Teacher Tom: Doing Deep DemocracyDoing Deep Democracy I was hanging out on one of our swings chewing the fat with some of the kids. I can't remember what we were talking about, but I'd just said, "I guess I forgot," when Roko earnestly replied, "You know, Teacher Tom, "When you get older you forget more stuff." The following day, I was a sitting in a circle of children heatlessly arguing about Star Wars. Roko was there and when
There’s No Erasing the Chalkboard (Kim Kankiewicz) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom PracticeThere’s No Erasing the Chalkboard (Kim Kankiewicz) There are critics who maintain that teaching has hardly changed over the past century. Such critics know little of the history of schooling, particularly how teachers have taught. Teaching requires tools just as learning does. As long as there have been age-graded schools with one teacher and and a group of students distributed through a buildin
EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORT TODAY - New research finds test scores, educational aspirations drop if children overuse non-educational technologyEducation Research Report EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORT TODAY Education Research Report: New research finds test scores, educational aspirations drop if children overuse non-educational technology - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2021/05/new-research-finds-test-scores.html Research News Middle-school aged children who use the internet, social media or video games recreationally for more
CURMUDGUCATION: Should Schools Offer Virtual School Options In The Fall?Should Schools Offer Virtual School Options In The Fall? I'll admit that this blooming controversy snuck up on me. In Pennsylvania, school districts have offered virtual options for years in the Time Before Covid. It would never have occurred to me that a district shouldn't. But apparently we're going to have fussing about that. kickstarted today by the NYC mayoral announcement that public schoo
Education Matters: DeSantis goes after tech and teachersDeSantis goes after tech and teachers Ron DeSantis went after big tech today, signing a bill that will fine them if they deplatform politicians who violate their standards and conditions, i.e., lie and insight violence. Juxtapose this next to what he said the other day when he said he would go after teachers who dared to tell the truth about the systemic racism that has pervaded our history. Wel
HISTORY MAKERS – Dad Gone WildHISTORY MAKERS “Success is never so interesting as struggle” ― Willa Cather It was the bottom of the last inning and we were trailing 6-1. In order to get a shot at winning, we were going to have to score the maximum allowable runs per inning of 5. That would send the game into the extra-innings, and give us a shot at victory. A daunting task, but not an inconceivable one. We had the top of the
THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, May 24, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHTRUTHBig Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES No 10 ‘tried to block’ data on spread of new Covid variant in English schools | Coronavirus | The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/22/no-10-tried-to-block-data-on-spread-of-new-covid-variant-in-english-schools by @carolecadwalla on @guardian No remote learning option for NYC next school year, de Blasio announces - C
Teacher Tom: An Intellectually Creative Affair: Teacher Tom's Play SummitAn Intellectually Creative Affair: Teacher Tom's Play Summit My journey as an early childhood educator began in 1996, the year our daughter was born. In the back of my mind, I'm sure I was aware that my wife and I were going to be her primary "teachers," at least for the time being, but I recall secretly telling myself that this aspect of parenthood could wait. My instinct was to simply love her
Florida: State Commissioner Fires Teacher for Supporting BLM | Diane Ravitch's blog #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTERFlorida: State Commissioner Fires Teacher for Supporting BLM | Diane Ravitch's blog Florida: State Commissioner Fires Teacher for Supporting BLM Richard Corcoran, state commissioner of education in Florida, announced that he fired Amy Donofrio, a teacher in Duval County, because she supported #BlackLivesMatter. Corcoran made his decision known during a lecture at conservative Hillsdale College in
Explore U.S. History at our Nation’s Most Hallowed Ground - ED.gov BlogExplore U.S. History at our Nation’s Most Hallowed Ground Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) is considered America’s most hallowed ground and a sacred shrine to service and sacrifice. More than 400,000 people are laid to rest at ANC including former presidents, astronauts, civil rights activists, medical professionals, and prominent military figures. ANC recently launched an education program for
Russ on Reading: Defeating the Science of Reading Narrative, Part 4: Addressing School Boards, Legislatures and the PublicDefeating the Science of Reading Narrative, Part 4: Addressing School Boards, Legislatures and the Public This series of posts has taken aim at the false Science of Reading (SOR) narrative that posits that the Simple View of Reading (SVR; Gough and Turner, 1986) is the scientifically proven best way to teach reading and all schools and all teachers should be adopting it. The first post in the se
A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 #tBATsLarry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/05/this-week-in-education-larry-f
2021 Medley #7 – Playing catch up | Live Long and Prosper2021 Medley #7 – Playing catch up Teacher shortage, Punishing schools, Privatization, Facts, Rationality Apparently, retirement is needed so there’s enough time to go to all the doctor appointments you’re going to need as you age. Things have been quiet on this blog lately…for a variety of reasons. Now that things are a bit better I have a backlog of unposted Medley entries. To make it a bit eas
School Privatizers Attack a Central Institution of American Democracy | janressegerSchool Privatizers Attack a Central Institution of American Democracy Introducing a column by the Network for Public Education’s Carol Burris on the explosion this year of legislation across the 50 state legislatures to expand school privatization, the Washington Post ‘s Valerie Strauss begins : “While many Americans see 2021 as the year that may bring back something close to normalcy after the
Seattle Schools Community Forum: SPS Continues Its Long History of Rushed Surveys; Is OSPI Getting the Real Story?SPS Continues Its Long History of Rushed Surveys; Is OSPI Getting the Real Story? Seattle Schools, like all school districts in Washington State, are required to submit a reopening plan to OSPI (Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction). In the Board agenda for the May 19th, we see SPS’ plan. There is a survey attached for parents; I have no idea how many parents know about it and are weig
NYC Public School Parents: Results from our Parent Action Conference: how should the eight billion dollars in state and federal funds for our schools be spent? check it out!Results from our Parent Action Conference: how should the eight billion dollars in state and federal funds for our schools be spent? check it out! On Sat. May 22, 2021, we had a great Parent Action Conference, co-sponsored with NYC Kids PAC and Teens Take Charge, to brainstorm on how parents, educators and students would like the $8B in additional federal and state funds should be spent to meet
As US schools resume testing, large numbers are opting out - AP THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAs US schools resume testing, large numbers are opting out As US schools resume testing, large numbers are opting out Standardized tests are returning to the nation’s schools this spring, but millions of students will face shorter exams that carry lower stakes, and most families are being given the option to forgo testing entirely. With new flexibility from the Biden administration, states are ad
NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY + THIS WEEK #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTERNewBlackMan (in Exile) NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/05/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_15.html Tiny Desk Meets AFROPUNK: Luedji Luna by Mark Anthony Neal / 41min "'I feel that we are living in a crazy moment in a crazy time and music has been a safe place for me — the only safe place for me
Punished by Rewards - (Book) - Alfie KohnPunished by Rewards The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A’s, Praise, and Other Bribes Our basic strategy for raising children, teaching students, and managing workers can be summarized in six words: Do this and you’ll get that. We dangle goodies (from candy bars to sales commissions) in front of people in much the same way that we train the family pet. In this groundbreaking book, Alfi
N.Y.C. will eliminate remote learning for the fall, in a major step toward reopening. - The New York TimesN.Y.C. will eliminate remote learning for the fall, in a major step toward reopening. New York City will no longer have a remote schooling option come fall, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced during a television appearance on Monday, a major step toward fully reopening the nation’s largest school system. This school year, most of the city’s roughly one million students — about 600,000 — stayed at ho
