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12-25-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Chiara de Blasio, Bill de Blasio And The Politics Of ManipulationI thought the video the de Blasio transition team released of Chiara de Blasio talking about her struggles with drugs, alcohol and depression was on one level an important one.We live in a high stress society in which many people are suffering from depression or other emotional problems, in which many people ar
12-25-13 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Michelle Rhee, Parent Revolution Blink on AccountabilityFrom Education Week reporter Alyson Klein: So remember how California is planning to suspend most of its accountability testing for a year in order to help the state’s schools get up to speed on new tests aligned wi
Vacation Reading: 9 Great Education Articles From 2013 - Sophie Quinton - The Atlantic
Vacation Reading: 9 Great Education Articles From 2013 - Sophie Quinton - The Atlantic: Vacation Reading: 9 Great Education Articles From 2013Stories about iPads, high-school dropouts, standardized testing, and moreSometimes, it takes a longer article to illuminate something as complex as education in America. Here are nine articles from 2013, covering everything from public policy to teaching pra
12-25-13 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): The Socialist Objective: “I can see the dawn of the better day for humanity”Under a pen-name for a newspaper in 1943, George Orwell wrote about Christmas, veering into a declaration of the Socialist objective, predating by many decades Kurt Vonnegut’s career of making si
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-25-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Pope Francis on the the Dangers of Poverty and InequalityI am not in the custom of quoting religious leaders, being a secular Jew, but I am nonetheless impressed by Pope Francis’ advocacy on behalf of the poor and his critique of the unfettered market. To clarify, I understand and believe in the values of a free marketplace of good
VIDEO: LA students grab the mic to talk winter break | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
VIDEO: LA students grab the mic to talk winter break | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: VIDEO: LA students grab the mic to talk winter breakAnnie Gilbertson | December 25th, 2013, 6:00amRoosevelt High School students released a short video remaking The Twelve Days of Christmas.Cue cameras. Sync sound. Remix a Christmas classic, L.A. Unified style."On the first day of Christmas, my teachers gave to me
12-25-13 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": If You Needed More Reasons Why We Need Parents As Allies….It’s not like we really need more reasons Why Parents Should Be Looked At As Allies & Not Targets Of Blame, but here are two articles that make another reason clear: Portland Public Schools parents rally for teachers as negotiations impasse continues (video) High
12-25-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Fred Smith, Poet Luareate of the Real Reform MovementThe Night Before… Once More‘Tis the old year that’s closing rosy and gloomy, In with de Blasio and goodbye to Bloomy. With citywide hope cautiously mingled with doubt, We’ll soon know down here whether to smile or to shout. Some fresh air to breathe, perhaps, while out o
12-25-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: A farewell to ‘It’s Kind of a Funny Story’ authorLast week, Ned Vizzini, the young author of “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” and other popular works for young adults, sadly took his own life. Here is a tribute from James Blasingame, associate professor of English Education at Arizona State University, and the 2010 president of the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the […]
12-25-13 teacherken at Daily Kos: One important Christmas ritual
Daily Kos: One important Christmas ritual: Wendell Potter on Obamacarein an interesting piece at Reader Supported News dated yesterday and titled Obamacare: What's in It for You? Plenty, So Take Time to Find Out. He notes a number of things that most Americans do not seem to know, in large part because of how the media has covered the roll-out, starting with this: the average increased in premium
12-25-13 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: STATE’S SCHOOLS FAIL TO CLOSE LATINO TEST-SCORE GAP + smf’s 2¢By MARTHA MENDOZA, - The Orange County Register http://bit.ly/19dSO5C 2013-12-22 15:58:35 – PAJARO :: As Hispanics surpass white Californians in population next year, the state becomes a potential model for the rest of the country, which is going through a slower but similar demographic shi
12-25-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: My Christmas PostOn most mornings, as part of my morning routine, I listen to T.D. Jakes of the Potter’s House in Dallas, Texas. As my Christmas present to my readers, I offer one of my favorite Jakes sermons. It is about love. I think it will surprise most listeners. Merry Christmas.by deutsch29 / 2h 12-24-13 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE: IMPACT scores in DCPS show errors. I
Weekly Address: The President and First Lady Wish Everyone a Happy Holiday Season | The White House
Weekly Address: The President and First Lady Wish Everyone a Happy Holiday Season | The White House: Weekly Address: The President and First Lady Wish Everyone a Happy Holiday SeasonWASHINGTON, DC—In this week’s address, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wished everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. They also thanked our brave troops and their families for their service and sa
My Christmas Post | deutsch29
My Christmas Post | deutsch29: My Christmas PostDecember 25, 2013On most mornings, as part of my morning routine, I listen to T.D. Jakes of thePotter’s House in Dallas, Texas.As my Christmas present to my readers, I offer one of my favorite Jakes sermons. It is about love.I think it will surprise most listeners.Merry Christmas.
Top ten stories from Hechinger — Kindergarten through high school highlights | Hechinger Report
Top ten stories from Hechinger — Kindergarten through high school highlights | Hechinger Report: Top ten stories from Hechinger — Kindergarten through high school highlightsBy Hechinger ReportIt’s been a busy year for The Hechinger Report’s k-12 team. Two of our staff members published books on education. We set up our Mississippi bureau. We added two new blogs – Digital EDU andEducation by the Nu
empathyeducates – School Restructuring Equals Put Charters In Place
empathyeducates – School Restructuring Equals Put Charters In Place: School Restructuring Equals Put Charters In PlaceSchool Restructuring Equals Put Charters In PlacePhotograph; Newark Schools Superintendent Cami Anderson, right, meets with Dashonnah Gittens, left, and fellow junior Armani Stevenson at an event last fall. (Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-Ledger)One more community is torn asunder.
Video: Yule Log for the holidays - The Denver Post
Video: Yule Log for the holidays - The Denver Post: Video: Yule Log for the holidaysBy The Denver PostPOSTED: 12/24/2013 07:31:48 PM MST2 COMMENTS| UPDATED: ABOUT 6 HOURS AGO Just in time for the holidays, here is a video of the traditional yule log.Read more: Video: Yule Log for the holidays - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_24791082/video-yule-log-holidays?source=ho
Things are looking up for California schools, state superintendent says - Inside Bay Area
Things are looking up for California schools, state superintendent says - Inside Bay Area: Things are looking up for California schools, state superintendent saysBy Theresa Harrington Contra Costa TimesPOSTED: 12/24/2013 08:02:51 PM PST | UPDATED: ABOUT 10 HOURS AGO SACRAMENTO -- California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson declared a fiscal state of emergency in K-12 educatio
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Still cleaning up Rhee's Value-Added mess in D.C.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Still cleaning up Rhee's Value-Added mess in D.C.: Still cleaning up Rhee's Value-Added mess in D.C.Seattle teachers protest Rhee-forms.They're still cleaning up the debris from Michelle Rhee's signature reform in D.C.. Her top-down imposed Value-Added IMPACT system of teacher evaluation has long caused havoc in the system here and elsewhere. Remember, it's also a ce
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Happy Xmas
John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)So, this is ChristmasAnd what have you done?Another year overAnd a new one just begunAnd so this is ChristmasI hope you have funThe near and the dear oneThe old and the youngA very merry ChristmasAnd a happy New YearLet's hope it's a good oneWithout any fearAnd so this is ChristmasFor weak and for strongFor rich and the poor onesThe road is so longAnd so happy
San Ysidro situation draws protest | UTSanDiego.com
San Ysidro situation draws protest | UTSanDiego.com: San Ysidro situation draws protestTeachers contract an unresolved issue in district finances SAN YSIDRO — About 100 teachers, all dressed in red and black, protested vociferously before and silently during the San Ysidro School District board meeting last week at San Ysidro Middle School. They were there to call attention to bogged down contrac
Prayer for a New Mother |
Prayer for a New Mother |: Prayer for a New MotherDecember 24, 2013 in StudentsThe things she knew, let her forget again –The voices in the sky, the fear, the cold,The gaping shepherds, and the queer old menPiling their clumsy gifts of foreign gold.Let her have laughter with her little one;Teach her the needless, tuneless songs to sing;Grant her her right to whisper to her sonThe foolish names one
Nite Cap 12-24-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
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 CAPHappy Holidays from the Big Education ApeFrom My Family to YoursThe Spirit of Christmas Present: Children versus Corporate Greed | Reclaim ReformThe Spirit of Christmas Present: Children versus Corporate Greed | Reclaim Reform: The Spirit of Chri
The Spirit of Christmas Present: Children versus Corporate Greed | Reclaim Reform
The Spirit of Christmas Present: Children versus Corporate Greed | Reclaim Reform: The Spirit of Christmas Present: Children versus Corporate GreedPosted on December 24, 2013by Ken Previti“One major theme in A Christmas Carol was rooted in Charles Dickens’ observations of the plight of the children of London’s poor. In 1839 it was estimated that nearly half of all funerals in London were for child
Advisory Commission on Special Education Agenda January 8 and 9, 2014 -
Agenda January 8 and 9, 2014 - Administration & Support (CA Dept of Education): Agenda January 8 and 9, 2014Advisory Commission on Special Education (ACSE) meeting agenda.Advisory Commission on Special Education MembersDiane Fazzi, ChairGina Plate, Vice ChairFeda AlmalitiMorena de Grimaldi Kristi HagansSomer HardingSara JochamBetty KarnetteNancy PortilloNaomi RaineyTerrylene SacchettiMariano S
12-24-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Happy holidays.by Fred Klonsky / 1h 12-23-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: The Illinois Charter Commission. The incestuous Michael Madigan
The Gift of Teaching:The Joy of Doing What I Do! | Diary of a Public School Teacher!
The Gift of Teaching:The Joy of Doing What I Do! | Diary of a Public School Teacher!: The Gift of Teaching:The Joy of Doing What I Do!Posted December 24, 2013 by Oldschoolteach in Blogging about Education, Education Blog, Elementary Education Blog. Tagged: elementary education blog, joy of teaching, TEACHING, teaching as a gift. Leave a CommentToday, I am going to put on my blinders.I am going to,
DailyCensored.com – Apollo Group founder John Sperling says that University of Phoenix exists because public education is not providing
DailyCensored.com – Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal NewsApollo Group founder John Sperling says that University of Phoenix exists because public education is not providing enough help the working class: Apollo Group founder John Sperling says that University of Phoenix exists because public education is not providing enough help the working classBy Danny Weil on December 24, 20
"kindergarten connect" conspiracy theories - my sidewalk chalk blog - nyc school help
"kindergarten connect" conspiracy theories - my sidewalk chalk blog - nyc school help: "kindergarten connect" conspiracy theoriesTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2013 AT 1:49PMIt is beginning.I am starting to hear the inevitable creative, crazy, uninformed ways to strategise the Kindergarten Connect process to totally mess up the ranking of your potential kindergarten options. Can we all
12-24-13 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: A tale of broken romance - L.A. TEACHERS & ED ®EFORM
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: A tale of broken romance - L.A. TEACHERS & ED ®EFORM COALITION: IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES? + smf’s 2¢: A tale of broken romance - L.A. TEACHERS & ED ®EFORM COALITION: IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES? + smf’s 2¢by Lisa Alva Wood From InterACT/The Accomplished California Teachers blog |http://bit.ly/JobOrb this post has been reblogged by The Washingto
12-24-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: U.S. Government Reports on Santa ClausFor all American kids:NORAD, the Northern American Aerospace Defense Command, has this Santa tracker. Santa IS on his way (apparently over Mount Everest at this time - thank goodness he dresses for the weather).From Wiki: NORAD Tracks Santa is an annual Christmas-themed entertainment program, which has existed since 1955,[1] p
Save Our Schools March – Florida Premier of Standardized Movie – Jan. 25th
Save Our Schools March – Florida Premier of Standardized Movie – Jan. 25th: Florida Premier of Standardized Movie – Jan. 25thAttend the Florida Premier of the New DocumentaryStandardizedThe film viewing will be followed by a Q & A session about the high-stakes testing, standardization, and corporate reform. Also, pieces from the SOS National Gallery of Artful Resistance will be on display at
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: The Gift of Teaching:The Joy of Doing What I Do!
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: The Gift of Teaching:The Joy of Doing What I Do!: The Gift of Teaching:The Joy of Doing What I Do!Today, I am going to put on my blinders.I am going to, for the moment, forget all that plagues public education.Teaching is a gift.Not a gift, as in, this is my calling (although I do believe it is), but a gift as in a present to and for me.:) It is indeed a gift to
12-24-13 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG 2013 Best of the Blog — Whole Child Education
2013 Best of the Blog: 20–16 — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG2013 Best of the Blog: 20–16December 24, 2013 by ASCD Whole Child BloggersIn the past year, experts and practitioners in the field, whole child partners, and ASCD staff have shared their stories, ideas, and resources to help you ensure that each child, in each school, in each community is healthy, safe, engaged, su
12-24-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: True Confessions: I Used to Give Kids Finish-like BreaksAn American teacher now working in an elementary school in Finland, via the Diane Ravitch blog, writes about the differences. Finnish schools often schedule lessons into hour-long blocks: 45 minutes of instruction, 15 minutes of break. Students rarely have back-to-back lessons without breaks—and at the elementary level, it's
12/24/2014 – What Education Numbers Miss
12/24/2014 – What Education Numbers Miss: 12/24/2014 – What Education Numbers MissDecember 24, 2013 SubscribeTHIS WEEK: Teachers Starved Of Resources … Today’s Jammed Schools … Lack Of Resources For Common Core … ‘Failing Schools’ Suddenly Not Failing … More Post-Secondary Students NeededTOP STORYThe Education Story The Numbers Don’t TellBy Jeff Bryant“As 2013 closed out, the education world was r
Happy Holidays from the Big Education Ape
Happy Holidays from the Big Education ApeFrom My Family to Yours
Morning Wink 12-24-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-24-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: What This Fifth Grade Teacher Learned While Teaching in FinlandTim Walker moved to Finland with his family. They have moved permanently, as Tim’s wife is Finnish. Tim now teaches fifth grade in
