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
Top Three Summer Reads Recommended for Educators |
Top Three Summer Reads Recommended for Educators |: Top Three Summer Reads Recommended for Educators Following up on my most recent post regarding the first external review of my recently released book here, I just got word that my book was listed as one of three books to read this summer on Russ Walsh’s “An Educator’s Summer Reading List.”Yeah!!Here is what Russ wrote, specifically:Rethinking Val
Moms who DREAM | MomsRising's Blog
All Blog Posts | MomsRising's Blog: T-Mobile Women: Rape Is No Laughing MatterWe were shocked. We are still shocked. As employees of T-Mobile US, we were deeply disturbed to watch our CEO John Legere launch an expletive-laden presentation about how rival telecommunications companies are “raping” consumers. "These high and mighty duopolists that are raping you for every penny you have, if th
6-28-14 Saturday Matinée Special "Corporate ED Reform: The Man Behind the Curtain" News Breakout
Saturday Matinée Special "Corporate ED Reform: The Man Behind the Curtain" News BreakoutHarrisburg Sit In: Day 2 | WeArePCAPSHarrisburg Sit In: Day 2 | WeArePCAPS: Harrisburg Sit In: Day 2Posted on June 28, 2014by wearepcapsLights Out at State Capitol: PCAPS Still ThereShare this:by mike simpson / 2h Don’t Cry for Me Arizona | EduShysterDon’t Cry for Me Arizona | EduShyster: Don’t Cry fo
Harrisburg Sit In: Day 2 | WeArePCAPS
Harrisburg Sit In: Day 2 | WeArePCAPS: Harrisburg Sit In: Day 2Posted on June 28, 2014by wearepcapsLights Out at State Capitol: PCAPS Still ThereShare this:
Don’t Cry for Me Arizona | EduShyster
Don’t Cry for Me Arizona | EduShyster: Don’t Cry for Me Arizona Cry for what’s left of your public schools…By Sharon HillArizona schools chief John Huppenthal is sorry. How sorry? Really, really, really, really sorry. That was the message at the press conference that Huppenthal called last week, where he issued a tearful apology for anonymously offensive tweets and comments he’s made since 2011.
Russ on Reading: An Educator's Summer Reading List
Russ on Reading: An Educator's Summer Reading List: An Educator's Summer Reading ListIt is summer, which means that teachers all over the country are working a summer job to pay the bills, attending graduate courses to improve teaching skills, revising lesson plans in anticipation of the next year and, of course, reading this blog.It has always amused me when acquaintances at various gatherings wo
Educators Help Keep Political Momentum Going for Expanded Pre-K | NEA Today
Educators Help Keep Political Momentum Going for Expanded Pre-K | NEA Today: Educators Help Keep Political Momentum Going for Expanded Pre-KUntil she appeared before the Seattle City Council in May, elementary school teacher Elizabeth Owen-Twombley had never publicly testified before any group of elected officials. But when the opportunity arose to champion pre-K education, Owen-Twombley wasn’t ab
2nd Banana 6-28-14 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #RealEdTalk #p2
BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANARECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POST I graded the AP World History exam and all I got was this lousy racist t-shirtI graded the AP World History exam and all I got was this lousy racist t-shirt: I GRADED THE AP WORLD HISTORY EXAM AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS LOUSY RACIST T-SHIRT"Rampant cultural appropriation, cultural insensitivity, and straight up racism" at annual exa
Morning Wink 6-28-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSNYC Educator: Ms. Tisch and the Fabulous IdeaNYC Educator: Ms. Tisch and the Fabulous Idea: Ms. Tisch and the Fabulous IdeaThank goodness we have great thinkers like Merryl Tisch working for us. If it weren't for her, teachers would still be grading Regents exams of their own students. Back in the bad old days, that would translate into rampant corruption.
NYC Educator: Ms. Tisch and the Fabulous Idea
NYC Educator: Ms. Tisch and the Fabulous Idea: Ms. Tisch and the Fabulous IdeaThank goodness we have great thinkers like Merryl Tisch working for us. If it weren't for her, teachers would still be grading Regents exams of their own students. Back in the bad old days, that would translate into rampant corruption. Sometimes, in fact, a bunch of evil teachers would look at a grade of 64 and try to fi
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Crain's Hinz tips business' hand on Lewis run for mayor
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Crain's Hinz tips business' hand on Lewis run for mayor: Crain's Hinz tips business' hand on Lewis run for mayorA good sign for Karen Lewis. She's already got them nervous. No sooner had she hinted that she was "seriously considering" a run for mayor than Greg Hinz at Crain's jumped out with a patronizing, borderline racist column, warning Lewis to rethink
“Good” Doctors and Teachers* (Part 1) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
“Good” Doctors and Teachers* (Part 1) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: “Good” Doctors and Teachers* (Part 1)During the 1930s, my grandmother saw a specialist about a melanoma on her face. During the course of the visit when she asked him a question, he slapped her face, saying, ‘I’ll ask the questions here. I’ll do the talking.’ Can you imagine such an event occurring today?
GI Bill funds flow to for-profit colleges that fail state aid standards | The Center for Investigative Reporting
GI Bill funds flow to for-profit colleges that fail state aid standards | The Center for Investigative Reporting: GI Bill funds flow to for-profit colleges that fail state aid standardsJun 28, 2014Aaron GlantzVeterans ReporterREAD THIS LATERShare on instapaperSHAREShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on tumblrShare on stumbleuponShare on emailInvestigation(s): Returning Home to BattleTopic(s): E
Stephen Krashen Blog 6-28-14
SKrashen:School libraries and school librarians can help close the achievement gap.Submitted to the Chicago Sun-Tunes, June 27.Strengthening school libraries is an easy and inexpensive way to improve school performance ("CPS board warned of drought of librarians," June 26.)There is enormous evidence that self-selected pleasure reading is the source of much of our literacy development: Th
6-28-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Love Letters to the BATS
With A Brooklyn Accent:The Challenges Facing the NEA and the AFT at Their National Conventions As teachers unions prepare to meet this summer, they face three great challenges, which are also opportunities:The rapidly growing grass roots movement against the Common Core Standards, which has already led several states to withdraw from CCSS, and has probably doomed its creators vision of CCSS as a n
6-28-14 Jersey Jazzman NJ Ed News Round-up Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All WeekCharter School Cream Skimming Doesn't Always Pay OffThere's a bit of a "he said/she said" thing going on in Jersey City between the school district and a charter school:After telling Jersey City parents two weeks ago that the school district was investigating a possible data breach of personal student information, and then saying two days lat
6-28-14 Curmudgucation Week
CURMUDGUCATION:Curmudgucation WeekThe Attack on Colleges Continues in the NYTIn the battle for American education, new fronts (aka new profit and growth opportunities) have been opening up steadily from Pre-K and Pre-Pre-K all the way up to colleges and universities. Today's New York Times includes a peek at what the attack on colleges and universities will look like.Kevin Carey says not only do A
6-28-14 NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education:NPE News Briefsfrom The Network for Public EducationWho Are We? We Are the Resistance | the becoming radicalDiane Ravitch’s post about the debate over the Gates moratorium includes a comment from John Thompson that deserves close attention: In a note to me, John Thompson pointed out that our side, which doesn’t have a name, cherishes the clas
6-28-14 THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education
The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education:THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog Becoming Better ListenersPost written by Melinda Moran At its heart, differentiation is about knowing your students—not only where they are relative to learning goals, but also who they are as learners, or better yet, as people. Because our students are really people "under construction," differentiation i
6-28-14 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):Findings of USC poll on teachers at odds with earlier surveyPress conference after Vergara ruling A Washington, D.C. polling firm has expressed disagreement with some of the findings in the PACE/USC Rossier School of Education poll that was released yesterday. The USC poll showed public opinion favored the
6-28-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida ALL Week
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education:Scathing Purple Musings Color me purple in Florida ALL WeekCurious Spin From Jeb Bush Camp on Scott’s Signature of Voucher ExpansionWriting in the Foundation for Excellence in Education web site, CEO Patricia Levesque completely ignored the expansion of Florida’s school
All Week @ The Answer Sheet 6-28-14
The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer SheetA disturbing look at Common Core tests in New YorkThe promise of new standardized tests aligned to the Common Core State Standards was that they would show which students were ready for college and career and which weren’t. But in New York, a look at the tests shows how the state is failing to meet that promise. This was written by Carol Burris and […]1
6-28-14 Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Schooling in the Ownership Society All Week
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog:Schooling in the Ownership SocietyMike Klonsky's SmallTalk Schooling in the Ownership SocietyFinally, a viable opponent for Mayor One-Percent?“I’m a little sick of the mayor and I don’t see anyone stepping up,” Lewis told the Chicago Sun-Times by telephone Thursday evening. “I am seriously thinking about it.”"Do we want 'Star Wars' museums or public, neighborhood
6-28-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy
Wait What?: Wait What? All Week“This is stealing from the poor and middle class to make a billionaire even richer” (Pelto, August 2012)Twenty-two months later – vindication! Almost two years ago, Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy announced that he was giving Bridgewater Associates, the world’s most profitable hedge fund, $120 million to move their headquarters from Westport to Stamford. Bridgewater’s
6-28-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumFriday Open ThreadUpdate: it appears that the district is working with the City and the Downtown Seattle Association on a proposal for the former Federal Building. I am somewhat surprised given the district's seeming lack of interest. The proposal is due July 3rd. I have no further details until I hear back from the district capita
6-28-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlineShades of 2004: Balanced Literacy Plus High Class Sizes a Recipe for FailureWith the re-entry of Farina's pal Lucy Calkins and Balanced Literacy and its Workshop models we may find ourselves in the Tweed version of Groundhog Day.One of my long-time colleagues in ICE/GEM/MORE is a grad of Teachers College where she was trained in Balanced Literacy and is a fan - in t
6-28-14 Fred All Week 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.: Fred All Week Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacherKeeping retirement weird. “Power concedes nothing without a demand,” said Frederick Douglass.As I stepped out of the elevator I ran into an old friend who I hadn’t seen since the RA last year in Atlanta. After a warm embrace we he
6-28-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekFox 5 Reporter Sentenced To 26 Years In Prison For Child Molestation ChargesBut Charles Leaf, the former Fox 5 reporter sentenced to 26 years in prison for child molestation and child porn, continues to deny the charges:The former television reporter convicted of molesting a 4-year-old girl defiantly maintained his innocence for nearly half an hour
6-28-14 the becoming radical EMPATHYEDUCATES! | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
THE BECOMING RADICALEMPATHYEDUCATES!the becoming radical A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by Loss: A Dog’s LifeI was listening to sports talk radio, an interview with Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, who characterized an athlete’s career as “a dog’s life,” meaning that career is short. And this spoke to me in the wake of having just lost our first family dog, Hershey, a chocolate lab we h
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 6-28-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT Attention All LAUSD Teachers: FACING HISTORY AND OURSELVES & “THE CHILDREN OF WILLESDEN LANE”from Councilmember Jose Huizar’s Downtown Community e-newsletter | http://bit.ly/Vugqmw 27 June 2014 :: The Music Center is excited to partner with Mona Golabek and The Los Angeles Unified School District to pres
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 6-28-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYJune’s “The Best” Lists — There Are Now 1,322 Of Them!Here’s my monthly round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 1,321 of them categorized here): The Best Science Sites Of 2014 – So Far The Best Websites For English Language Learner Students In 2014 – So Far Th
This Week's Education Research Report 6-28-14 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTChallenges in Evaluating Principal EffectivenessThe purpose of this article is to examine the assumptions underlying efforts to evaluate principal effectiveness in terms of student test scores, to review extant research on efforts to estimate principal effectiveness, and to discuss the appropriateness of including estimates of principal
6-28-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Schools Matter All WeekLearn about TMoE at Chalkface Radio Interview ArchiveChalkface Radio has up a terrific interview archive. Check it out. Here's the one Denise Wilburn and I did 10 months ago, soon after The Mismeasure of Education was published. Current Politics Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with Chalk Face on BlogTalkRadioJuly 12 will mark the one year since TMoE was publis
All Week 6-28-14 @ THE CHALK FACE
@ THE CHALK FACE : All Week @ THE CHALK FACE Van Roekel to NEA: With what will you replace the accountability system?It’s not the first time Dennis Van Roekel (DVR) has asked this loaded question. Last year, DVR asked the NEA membership at large, during an interview, with what they would purport to replace the Common Core State Standards, if we did get rid of them. Now, he’s asking the same quest
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 6-21-14 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGThe Millions Wasted on Testing Could Be Spent on…..Valerie Strauss ran this great article by Jim Arnold and Peter Smagorinsky. Jim Arnold recently retired from the superintendent’s position of the Pelham City Schools in Georgia. Peter Smagorinsky is Distinguished Research Professor of English Education at the University o
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Dear Teacher: Shut Up or I'll Starve Your Children | Clemsy's Corner
Dear Teacher: Shut Up or I'll Starve Your Children | Clemsy's Corner: Dear Teacher: Shut Up or I'll Starve Your ChildrenYesterday a teacher friend in Indiana, let's call her Cassandra, became a victim of one of the unintended consequences of education reform in America. (Or maybe it's an intended consequence. As Lily Tomlin said, "No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up
SBE Agenda for July 2014 - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education)
SBE Agenda for July 2014 - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education): SBE Agenda for July 2014Agenda for the California State Board of Education (SBE) meeting on July 9-10, 2014.State Board MembersMichael W. Kirst, PresidentIlene W. Straus, Vice PresidentSue BurrCarl CohnBruce HoladayAida MolinaPatricia A. RuckerNiki SandovalTrish WilliamsJesse Y. Zhang, Student MemberVacancySecretary &
Nite Cap 6-27-14 #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 CAPWhy We MUST Support Teachers Running For Elected Office | Opt Out OrlandoWhy We MUST Support Teachers Running For Elected Office | Opt Out Orlando: Why We MUST Support Teachers Running For Elected OfficeBy Opt Out OrlandoIn Florida, only seven of
