Unkle Adams - I Am Stronger (Official Anti-Bullying Music Video)

Unkle Adams - I Am Stronger 

(Official Anti-Bullying Music Video)

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Unkle Adams - I Am Stronger (Official Anti-Bullying Music Video)

Recorded at Blue Door Recording in Regina. 
Mixed and Mastered by Johnny Keys.
Filmed and Edited by Merlando. 
Produced by Royal Audio Tunes. 
Written and Recorded by Unkle Adams.

Unkle Adams is an independent, unsigned artist. 

Special thanks to Kevan McBeth, Rick Steciuk and the countless volunteers who helped make this video a reality. 

Lyrics: 
Apparently, you parents really need to listen in
Maybe you should give your kid a little discipline
Instead of lettin him act so inconsiderate 
You say you're not the problem the school system is 
Well picture this ya as sick as it is 
There's a whole lot of kids who do not want live
Searchin up and down the halls for a ritalin fix 
Not knowing how upset the Vice Principal gets When he gets another call from another troubled mom
Cryin on the phone saying that her son sobs
Askin himself what he did to deserve this 
Just because he looks a little different on the surface 
Maybe it's the way he acts or the crazy fact 
That his dad passed away last May from a heart attack
He already feels alone and confused
And to top it off he goes to school and gets abused 

I am smarter, I am stronger! 
I will take it! no longer 
I have feelings, I'm a person
I will live life with purpose! 

There was a girl, who wore a lot of make up 
Every weekend, her parents used to break up 
Strange people coming through the house that would take stuff 
She felt ashamed every day from the waist up 
She covered up with cover up to try and hide
And sat alone every single day at lunch time 
Then came the rumors, whispers and gossip 
She was too bothered to focus on topics 
Grades stared droppin, runnin out of options
Kids said she was better off in a coffin 
She started to believe thoughts evil as these 
Strugglin for a reason to breathe 
One night, someone put a picture on Facebook
Of a cow and it said this is how Shay looks
She read it with a tear streamin down her cheek 
Then she went to sleep, permanently, she drank bleach

I am smarter, I am stronger! 
I will take it! no longer 
I have feelings, I'm a person
I will live life with purpose! 

I hope you take the words that I wrote in this song 
And use them as the strength that you hold in your palm 
When you see a fellow class mate treated in bad way 
Stand up for him and support him like a back brace 
No sad face, opposite emoticon 
I know it's tough but you gota keep holdin on 
You feel like you wanna burst like a soda pop
He was't raised right he doesn't know to stop 
Part of growin up is treatin folks with respect 
It's not a talent to speak with a vial dialect
I'm not sayin I'm perfect there's things I regret
But I can do good with all the time I have left 
I speak the truth, and I believe in you 
If you're not willing to change get up, and leave the room
I gave you a chance, take your evil demons too
But as you walk away this is what we say to you

I am smarter, I am stronger! 
I will take it! no longer 
I have feelings, I'm a person
I will live life with purpose! 

Unkle Adams - I Am Stronger (Official Anti-Bullying Music Video)

I’m no Common Core fan, but give it a chance - The Washington Post

I’m no Common Core fan, but give it a chance - The Washington Post:

I’m no Common Core fan, but give it a chance

AND THE CHOIR SINGS ON

By Jay Mathews, Sunday, January 5, 12:20 PM E-mail the writer

As our national battle over the Common Core standards escalates this year, remember that new standards and curricula rarely improve schools. What does work is families becoming more affluent, teachers becoming more proficient and students spending more time and energy on their studies.

New lesson plans and textbooks such as those being unleashed by the Common Core in nearly all states have no effect on parental income. Some teachers and students may do better when there are changes in what they study, but so far there is little proof of that.
That does not mean, however, that we should dump the new standards. The Common Core courses, background materials and exams may have no effect, but most of the teachers I have asked about this say they want to try them anyway.

Surveys suggest that such feelings are widespread in faculty rooms. If teachers are for it, that’s enough for me. Their happiness with what they are doing — and their confidence in it — always has been crucial to schools’ success.

The quality of teaching in the Washington area is high, largely because of the parental 

Tell-All from Oakland TFA Teacher: “I didn’t do my research” “Left by Winter Break” | Cloaking Inequity

Tell-All from Oakland TFA Teacher: “I didn’t do my research” “Left by Winter Break” | Cloaking Inequity:

Tell-All from Oakland TFA Teacher: “I didn’t do my research” “Left by Winter Break”

Here is another tell-all that does not appear in TFA’s glossy brochures or promotion materials. I realize that proponents of TFA will likely argue that these stories from TFA corp members are no different than any other poorly trained first year teacher. But that is the exactly the point isn’t it? Why is TFA perpetuating the revolving door of inexperienced teachers for our nation’s poorest children? Also, another argument could be that these stories (See also Tell-All From A TFA and KIPP Teacher: Unprepared, Isolation, Shame, and Burnout) are isolated examples. But ask yourself the question: Has TFA ever published a story that was not a glowing, glossy perspective of the TFA experience? Here is another tell-all from a former Oakland TFA teacher.

I read your post tell-all and I appreciate your work. I’m sure your inbox will be flooded with responses just like mine, so I just appreciate being able to share my story and suggestions education reformers like TFA. If you do happen to post any of this, please keep it anonymous.

I joined TFA in 2011, fresh out of college, knowing nothing about education or low-income schools and children but a relatively strong awareness of social inequality and community activism. So that is my background – I knew I wanted to dedicate my life to social justice, community-building and politically-oriented service, but I didn’t do my research on what really happens to new TFA teachers.

Summer Institute was not very useful. I constantly felt guilty and isolated, feeling like my students were our guinea pigs. It’s five weeks, and you jump into playing the role of teacher after the first week, for the remaining four. (A – see footnote). I specifically failed at what many educators seem to emphasize the most, “classroom management.” My advisor kept me after class for thirty minutes to make me practice 

1-5-14 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:

10 Big Wins For Public Education In 2013

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by smf / 1min 

Can a non sequitur be apropos?

comic by wiley miller | http://bit.ly/1ezTh5s

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My Secret Favorites From 2013, Because You Love Long Reads - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson:

My Secret Favorites From 2013, Because You Love Long Reads

by JOSE VILSON on JANUARY 5, 2014

in JOSE

When I posted my top ten blogs from 2013, Bill Fitzgerald wondered if these were also my favorites. Silly. Of course not. I love almost all my posts. Hopefully so do you. In case you didn’t, though, I sifted through each post and created a list of the ones that I loved that didn’t make it on the previous list. Here they are:

1. Invisibility and People of Color in Education Reform
2. Embracing The Elephant (Race and Education Reform)
3. Stop and Frisk These Test Scores
4. Kendrick Lamar’s Control (Happy Birthday, Hip-Hop)
5. Hear Women Speak On Women (A Small Rejoinder To My Own Privilege)
6. On Almost Meeting Jonah Edelman
7. Born To Do This Shit (Personal Legends and Teaching)
8. Are Common Core Arguments Too Coddled? OMGLOL Yes.
9. Changing The Language From Anti-Testing To Pro-Whole Child
10. How I Might Have Intro’d The Bammy Awards

I whittled this list down to ten posts. Admittedly, #6, #8, and #10 were my attempts at humor, but the rest try to connect the dots about different discussions we’ve all had. In any case, enjoy and let me know what you think of this list.

Jose

P.S. – I left off a few because, well, I’m using them in my book.

- See more at: http://thejosevilson.com/secret-favorites-2013-love-long-reads/#sthash.21b6mZko.dpuf

1-5-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum

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Seattle Schools This Week

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1-5-14 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.:

Bomb-thrower or cheerleader.

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Ten minute drawing. Wish you were here.

by Fred Klonsky / 39min 

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by Fred Klonsky / 12min 

Sunday reads.

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1-4-14 Fred All Week Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher

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Join us Monday (1.6.13) at 8:30 EST for our first #StuVoice Twitter chat of the New Year - Student Voice

Student Voice:

MONDAY: Students as Partners in Education Policy Making


 

Join us Monday (1.6.13) at 8:30 EST for our first #StuVoice Twitter chat of the New Year. We’ll be discussing how to integrate student voices into existing reform platforms, particularly with regards to collaborating with passionate adults.

We’re excited to share that this chat will include a simultaneous, livestreamed Google Hangout On Air with the Prichard Committee Student Voice Team!

How it will work:

The Google Hangout On Air:

Will be a space for the Prichard committee to share what they’re doing, discuss the role and impact of student voices, and answer any questions that you may have, via Twitter. Delving into a concrete, exemplary model of student voice at work, this Hangout will explain how the PCSVT has grown and where they are headed with their work in KY. Simply tweet @Stu_Voice to get your questions answered live.

The big idea is to explore the concrete, practical implications of fostering student voice “on the ground,” so to speak.

The Twitter Chat:

Will be a conversation about broader implications of student-adult partnerships, token student representation, and how to ensure all student voices are heard. These guiding principles will serve as a model, encouraging you to organize and start your own Student Voice based initiative. Join the conversation via #StuVoice, and pay attention to tweets from @Stu_Voice to see what is being discussed in the Google Hangout! Feel free to share your own thoughts and questions! Simply tweet @Stu_Voice to get your questions answered live.

The big idea is to discuss the story of how one initiative grew, and how we can learn from their work.

- See more at: http://stuvoice.org/blog/2014/01/05/monday-students-as-partners-in-education-policy-making/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=monday-students-as-partners-in-education-policy-making&utm_reader=feedly#sthash.R29oTCqC.dpuf

1-5-14 Schools Matter

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