
The Obama Initiative That Maya Angelou Really Did Not Like
The Obama Initiative That Maya Angelou Really Did Not Like: The Obama Initiative That Maya Angelou Really Did Not LikeFamed poet and author Maya Angelou passed away this week at age 86, leaving her life, politics and worldviews to be dissected in obituaries and eulogies around the Internet. Among one of Angelou's notable policy stances was her opposition to standardized testing and President Barac
How The Book Is Going So Far - The Jose Vilson
How The Book Is Going So Far - The Jose Vilson: How The Book Is Going So Farby JOSE VILSON on JUNE 1, 2014in JOSEPeople often ask me how I do everything I do, especially surrounding my book.I can’t reveal it all, but even my typical Saturdays aren’t that typical.Yesterday, I took a three-hour National Board exam, unprepared due to circumstances beyond my control. Then again, everyone told me this
6-1-14 Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: How much will Obama’s college rating system cost? A lot.The Obama administration is developing a college rating (not ranking) system that will be based on criteria yet to be determined but that could include data such as tuition and how much students earn when they graduate and get a job. It is intended to be used (with congressional approval) in deciding which institutions deserve [
Schneider on the Radio Today (June 1) and Tomorrow (June 2) | deutsch29
Schneider on the Radio Today (June 1) and Tomorrow (June 2) | deutsch29: Schneider on the Radio Today (June 1) and Tomorrow (June 2)June 1, 2014Greetings, readers of my blog.I will be on the radio today (Sunday, June 1) and tomorrow (Monday, June 2):My Sunday appearance will be on Dr. James Miller’s show, the War Report, on BBS Radio (Los Angeles), from 4 to 5 p.m. CST. Dr. Miller and I will be di
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 6-1-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Bullying, Lack Of Counselors Are Barriers To Child Wellnnessby Carrie Marovich :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet http://bit.ly/1kmo5Mv MAY 27, 2014 :: (Va.) One in five high school students in the U.S. was bullied last year, according to results from a new survey on student health and safety. But
We, the undersigned, demand the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation divest from corporate education reform. | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates
We, the undersigned, demand the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation divest from corporate education reform. | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates: We, the undersigned, demand the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation divest from corporate education reform.Posted on June 1, 2014by Teachers'LettersToBillGatesWe, the undersigned, demand the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation divest from corporate educatio
6-1-14 Jersey Jazzman : One Newark is a Bad Plan. REALLY Bad.
Jersey Jazzman: One Newark is a Bad Plan. REALLY Bad.: One Newark is a Bad Plan. REALLY Bad.This past week, State Superintendent Cami Anderson went on the offensive, making the case for her plan to restructure Newark's schools, One Newark. For Anderson, the problem isn't that her plan is illogical, innumerate, secretive, and ill-conceived.No, the problem, apparently, is "politics":Anders
Consumer Alert: Researchers in New Study Find “Surprisingly Weak” Correlations among VAMs and Other Teacher Quality Indicators |
Consumer Alert: Researchers in New Study Find “Surprisingly Weak” Correlations among VAMs and Other Teacher Quality Indicators |: Consumer Alert: Researchers in New Study Find “Surprisingly Weak” Correlations among VAMs and Other Teacher Quality IndicatorsTwo weeks ago, an article in the U.S. News and World Report (as well as similar articles in Education Week and linked to from the homepage of th
Devil is in the Details: Teacher Tells Us What’s Up With Local Accountability | Cloaking Inequity
Devil is in the Details: Teacher Tells Us What’s Up With Local Accountability | Cloaking Inequity: Devil is in the Details: Teacher Tells Us What’s Up With Local AccountabilityThe current form of Texas-style No Child Left Behind high-stakes testing and accountability has run its course. It is very clear that after 20 years in Texas and 10 years across the nation, the sanctions and rewards (the rew
6-1-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Michigan Charter School Board President Resigns Over Common CoreBrian Polet, board president of Eagle Crest Charter Academy in Holland, Michigan has resigned. Scathing Purple Musings has received permission to print his letter of resignation in its entirety: Dear Eagle C
NYC Educator: Lazy Administrators Do Whatever
NYC Educator: Lazy Administrators Do Whatever: Lazy Administrators Do WhateverI've been receiving a lot of complaints from teachers about ridiculous observation reports that declare them developing or ineffective with no evidence whatsoever. Has this happened to you? You get rated poorly and the comment is something like, "Goes to meetings only when physically dragged there," or "Fa
6-1-14 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.Akili Academy in the Upper Ninth Ward of New Orleans. Supporting Cuomo? “Labor itself, as represented by UFT leadership, doesn’t appear to support labor.” Bob Bailey. From the days when Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr. and Louis Armstrong performed at Las Vegas strip hotels. But couldn’t st
Morning Wink 6-1-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-1-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: The Crucial Race for State Superintendent in CaliforniaThe race for State Superintendent of Education in California pits veteran educator Tom Torlakson–who has held the job since 2010–against Mar
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-1-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: The Crucial Race for State Superintendent in CaliforniaThe race for State Superintendent of Education in California pits veteran educator Tom Torlakson–who has held the job since 2010–against Marshall Tuck, who is closely associated with the privatization movement. A third candidate, Lydia Gutierrez, is notable in the race for her
6-1-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Ramadan ResourcesRamadan is a month-long observance by Muslims. The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, so it changes in relation to the Gregorian calendar. Ramadan in 2014 will start on Saturday, June 28th and will continue for 30 days until Monday, July 28th. You might be interested in The Best Sites To Teach & Lear
6-1-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Wait What? Does it really only cost $30,000 to get Governor Malloy to veto a good bill?Over the past few months Governor Malloy and his political operatives have raised more than $30,000 from major health insurance companies and their corporate executives. The funds were deposited into the special Democratic State Central Committee account that will be used to augment the $6.2 million
6-1-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Maxine Greene, Released to a New LandscapeMaxine Greene, Released to a New Landscape. via Maxine Greene, Released to a New Landscape.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical1 by plthomasedd / 2h All Week 5-31-14 @ THE CHALK FACE@ THE CHALK FACE : All Week @ THE CHALK FACE Endgame: Disaster Capitalism, New Orleans, and the Charter ScamEndgame: Disaster Capitalism, New Orleans, a
The Passing of Maxine Greene – Teachers College, Columbia |
The Passing of Maxine Greene – Teachers College, Columbia |: The Passing of Maxine Greene – Teachers College, ColumbiainShareIt saddens me to announce, for those of you who do not already know, that the wonderful scholar and person, Maxine Greene, passed away this past Thursday (March 29, 2014) due to pneumonia. Maxine was Professor Emeritus and the Founder and Director of the Center for Social Im
6-1-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University)
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Maxine Greene, Released to a New LandscapeThroughout my life as a student and career as a teacher, I have always been drawn to the philosophical; thus, my scholarly interests have leaned heavily toward educational philosophers such as Paulo Freire and Maxine Greene. In G
empathyeducates – Can We Really Measure Racial Prejudice?
empathyeducates – Can We Really Measure Racial Prejudice?: Can We Really Measure Racial Prejudice?The British Social Attitudes survey usually involves interviews with about 3,300 people, chosen at random. Photograph: Fiona Hanson/PAIs racial prejudice racism and how do we know if one, the other or either exists? Do we believe that racism persists? Perhaps we are comfortable with the notion that ot
6-1-14 Curmudgucation Week
CURMUDGUCATION: Democrats: "We Suck Less Than That Other Guy"Every election and primary cycle brings the same question back around-- do we support the lesser of two evils, or throw support to a non-viable third party candidate? This used to qualify as not-really-a-question. In 2012, lots of Democrats were super-unhappy with Obama's first term. Teachers were already being pretty open abou
6-1-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Cuomo Gets 58% Of The Vote At Working Families Convention, But Booed And Jeered At Every TurnFirst, there should be no surprise that the Working Families Party endorsed the "Charter School Lobbyist," one Andrew M. Cuomo, for governor.WFP receives an awful lot of funding from the unions and the union heads had made it perfectly clear in the past few weeks that Andre
Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Stop saying "balance is key" when discussing technology
Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Stop saying "balance is key" when discussing technology: Stop saying "balance is key" when discussing technologyThe above tweet was sent to me in response to my post explaining why innovative educators should look down on upon a new video called, "Look Up." But I disagreed with this balance-seeking Tweeter. "Balance is key&q
Marie Corfield: My open letter to Gov. Christie
Marie Corfield: My open letter to Gov. Christie: My open letter to Gov. ChristieIn the spirit of fellow educator, and journalist, Melissa Harris Perry, I bring you my version of her open letters to leaders:Dear Governor Christie,It's me, Marie. I heard you recently gave your staff huge raises. That's fantastic! I'm sure they worked very hard to help get you re-elected, and are very deserving. And
What You Ignore, You Permit. | Connected Principals
What You Ignore, You Permit. | Connected Principals: What You Ignore, You Permit.by sblankenship • June 1, 2014 • 1 CommentCC Image From www.teachhub.comIn a recent post titled, Nuggets of Wisdom from Mentors Around the World, many influential educators including Todd Whitaker, Eric Sheninger, Pernille Ripp, Scott McLeod and Lyn Hilt contributed valuable advice passed down from their mentors. One
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In The Know: Are Standardized Test Biased Against Students Who Don't Give A Shit? | Video | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
In The Know: Are Tests Biased Against Students Who Don't Give A Shit? | Video | The Onion - America's Finest News Source: In The Know: Are Tests Biased Against Students Who Don't Give A Shit? 2:09Panelists discuss the many ways in which our educational system caters to students who try, care, are awakeIn The Know: Are Tests Biased Against Students Who Don't Give A Shit?
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": Free Webinar On Monday: “Addressing Barriers to Successful Engagement of Immigrant and Refugee Parents of Young Children”Addressing Barriers to Successful Engagement of Immigrant and Refugee Parents of Young Children is the title of a free Webinar on Monday. It’s sponsored by the Migrant Policy Institute. Here’s how they de
solidaridad: Network for Public Education to our Friends and Allies in California: Support Sherlett Hendy Newbill for LAUSD School Board
solidaridad: Network for Public Education to our Friends and Allies in California: Support Sherlett Hendy Newbill for LAUSD School Board: Network for Public Education to our Friends and Allies in California: Support Sherlett Hendy Newbill for LAUSD School BoardNPE to our Friends and Allies in California: Support Sherlett Hendy Newbill for LAUSD School BoardAs a friend of Network for Public Educati
Who will care for our children’s educations? Empty suits? Lesser of two evils? | Reclaim Reform
Who will care for our children’s educations? Empty suits? Lesser of two evils? | Reclaim Reform: Who will care for our children’s educations? Empty suits? Lesser of two evils?Posted on May 31, 2014by Ken PrevitiWhen republican candidates for the presidency outline their education platform using identical positions as democratic candidates for governor, it is obvious that they are owned and operate
Nite Cap 5-31-14 #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 CAPThe Truth About St. Marcus (WELS) | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!The Truth About St. Marcus (WELS) | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: The Truth About St. Marcus (WELS)Filed under: St. Marcus,Vouchers — millerlf @ 3:24 pm S
