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
8-31-14 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: Charter Schools: Student Mobility Is Not Student AttritionGoing to get a little wonky here, but since we're already deep in the weeds on the issue of student attrition in charter schools, I don't think I've got much choice...I had a little Twitter exchange with Ryan Hill of TEAM Academy Charter School, the Newark branch of the national charter chain KIPP, last week. He and I seem t
The Soap Opera of Teacher “Tenure” in Louisiana and New York | deutsch29
The Soap Opera of Teacher “Tenure” in Louisiana and New York | deutsch29: The Soap Opera of Teacher “Tenure” in Louisiana and New YorkAugust 31, 2014I am a tenured, career public school teacher.As such, I realize I am Public Enemy Number One to the fiscally-well-backed, non-teaching finger-pointers who call themselves “education reformers.”If only I could be fired without recourse, American educat
8-30-14 Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: Do criticisms of U.S. schools rely on. False information, bad Data and distortionshttp://www.ajc.com/weblogs/get-schooled/2014/aug/30/education-mythbusters/ LIKE......DUH! University of Georgia professor and frequent AJC Get Schooled contributor Peter Smagorinsky discusses an interesting new book exposing the misperceptions and distortions about America's schools. By Peter Sm
8-31-14 All NEW Living in Dialogue
Home - Living in Dialogue: Politicizing the Common Core as Candidates Plan Their Next MovesAcross the country, politicians are reacting to the Common Core debate. Some are sinking and others are swimming in their support or condemnation of the national standards. The post Politicizing the Common Core as Candidates Plan Their Next Moves appeared first on Living in Dialogue.7 by Robert Perry / 40min
Teachers: Happy Labor Day? | educarenow
Teachers: Happy Labor Day? | educarenow: Teachers: Happy Labor Day?Posted on August 31, 2014 | Leave a commentThe Detroit Free Press’s “Raw Data” series just came out with an article pointing out the decline in teacher salaries in Michigan (and most of the rest of the country) since 1999.Mind you, this decline has taken place at the same time many Michigan colleges have increased graduation requir
Students Should Be Creative Innovators, Not Force-Fed Consumers of Status-Quo Knowledge
Students Should Be Creative Innovators, Not Force-Fed Consumers of Status-Quo Knowledge: Students Should Be Creative Innovators, Not Force-Fed Consumers of Status-Quo KnowledgeSunday, 31 August 2014 09:57By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview/News AnalysisMark Naison. (Photo: Haymarket Books) Make a contribution Truthout and receive the book Badass Teachers Unite by clicking here.The following is an
8-31-14 Connected Principals | Sharing. Learning. Leading.
Connected Principals | Sharing. Learning. Leading.: New BeginningsSo this past Friday I had the opportunity to meet dozens of new students and their families who have just recently arrived new from all over the world to our amazing school, and it got me thinking about new beginnings. There is not much in the world that I love more than a fresh start and a clean slate, as they always come dripping
Gene V Glass: Education in Two Worlds: Texas Charters Use Occasion of Texas Judge's Decision to Whine About Their Funding
Gene V Glass: Education in Two Worlds: Texas Charters Use Occasion of Texas Judge's Decision to Whine About Their Funding: Texas Charters Use Occasion of Texas Judge's Decision to Whine About Their FundingThe Texas Charter Schools Association was hoping to get Judge Dietz — who ruled on August 28th that Texas school funding levels were inadequate and unconstitutional — to declare inequitable the $
Poll: Michigan should place moratorium on new charter schools pending review | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
Poll: Michigan should place moratorium on new charter schools pending review | Detroit Free Press | freep.com: Poll: Michigan should place moratorium on new charter schools pending reviewThe state should place a moratorium on opening any new charter schools until the Michigan Department of Education and the state Legislature conduct a full review of the charter school system, a majority of respond
Read the fiery ruling striking down NC school voucher program
Read the fiery ruling striking down NC school voucher program: Read the fiery ruling striking down NC school voucher programLast week a North Carolina judge struck down a law passed by the Republican-controlled legislature that sought to award taxpayer-funded vouchers to low-income families that want to send their children to private schools.On Aug. 21, Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood handed d
The Original Charter School Vision - NYTimes.com
The Original Charter School Vision - NYTimes.com: The Original Charter School VisionBy RICHARD D. KAHLENBERG and HALLEY POTTERAUG. 30, 2014 ALTHOUGH the leaders of teachers unions and charter schools are often in warring camps today, the original vision for charter schools came from Albert Shanker, the president of the American Federation of Teachers.In a 1988 address, Mr. Shanker outlined an idea
School reform is not so simple: experts - NY Daily News
School reform is not so simple: experts - NY Daily News: School reform is not so simple: expertsThree experts weigh in on Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña's goals for education, from maintaining the pre-K expansion to getting second-graders reading at grade level.BY ZAKIYAH ANSARI , DAVID BLOOMFIELD , JEREMIAH KITTREDGE SPECIALS TO THE NEWSSUSAN WATTS/NEW YORK DAILY NEWSZakiyah Ansari is advocacy
8-31-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Charter schools making big profits for private companies10 Investigates found new ways charter schools companies are profiting off education: real estate and high rents...http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/investigations/2014/08/21/charter-school-profits-on-real-estate/14420317/Charter schools making big profits for private companies Noah Pransky, WTSP 12:48 p.m. EDT August 22, 2014(P
8-31-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: About the radio showJoin Drs. Shaun Johnson and Tim Slekar LIVE Sundays at 6PM EST and Wednesdays at 7PM EST on Blog Talk Radio for progressive, pro-public education talk radio. Call in to speak live with Tim and Shaun during the show, (805) 727-7111. You can also listen to our Monday "Sunday-Replay" at 7PM EST, and re-broadcasts of the archives every Tuesday and Thursd
8-31-14 Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: SAT/ACT tutoring: $1,500 for 90 minutes. And 14 sessions are required. Really.If you thought that paying a couple of hundred dollars for an hour of SAT/ACT tutoring for your child was outrageous, get this: A tutor named Anthony Green charges $1,500 for 90 minutes — and he insists that customers take a minimum of 14 sessions, all online. Why? Because rich people will pay, and because
8-31-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Citizen Jack's compendium of teacher reviews of Eva Moskowitz’s Success Academy Empire"They don't tolerate what we tolerate," she said several times. What is it HSA doesn't tolerate? According to my co-worker: disruptive children and parents who don't play an active role in their child's education. — Brian Jones"Jack," a frequent commenter on Professor Diane Rav
8-31-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: This Weekend Is The Ninth Anniversary Of Hurricane Katrina — Here Are Related Resources© 2005 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio This weekend is the ninth-anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s devastation. You might be interested in The Best Websites For Teaching & Learning About New Orleans, wher
8-31-14 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.Art Spiegelman in The Nation. Feeling sorry for Terrence Carter? Not me. Did you get your loyalty scorecard from Rahm? Hinsdale community rallies to “86 the majority” on the board. Teacher asks students to split into two groups to simulate ideal class size. Democrats? Republicans? Who wil
Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: 5 Ideas to Make Lectures and Presentations Interactive
Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: 5 Ideas to Make Lectures and Presentations Interactive: 5 Ideas to Make Lectures and Presentations InteractiveWhen I was a student, I had a problem staying awake in class. I felt bad and teachers were mad. Today, as a teacher myself, I discovered the blame was misplaced. I was sleeping because of boring lesson delivery. When I teach a class or an auditorium w
Striving Towards Local Control of Public Schools—A Proposal for Lee County and Beyond!
Striving Towards Local Control of Public Schools—A Proposal for Lee County and Beyond!: Striving Towards Local Control of Public Schools—A Proposal for Lee County and Beyond!AUGUST 31, 2014 BY NANCY BAILEY 2 COMMENTSI would like to put forth a proposal. What could the Lee County School Board do to make everyone happy or at least happier? I have an idea.Patricia Levesque, CEO of Tallahassee-based
Robo-teachers? | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Robo-teachers? | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Robo-teachers?In the recent film “The Robot & Frank,” an elderly Dad, played by the fine actor Frank Langella, is slipping into dementia so his adult son and daughter debate how best to help him out: get him into an assisted care facility, says daughter. Get him a domestic robot, a caregiver that cooks, cleans up and convers
NYC Educator: Another Prospective Teacher Bites the Dust
NYC Educator: Another Prospective Teacher Bites the Dust: Another Prospective Teacher Bites the DustYesterday I was in a truck stop outside Albany, buying important supplies like the Oreo cookies my daughter demanded to make the last leg of our trip home. The young woman behind the counter started talking about how long the hours were at that particular job. I told her a good solution was to find
Labor Day 2014 Quotes, sayings and solidarity - Happy Labor Day!
Quotes in Support of Labor UnionsFranklin Delano Roosevelt:It is one of the characteristics of a free and democratic nation that it have free and independent labor unions.Pope Paul VI:The important role of union organizations must be admitted: their object is the representation of the various categories of workers, their lawful collaboration in the economic advance of society, and the development
Morning Wink 8-31-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSThe Global Search for Education: The Top 10 | C. M. RubinThe Global Search for Education: The Top 10 | C. M. Rubin: The Global Search for Education: The Top 10"The Global Search for Education series takes important issues related to global education and gives them context." -- Adam SteinerDiane Ravitch, Howard Gardner, Sir Ken Robinson, Pak Tee N
The Global Search for Education: The Top 10 | C. M. Rubin
The Global Search for Education: The Top 10 | C. M. Rubin: The Global Search for Education: The Top 10"The Global Search for Education series takes important issues related to global education and gives them context." -- Adam SteinerDiane Ravitch, Howard Gardner, Sir Ken Robinson, Pak Tee Ng, Pasi Sahlberg, Tony Wagner, Yong Zhao, Krista Kiuru, Peter Vesterbacka, Randi Weingarten, Jonath
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-31-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Ohio: When Does Public Money Turn into Private Assets?Bill Phillis, a veteran warrior for public schools and equitable financing of them, wrote the following in response to a court case that will be heard on September 23. Does a for-profit private corporation own all the assets of the schools it manages? Who owns school facilities,
Ferguson - it is really about WHITE rage by teacherken
Ferguson - it is really about WHITE rage: Ferguson - it is really about WHITE ragebyteacherkenFollow 28 Comments / 28 NewWhite rage recurs in American history. It exploded after the Civil War, erupted again to undermine the Supreme Court’sBrown v. Board of Education decision and took on its latest incarnation with Barack Obama’s ascent to the White House. For every action of African American ad
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-31-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Editorial: CLASSROOMS KEY BATTLEFIELDS IN THE WAR ON POVERTYLA Daily News Editorial | http://bit.ly/1ufrfUM ●●: This slipped through the 4LAKids cracks two weeks ago. It is no less timely. 8/15/14, 2:44 PM PDT :: Of the many battlefields where the half-century-old War on Poverty has been fought, there may be none so important — or difficult to conque
8-31-14 Curmudgucation Week
CURMUDGUCATION: Why Aren't More Women in Tech? Here's One Thought...If you need a reminder just how bad misogynistic behavior can be in our current culture, there is news this week to remind you.Anita Sarkeesian is someone you should know. Her vlog series "Tropes vs. Women" has over the last few years dissected and explained the sexism of the video gaming world. Her videos are thoughtful
8-31-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Carmen Farina Vows To Drain ATR Pool By Having Principals Target ATR'sBuried at the bottom of this Daily News story on Chancellor Farina's goals for the new school year is this:Fariña pledged to announce in the next two weeks a big reduction in the number of teachers getting paid despite not having steady classroom jobs. Earlier this month 114 of the roughly 1,100 teachers —
Education myth busters: Do criticisms of U.S. schools rely on... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Education myth busters: Do criticisms of U.S. schools rely on... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Education myth busters: Do criticisms of U.S. schools rely on bad information and distortions? COMMENT(9) 2 25 9 54RelatedView Larger Education myths dispelledPrevious PostsChildren will have better job choices if more of them have school choiceAugust 30, 2014Brother, can you spare a pencil? Or a piece
Teacher to Parent | lacetothetop
Teacher to Parent | lacetothetop: Teacher to ParentDear Parents:As we begin another school year, we would like to set your minds at ease about a few things. First and foremost, please know that we are not upset about going back to work. We love teaching and consider it the most rewarding profession in the world.We look forward to meeting your children. We know that everyone has quirks. Some pe
It’s Sunday–pray for the children of Newark | Bob Braun's Ledger
It’s Sunday–pray for the children of Newark | Bob Braun's Ledger: It’s Sunday–pray for the children of NewarkWill ministers open their churches to children? The way one church welcomed Christie?A state administrative law judge has postponed a hearing on the litigation brought by Newark residents to block the state-imposed “One Newark” plan that has disrupted the lives of thousands of Newark famil
MORE Needs to Change southbronxschool
http://www.southbronxschool.com: MORE Needs to ChangeFirst let me share, for those who don't know, that I am a Jew. It seems important in this conversation, but from what I have been reading it is. I am not a Lower Eastside Jew, wait I am. My paternal grandfather and his family first lived on Ave C and 9th St when they first came over in 1903. Eventually they moved to the Bronx and my grandfather
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Young Poet Steals John Legend Show With Ferguson Tribute
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Young Poet Steals John Legend Show With Ferguson Tribute: Young Poet Steals John Legend Show With Ferguson Tributeby Mike Klonsky / 1h8-30-14 Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Schooling in the Ownership Society All WeekMike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog:Schooling in the Ownership SocietyMike Klonsky's SmallTalk Schooling in the Ownership SocietyNine years since Katrina. Maybe some
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What’s Your Plan B? | Connected Principals
What’s Your Plan B? | Connected Principals: What’s Your Plan B?by Larry Fliegelman • August 31, 2014 • 0 CommentsWhile watching an observation training video, I noticed the teacher accidentally turned off the projector and then did not get it going again for a while. The technology failed (sort of), and the teacher kept on teaching with little disruption to the lesson.While this shows a fairly str
Nite Cap 8-30-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT
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 CAPDeclaration of Independence from Testing - Badass Teachers AssociationBadass Teachers Association: Declaration of Independence from TestingBy: Dr. Mark Naison Little by little, the American Public is waking up to the realization that the vast ma
