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Why Editors Should Never Put The Phrase Common Core In A Title:
WHY EDITORS SHOULD NEVER PUT THE PHRASE COMMON CORE IN A TITLE:.
Drawing Upon Paul Tough to Nurture Soft Skills Not “Grit”
It is always reassuring to read about pedagogies developed in the classroom being later determined to be based on scientific principles documented by academic researchers. That is one reason why I was so impressed with Paul Tough’s New York Times Magazine article, “Who Gets to Graduate?” Tough’s article was published this spring and I immediately […]
Vaunted Garfield High School has a problem with sexual assault
From Al-Jazeera America. According to the article, mishandling sexual assault cases is pretty common in public schools and in higher education. There’s certainly an abundance of evidence out there for that. But I was surprised to hear that the venerable catalysts of nationwide test boycotts, Garfield High School, bungled this one. That’s a shame. The […]
JUL 24
BESE President Roemer Might Have to Sue for the Right to Sue Jindal
So, I thought that there might be more lawsuits to add to the two that were filed on July 21 and 22, one against the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) by 17 lawmakers regarding the slighting of proper procedure for Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in July 2010, and one against […]
Just.
To all the educators out there: did you ever catch yourself saying you’re “just” a teacher? As I contemplate my future participation in any and all public conversations on education reform and activism, the one thing that gives me pause is that, without the activism and public commentary, I’m just a Kindergarten teacher. I seriously […]
JUL 23
New New London supe fakes his PhD.
I’m sure you’ve heard that someone called themselves “Dr.” when they didn’t earn it. Some bonehead in Connecticut, from Jonathan Pelto: Claiming that he was “hand-picked” by Arne Duncan to be part of the corporate education reform industry, “Dr.” Terrence Carter has become a national example of what is wrong with the education reform movement. […]
JUL 22
Common Core in Louisiana: Two Days, Two Lawsuits
In May 2009, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and then-State Superintendent Paul Pastorek signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to commit Louisiana to be “state led” and participate in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Initiative, a show that the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) had actually “initiated.” […]
JUL 21
Quick announcement from @ the Chalk Face radio show
In the meantime, get anything you need from the archive, 24/7.Filed under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD: Musings from the Chalk Face Tagged: at the chalk face radio, education reform
A July 21, 2014, Update on Common Core, PARCC, and Smarter Balanced
On Sunday, July 20, 2014, I took the day off from writing. No book editing; no blogging. I think I have done so only for one other day since May. Instead, I read a book for the sheer enjoyment of reading. I chose my all-time favorite, a work of fiction by C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce. […]
“No new federal spending” Equals “This really doesn’t matter”
“No new federal spending” Equals “This really doesn’t matter”. via “No new federal spending” Equals “This really doesn’t matter”.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
Back from vacation to crowdsource a problem with school enrollment
Help. My elementary school in a low-income part of Washington, DC needs its community to enroll its children in school. Otherwise, we’re going to have a problem. In previous weeks, and in weeks to come, myself and others are canvassing surrounding neighborhoods to ensure that students are enrolled in school. Previously, I’ve called this “predatory […]