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7-13-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University)

the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): ESPN, Mansplaining, and the U.S. MediaWhat do NPR, conservative talk radio/media, and ESPN radio have in common? Upon first blush, likely nothing. And that proves both what they have in common as well as how that unrecognized is the problem. Let’s start with NPR, as Trac

by mike simpson / 1min 

7-13-14 Curmudgucation

CURMUDGUCATION: TrackingNot a fan of heterogeneous grouping. Never have been. It's a purely personal choice; I experienced it as a high school student and it was miserable.But while I believe that tracking is the way to go, I believe there are a couple of ways we do it wrong.Most commonly we track by the destination. We let students know that Bus A runs to college and Bus B runs to a trade. Each b

by mike simpson / 4min 

7-13-14 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: Bill Gates Plans For Wireless Remote Controlled ContraceptionI'm sure this couldn't have any downsides:First Bill Gates brought us a better condom. Now, the billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft founder is taking birth control to an even more amazing level.Gates is backing a long-lasting implantable birth control device that can be turned on and off with a remote control.

by mike simpson / 6min 

The Answer Sheet 7-13-14

Answer Sheet: Readers react to what teachers told ObamaThere was a lot of reaction to a post I published a few days ago about what happened when four teachers from high-poverty schools sat down with President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan for lunch at the White House to talk about education, teaching and school reform. Here are some of the reactions from […]5 by Valerie Strauss / 21min

by mike simpson / 10min 

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-13-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: The Connection Between Jeb Bush, ALEC, K12, and MaineThis prize-winning story by investigative reporter Colin Woodard follows the money trail in Maine, as Governor Paul LePage seeks to make a name for himself in the world of digital learning. It was originally published two years ago, but remains relevant. Woodard dug through more

by mike simpson / 50min 

7-13-14 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.: Sunday reads.Detroit residents on Thursday launched a direct action to halt the city’s mass shut-off of water to thousands of households, physically blocking a private corporation from turning off the tap. Israel bombs a mosque and a center for the disabled, killing two residents and wounding three, a

by mike simpson / 54min 

7-13-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Latest Resources On Child Refugees At U.S.-Mexico Border© 2007 Richard Masoner / Cyclelicious, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via Wylio Here are the latest additions to The Best Resources For Learning About The Children Refugee Crisis At The U.S. Southern Border: Shame on you, Murrieta, for blocking immigrant detainee buses is from Th

by mike simpson / 56min 

Randi Weingarten, Mercedes Schneider, CCSS, the NPE Panel, and the AFT Convention | Reclaim Reform

Randi Weingarten, Mercedes Schneider, CCSS, the NPE Panel, and the AFT Convention | Reclaim Reform: Randi Weingarten, Mercedes Schneider, CCSS, the NPE Panel, and the AFT ConventionPosted on July 12, 2014by Ken PrevitiRandi plays a major role in the Banraku Puppet Theater of the Absurd in Los Angeles during the AFT Convention.AFT President Randi Weingarten did her usual song-and-dance for Common C

by mike simpson / 1h 

Editorial: Little exciting about next Sacramento school chief - Editorials - The Sacramento Bee

Editorial: Little exciting about next Sacramento school chief - Editorials - The Sacramento Bee: Editorial: Little exciting about next Sacramento school chiefBy the Editorial BoardPublished: Sunday, Jul. 13, 2014 - 12:00 amJosé L. Banda, Sacramento’s presumptive next superintendent of schools, appears perfectly capable of the job.He’s been superintendent of schools for a number of urban school dis

by mike simpson / 1h 

YESTERDAY

NYC Educator: Will Weingarten Pledge to Stand with Us in Supporting True Union Democracy?

NYC Educator: Will Weingarten Pledge to Stand with Us in Supporting True Union Democracy?: Will Weingarten Pledge to Stand with Us in Supporting True Union Democracy?Ms. Weingarten sent me a pledge from the halls of the AFT Convention in L.A. today.  The pledge concluded with these words:  "While we're fighting for big things, no action is too small.  We need you to do whatever you can.  Comm

by mike simpson / 13h 

Coop’s Youth Part 1 – Puberty Pressure Cooker | Lefty Parent

Coop’s Youth Part 1 – Puberty Pressure Cooker | Lefty Parent: Coop’s Youth Part 1 – Puberty Pressure CookerJuly 12th, 2014 at 16:04My 7th grade yearbook pictureOur mom, my brother and I returned from two long full developmental weeks of our vacation on Cape Cod, beginning to find some equilibrium as three still emerging human beings, without a male parent in the household, now in mostly positive r

by mike simpson / 13h 

Nite Cap 7-12-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #AFT14

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 CAPOMG!!!!! Look who’s covering Christie’s prez campaign | Bob Braun's LedgerOMG!!!!! Look who’s covering Christie’s prez campaign | Bob Braun's Ledger: OMG!!!!! Look who’s covering Christie’s prez campaignBrodesser-Akner on TwitterThe Star-Ledger h

by mike simpson / 15h 

OMG!!!!! Look who’s covering Christie’s prez campaign | Bob Braun's Ledger

OMG!!!!! Look who’s covering Christie’s prez campaign | Bob Braun's Ledger: OMG!!!!! Look who’s covering Christie’s prez campaignBrodesser-Akner on TwitterThe Star-Ledger has hired a former Hollywood celebrity gossip blogger to be the senior political correspondent who will cover Gov. Chris Christie’s presidential campaign, according to social media sources. Seriously.Meanwhile, Amy Ellis Nutt, th

by mike simpson / 15h 

GUEST: Bridgegate is so NOT over: Chris Christie and the Priorities of the Privileged | Bob Braun's Ledger

GUEST: Bridgegate is so NOT over: Chris Christie and the Priorities of the Privileged | Bob Braun's Ledger: GUEST: Bridgegate is so NOT over: Chris Christie and the Priorities of the PrivilegedBack to New HampshireBy Linda StamatoIn the wake of “Bridgegate,” press coverage shifted from near adulation of Chris Christie to embarrassed incredulity; the artful politician, poised to become a presidenti

by mike simpson / 18h 

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Revolving door from Rahm's City Hall to hedge-funder's office keeps turning

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Revolving door from Rahm's City Hall to hedge-funder's office keeps turning: Revolving door from Rahm's City Hall to hedge-funder's office keeps turningMatt HynesI reported last month about Rahm's machine bagman Matt Hynes jumping ship to go spend "more time with his family." Remember Hynes, the son of former longtime Cook County Assessor, ward boss (1

by mike simpson / 19h 

Districts debate merits of master's for teachers - SFGate

Districts debate merits of master's for teachers - SFGate: Districts debate merits of master's for teachersBy JAMIE STENGLE, Associated PressUpdated 10:35 am, Saturday, July 12, 2014People gather outside the North Carolina General Assembly in Raleigh, NC during summer 2013 to protest the elimination of tenure and extra pay for teachers with advanced degrees in the state. Efforts to eliminate extra

by mike simpson / 19h 

War and Peace | Bill Ayers

War and Peace | Bill Ayers: War and PeaceA pervasive and widely promoted theory that runs loose throughout the land is that being a military powerhouse makes the US (and people everywhere) safe, protects freedoms, and is a force for peace in a threatening, dangerous, and hostile world. It’s not true, but it has a huge and sticky hold on our imaginations.When some random politician tells antiwar pr

by mike simpson / 22h 

2nd Banana 7-12-14 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #RealEdTalk #AFT14

BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANARECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POST  Clowns In The Tent, Oh My!The Camel's Nose In The Tent.The Camel's Nose In The Tent.One cold night, as an Arab sat in his tent, a camel gently thrust his nose under the flap and looked in. "Master," he said, "let me put my nose in your tent. It's cold and stormy out here." "By all means," said the Arab, "

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Morning Wink 7-12-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSCommon Core Talking Points Decimated in Radio Interview | Missouri Education WatchdogCommon Core Talking Points Decimated in Radio Interview | Missouri Education Watchdog:Common Core Talking Points Decimated in Radio InterviewinShareHow much money has been spent by the Gates Foundation and corporate entities to push the PR message that we will love Common

by mike simpson / 23h 

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7-13-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University)

the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University):

ESPN, Mansplaining, and the U.S. Media

What do NPR, conservative talk radio/media, and ESPN radio have in common? Upon first blush, likely nothing. And that proves both what they have in common as well as how that unrecognized is the problem. Let’s start with NPR, as Tracie Powell reports: Anya Kamenetz, NPR’s education team lead blogger, used one of the network’s official Twitter accounts to tweet that she reaches out to diverse sourc

1 by plthomasedd / 3min 

7-12-14 the becoming radical EMPATHYEDUCATES! | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD

THE BECOMING RADICALEMPATHYEDUCATES!the becoming radical  A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by Racism not Below the Surface in U.S., StillSince it is just sports, that LeBran James and Carmelo Anthony are wielding a significant amount of power during the NBA off-season could easily go unnoticed except for sports fans and those enthralled by ESPN and sports media. But how James and Anthony are fra

by mike simpson / 8h 

7-13-14 Curmudgucation

CURMUDGUCATION:

Tracking

Not a fan of heterogeneous grouping. Never have been. It's a purely personal choice; I experienced it as a high school student and it was miserable.But while I believe that tracking is the way to go, I believe there are a couple of ways we do it wrong.Most commonly we track by the destination. We let students know that Bus A runs to college and Bus B runs to a trade. Each bus runs its own route, a

3 by Peter Greene / 21min 

7-12-14 Curmudgucation Week

CURMUDGUCATION:Curmudgucation WeekDetails on New Teacher Equity Equality PlanThis aspect of school reform has been lurking around the edges for some time-- the notion that once we find the super-duper teachers, we could somehow shuffle everybody around and put the supery-duperest in front of the neediest students. But though reformsters have occasionally floated the idea, the feds have been reluct

by mike simpson / 8h 

7-13-14 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School:

Business As Usual At AFT Convention: Pro-CCSS Resolution, Lame Arne Duncan "Development Plan" Pass

I wrote yesterday that I wasn't going to be all that impressed if the delegates at the AFT convention voted to call for Secretary of Education Privatization Arne Duncan's ouster.See, even if Duncan goes, his boss, Barack Obama - the guy whose education policies Duncan implements - will still be in power.Nonetheless Norm Scott and others thought the AFT leadership would probably let such a resoluti

by reality-based edu... / 1h 

Bill Gates Plans For Wireless Remote Controlled Contraception

I'm sure this couldn't have any downsides:First Bill Gates brought us a better condom. Now, the billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft founder is taking birth control to an even more amazing level.Gates is backing a long-lasting implantable birth control device that can be turned on and off with a remote control. With this device -- a tiny hormone-emitting microchip -- women who decide they are

by reality-based edu... / 27min 

7-12-14 Perdido Street School Week

Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekSo Much For Randi Weingarten And The AFT Fighting The Common CoreNorm Scott is at the AFT convention in L.A. - he reports Randi Weingarten and her Unity/UFT minions had the votes to secure their own pro-Common Core resolution but rigged the committee process in order to ensure the Chicago Teachers Union resolution condemning Common Core didn't pass

by mike simpson / 8h 

The Answer Sheet 7-13-14

Answer Sheet:

AFT calls for Education Secretary Duncan to submit to ‘improvement’ plan or resign

Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s relations with the country’s largest teachers unions — which collectively have more than 4 million members — keep getting worse. Earlier this month, the nation’s largest teachers union called for him to resign. On Sunday,  the second-largest teachers union passed a resolution that stopped short of a direct call for him […]

2 by Valerie Strauss / 14min

Readers react to what teachers told Obama

There was a lot of reaction to a post I published a few days ago about what happened when four teachers from high-poverty schools sat down with President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan for lunch at the White House to talk about education, teaching and school reform. Here are some of the reactions from […]

5 by Valerie Strauss / 21min 

All Week @ The Answer Sheet 7-12-14

The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer SheetHow Microsoft will make money from Common Core (despite what Bill Gates said)Microsoft founder Bill Gates got somewhat indignant when my Post colleague Lyndsey Layton asked him in an interview this past spring about concerns  of some opponents of the Common Core State Standards  that his important support for the initiative has been driven by business in

by mike simpson / 8h