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CURMUDGUCATION: Thankfulness
CURMUDGUCATION: Thankfulness: ThankfulnessThanksgiving is, well, problematic as a holiday. At least as a celebration of anything historic, because the related history is complicated, and if there's anything Americans hate, it's sorting our way through complicated history. We like our history sorted out into nice clear good guys and bad guys; unfortunately, actual human beings are rarely all good o
Something to Be Thankful For, in New York | VAMboozled!
Something to Be Thankful For, in New York | VAMboozled!: Something to Be Thankful For, in New YorkNew York is one of a handful of states often of (dis)honrable mention on this blog (see for example here, here, and here), given its state Schools Chancellor Merryl Tisch, with the support and prodding of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, have continuously pushed to have teacher-level growth scores coun
Native American educators teach their first Thanksgiving story | 89.3 KPCC
Native American educators teach their first Thanksgiving story | 89.3 KPCC: Native American educators teach their first Thanksgiving storyIt’s that time of year when our youngest learners are coloring pilgrims and Indians and learning the story of the first Thanksgiving. That story has been taught to generation after generation, and generally involves British pilgrims landing in America, sowing c
Happy Thanksgiving to You and Your Family | Diane Ravitch's blog
Happy Thanksgiving to You and Your Family | Diane Ravitch's blog: Happy Thanksgiving to You and Your FamilyToday is a day to count our blessings and to be grateful for our family, our friends, and our freedoms.There is so much happening in the world and in our nation that is alarming. There are so many nations and regions where the great majority of people don’t have personal security, where every
Happy Thanksgiving 2015, Y’all. | deutsch29
Happy Thanksgiving 2015, Y’all. | deutsch29: Happy Thanksgiving 2015, Y’all.A cheerful disposition is good for your health; gloom and doom leave you bone-tired.–Proverbs 17:22 (MSG)On December 06, 2015, my mother turns 70. I am thankful to have her alive and well for these past ten years. She was missing for a week in 2005 during Hurricane Katrina, and I thank God often that she did not die.So muc
Giving Thanks….2015 - Wait What?
Giving Thanks….2015 - Wait What?: Giving Thanks….2015May the blessings of health, happiness and a bit of prosperity come to each you and yours on this Thanksgiving Day 2015 … And on every day…“On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence.” ~ William Jennings Bryan“A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.” ~ CiceroAnd as I often do, I return to
Education Plus cyber charter closes its learning centers
Education Plus cyber charter closes its learning centers: Education Plus cyber charter closes its learning centersHundreds of parents and students enrolled at Education Plus Academy Cyber Charter School were left scrambling Tuesday when the troubled cyber school announced that it was closing its learning and tutoring centers, and laying off 30 staffers immediately.The closings affect 410 students
Parents: your absurdly high expectations are harming your children’s achievement - Quartz
Parents: your absurdly high expectations are harming your children’s achievement - Quartz: Parents: your absurdly high expectations are harming your children’s achievementStudies have shown that high parental expectations are associated with high academic achievement. But setting expectations too high is counterproductive, new research shows.When parents had high aspirations for their children’s a
VIDEO: 'Shake Off Those Charter Chains!' | Alternet
VIDEO: 'Shake Off Those Charter Chains!' | Alternet: VIDEO: 'Shake Off Those Charter Chains!'What you really need to know about the chains that run charter schools.Advocates for charter schools frequently argue that generalizing about these schools is unfair because charters, by their very entrepreneurial, unregulated design, are not all the same.This is true. Charter schools are not all the same.
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CORPORATE ED REFORMThanksgiving Thanks to Teachers We Remember Who Didn't Teach Common Core | Alan SingerThanksgiving Thanks to Teachers We Remember Who Didn't Teach Common Core | Alan Singer: Thanksgiving Thanks to Teachers We Remember Who Didn't Teach Common CorePresident Barack Obama remembers his fifth grade teacher, Ms. Mabel Hefty. In 1971, Barack was a "kid with a funny name in a new s
