Sunday, May 2, 2021

CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: What? May Already? Edition (5/2)

CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: What? May Already? Edition (5/2)




What? May Already? Edition

That whole April thing seemed to slide by quickly. What could come next? 

I'll remind you (as I haven't in a while) that sharing is your power as a reader, and that if any of these really speak to you, the best gift you can give the writer of your favorite piece is more readers. Share.

I'm a Chicago principal. This round of testing won't tell me anything that matters.

Chalkbeat lets Seth Lavin explain why there's more to being a god student than getting a test score up to desired levels. How many of these sorts of articles do you think actual educators would have to write to be heard?

Bill allowing charter schools to circumvent districts becomes law without Gordon's signature

In the More Bad News department, Wyoming's legislators just rammed through a bill that lets charters become authorized without the approval of the school boards elected by the taxpayers who will have to foot the bill.


TC Weber at Dad Gone Wild joins the ranks of people making a powerful and personal case for not freaking out over Learning Loss. 


David Epstein was at Slate to share a piece from his book Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, a copy of which I now need to buy. There are many good thoughts here, leading up to this final sentence: "Development is not linear, and diversions that set you back in the short term frequently become powerful tools in the long term."

AI Is Neither Artificial nor Intelligent

At Wired, an interview with Kate Crawford who says, among other things, that we have a regulation emergency, and that we need less research focus on ethics, and more on power.


One of the more challenging pieces that Nancy Flanagan has ever posted. Plenty to think about in terms of what values are actually associated with race.


At EdSurge, of all places, Torrey Trust and Robert Maloy argue that teacher loss and burnout is a bigger problem than "learning loss" (a phrase they say has become as widespread as "you're on mute").


If you haven't seen this clip yet, here's the teacher roasting his board on his way out the door. "If you respected us, you'd listen to us."


McSweeney's comes through again, but you have to be old enough to remember the music that goes with these lyrics.




Common Core Was Always Doomed. Five Principles (At Least) That Joe Biden Can Learn From The Core’s Failure. - https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2021/04/29/common-core-was-always-doomed-five-principles-at-least-that-joe-biden-can-learn-from-the-cores-failure/?sh=38748a612c6b by @palan57 on @forbes





Dammit, Joe
200+by Peter Greene / 1d
So up on my screen pops the headline "Biden says K-12 education isn't working--calls for fgre pre-K to 'grade 14' " The good news is that the headlines is, as headlines will be, a bit inaccurate. The bad news is everything else. Starting with this lede: President Joe Biden on Wednesday praised the nation's K-12 education system for fueling America's economic growth for almost a century. But, he s
Guest Post: Dispatch from Beleaguered PA District
29by Peter Greene / 2d
I've been following the story of Chester Upland School District in Pennsylvania. It's a long history featuring every imaginable problem that could afflict a school district. Currently the district is facing a charter takeover and a mysterious stack of vanished money . The following post was sent to me from inside the district and written by a teacher who prefers to remain anonymous. It provides a
Falling Behind In An Actual Classroom
500+by Peter Greene / 2d
The chicken littling about Learning Loss is just never going to stop. Today I came across yet another article (that I won't link to) warning that the Learning Losses from the pandemic pause will haunt students for the rest of their lives. The worst of the Learning Loss panickers are revealing too much about what they don't understand, but what they especially don't understand is what goes on in an
Heutagogy (Because We Need New Education Jargon)
by Peter Greene / 3d
There are, apparently, three siblings in the Gogy family-- pedagogy, andragogy, and heutagogy. Pedagogy you already know, at least in some vague way. Andragogy is the method and practice of teaching adults. Heutagogy--well, heutagogy is a made-up word. Miriam-Webster hasn't heard of it . The word was coined in 2000 by Stewart Hase and Chris Kenyon "to describe self-learning independent of formal
FL: Private School Says No Vaccine For Staff
63by Peter Greene / 5d
Centner Academy (Miami's premiere private school for the leaders of tomorrow) has informed parents by letter that the staff and teachers are not to get vaccinated for Covid-19. The letter indicates that "we ask any employee who has not yet taken the experimental COVID-19 injection, to wait until the end of the school year." That sounds almost mild, until a few sentences later we arrive at "It is
ID: Lt. Governor Forms Indoctrination Task Force
70by Peter Greene / 6d
I am not making this up. Idaho Lt. Governor Janice McGeachin has announced the formation of a Task Force to Examine Indoctrination in Idaho Education. You can go to an honest to God state website page where you can turn in an educator who is doing Naughty Indoctrination Things. “One of our primary goals with this task force is to give concerned citizens a voice regarding education in Idaho,” said
ICYMI: Car Shopping Edition (4/25)
by Peter Greene / 7d
Only slightly more fun than a root canal. But I needed a new project. In the meantime, here are some good reads from the week. State of Siege: What the Free State Project Means for New Hampshire’s Public Schools Have You Heard welcomes Matthew Honglitz-Hetling, author of A Libertarian Walks Into A Bear, a book I just finished, so I was pretty pumped to have the HYH crew interview him. Oh, New Ham
VA: Is This The Path To Math Equity
26by Peter Greene / 8d
Virginia is working on a new "math path," and conservative news outlets have gone off. The initiative itself is loaded with the usual bureaucratic argle bargle, like Through collaboration with other stakeholders across the Commonwealth,
at

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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES 



The American Families Plan: Potentially the Most Important Proposal for Children Ever by @BruceLesley https://link.medium.com/YIzqtaAEQfb

Is Kentucky upholding its mandate to adequately fund public schools? - https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2021/04/30/kentucky-upholding-its-mandate-adequately-fund-public-schools/7390942002/ via @courierjournal

Idaho Governor Signs Bill To Ban Critical Race Theory In Schools https://www.npr.org/2021/05/01/992761507/idaho-governor-signs-bill-to-ban-critical-race-theory-in-schools

Sunday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=117256 on @Larryferlazzo

as another school year comes to a close https://www.dailykos.com/story/2021/5/1/2028546/-as-another-school-year-comes-to-a-close

With Eli Broad's era past, L.A. needs fewer kingmakers and more inclusive, diverse civic builders http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/7421GPDzgEg/with-eli-broads-era-past-l-a-needs-a-new-generation-of-civil-builders-s

International Students See Visa Struggles As Colleges Return To In Person Learning https://www.npr.org/2021/05/02/992846145/international-students-see-visa-struggles-as-colleges-return-to-in-person-learni

“If there’s anyone who could step up during this time, it’s us:” How NYC school librarians adapted to remote learning https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-librarians-adapt-pandemic-20210502-suiyxgpgtvdfjbrsij4r7syily-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

Dueling rallies in Harlem about reopening NYC schools https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-school-reopening-rallies-20210501-lixda2ew7rclrd434exrhzbene-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

There’s No Classics ‘Catastrophe’ at Howard University https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/02/opinion/howard-university-classics-department.html

Joe Biden Is Electrifying America Like F.D.R. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/01/opinion/sunday/biden-fdr-americans.html

The Numbers Tell a Different Story About Police Killings of Minors http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAtlantic/~3/zXMInaF3nNk/

NACS board president's wife says kids should stay home on count day | Schools | The Journal Gazette - https://journalgazette.net/news/local/schools/20210429/nacs-board-presidents-wife-says-kids-should-stay-home-on-count-day on @jgfortwayne

Think of Children as POW’s, and Act Accordingly | The Merrow Report - https://wp.me/p6uAPJ-3Ay on @wordpressdotcom

Estimating the Real Cost of Community College - https://tcf.org/content/report/estimating-real-cost-community-college/?agreed=1

The Adequacy of School District Spending in the U.S. - https://www.schoolfinancedata.org/?p=1721

En busca de asilo en tiempos del Covid https://hechingerreport.org/en-busca-de-asilo-en-tiempos-del-covid/

Seeking asylum in a time of Covid https://hechingerreport.org/seeking-asylum-in-a-time-of-covid/

N.J. Teacher Howard Zlotkin Suspended After Calling George Floyd a ‘Criminal’ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/01/nyregion/zoom-teacher-racist.html


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Joe Biden, the Republicans, and Kids’ Stuff | The New Yorker
by Mike Simpson / 12min
Joe Biden, the Republicans, and Kids’ Stuff | The New Yorker Joe Biden, the Republicans, and Kids’ Stuff As the new Administration enters its next hundred days, the child wars are likely to grow more intense and, in some quarters, more detached from reality. “Superheroes Are Everywhere,” a children’s book celebrating ordinary people, by Vice-President Kamala Harris, has landed, like so many thing
Biden’s Message: Government Must Work for the Common Good | Diane Ravitch's blog
by Mike Simpson / 12min
Biden’s Message: Government Must Work for the Common Good Michael Sean Winters of the National Catholic Reporter expressed my reaction to President Joe Biden’s speech to Congress. No boasting. No narcissism. A strong assertion that government must work for the people and use its resources to improve the lives of the people. The most abnormal thing about Biden’s speech, however, was how normal it
How the Centner Academy Became a Beacon for Anti-Vaxxers - The New York Times
by Mike Simpson / 12min
How a Miami School Became a Beacon for Anti-Vaxxers The Centner Academy barred teachers newly vaccinated against the coronavirus from being near students. Some parents threatened to withdraw their children. Others clamored to enroll. MIAMI — A fifth-grade math and science teacher peddled a bogus conspiracy theory on Wednesday to students at Centner Academy, a private school in Miami, warning the
EdAction in Congress May 2, 2021 - Education Votes
by Mike Simpson / 12min
EdAction in Congress May 2, 2021 In his first 100 days, President Biden has made the single largest investment in students and public education ever. Scroll through this timeline to see what this administration is doing for students, educators, and communities across the nation. Biden unveils American Families Plan in historic address to Congress As President Joe Biden delivered his first addres
Where are we going, and why are we in this handbasket? | Live Long and Prosper
by Mike Simpson / 12min
Where are we going, and why are we in this handbasket? POLLUTION I never wanted to be one of those grumpy old men who say things like, “The country is going to Hell in a handbasket,” but it’s getting harder and harder to control myself. We in the US have a serious pollution problem. It’s not just air and water pollution, though those are certainly worth our attention. Sadly an insidious form of
NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER
by Mike Simpson / 12min
NewBlackMan (in Exile) NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/05/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm.html Phylicia Rashad On Alpha Kappa Alpha and Howard University History by Mark Anthony Neal / 1h ' Phylicia Rashad on the the history of her cherished sorority and alma mater with ESSENCE Social Media D
A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 #tBATs
by Mike Simpson / 12min
Larry 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 - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/05/this-week-in-education-larry-
Kathleen Cashin: How Schools Should Invest the Biden Windfall | Diane Ravitch's blog
by Mike Simpson / 2h
Kathleen Cashin: How Schools Should Invest the Biden Windfall Kathleen Cashin has been a teacher, a principal, and a superintendent in New York City in high-needs districts. She is currently a member of the New York State Board of Regents, which sets policy for the state. In this article, which appeared in the New York Daily News, she explains her hope that school district will use their new mon
Education Matters: DCPS approves charter schools hand over fist, other districts fight back.
by Mike Simpson / 2h
DCPS approves charter schools hand over fist, other districts fight back This should be all you need to know. DCPS approved a charter school right across the street from an A-rated school. They approve charter schools all the time in areas of town that don't need them; District 7 Lori Hershey's district, Mandarin has more charter schools than any other part of the city. Schools doing great; no p
Charter schools exploit lucrative loophole that would be easy to close - The Conversation
by Mike Simpson / 2h
Charter schools exploit lucrative loophole that would be easy to close Charter schools exploit lucrative loophole that would be easy to close While critics charge that charter schools are siphoning money away from public schools, a more fundamental issue frequently flies under the radar: the questionable business practices that allow people who own and run charter schools to make large profits. C
Democracy Prep Enabled Its Founder to Rip It Off. | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog
by Mike Simpson / 2h
Democracy Prep Enabled Its Founder to Rip It Off On April 27, 2021, founder and former superintendent of Democracy Prep charter schools, Seth Andrew, was arrested for stealing $218K from school bank accounts. From the US Attorney’s Office press release (Southern District of New York): Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., As

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