WHAT’S LEFT WHEN THERE ARE NO GOOD OR BAD CHOICES? – Dad Gone Wild

WHAT’S LEFT WHEN THERE ARE NO GOOD OR BAD CHOICES? – Dad Gone Wild

WHAT’S LEFT WHEN THERE ARE NO GOOD OR BAD CHOICES?

“I don’t feel very much like Pooh today,” said Pooh. There, there, said Piglet. I’ll bring you tea and honey until you do.” – A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

“You are either the sort of person who shapes society, or the sort of person whose life is affected by the shape of society.”
― Rumaan Alam, Rich and Pretty

Like most parents in Nashville, last week was one fraught with a choice – to remain virtual or to send the kids back to school. Decisions were sorta kinda due on Friday, more on that in a minute, so the week felt uniquely stressful.

Earlier in the week, MNPS’s Superintendent of Schools sent out an email that was supposed to reassure parents that there were “no bad decisions.” I’m going to give her the benefit of the doubt and assume she made that pronouncement in the effort to put on a positive face. The reality was that due to a lack of information. and ever-changing directives, it was hard to make a good decision.

Many parents lept at the option to send their kids back to schools with the expectations that they would return to a similar environment as they did last Fall. While I don’t believe that this option is as stark and dire as some tried to paint it, the reality is that the classrooms of November are not going to be the same as in the past. At the very least, interactions between students will be limited, and a simple process will take longer due to new protocols.

For example, the car line. Fewer kids will be riding the bus resulting in more being picked up, combined with new safety practices this will naturally mean an extended process. That alone was enough to discourage me, as I’ve spent probably about 90 minutes a day for the last 6 years in the car line. I’ve never been able to figure out whether the best practice is to be the last arrival or earliest arrival.

Some parents probably chose to return to in-person with the expectation of renewing old patterns. Unfortunately, it is entirely possible that a child could return to school on a Tuesday and a week CONTINUE READING: WHAT’S LEFT WHEN THERE ARE NO GOOD OR BAD CHOICES? – Dad Gone Wild

Let The Charter School Lies Begin | Northridge, CA Patch

Let The Charter School Lies Begin | Northridge, CA Patch

Let The Charter School Lies Begin

The California Charter School Association mails its first flyer of the general election. They start with the same debunked lie as before.

"You're saying it's a falsehood and Sean Spicer, our press secretary, gave alternative facts to that."
- Kellyanne Conway

As part of their antisemitic campaign against LAUSD Board Member Scott Schmerelson, the charter school industry pushed a narrative that he had "tripled his own pay." As pointed out during the primary, this was a complete lie advanced by the California Charter School Association (CCSA). While school board members did receive a massive increase from $45,637 to $125,000 per year, they had nothing to do with the raise. These salaries are set by "the independent LAUSD Board of Education Compensation Review Committee, [which is] comprised of members appointed by local leaders." None of the members of this committee are appointed by the members of the LAUSD School Board.

This repeated fact-checking did not stop the CCSA from repeating the lie in the first flyer mailed to voters as part of the general election. In big red letters, this mailing states that Schmerelson "TRIPLED HIS OWN PAY…" It is the lie that will not die.

Charter schools are trusted to educate 20% of the students in the LAUSD. The lack of integrity demonstrated by charter leadership in these ads should concern any parent who sends their children to these schools and the public that helps pay their salary. It should also raise a CONTINUE READING: Let The Charter School Lies Begin | Northridge, CA Patch

Did School Board Candidate Go AWOL From Her Last Elected Position? | by Carl J. Petersen | Sep, 2020 | Medium

Did School Board Candidate Go AWOL From Her Last Elected Position? | by Carl J. Petersen | Sep, 2020 | Medium

Did School Board Candidate Go AWOL From Her Last Elected Position?

Records show that Tanya Franklin was removed from her position on the Del Rey Neighborhood Council. Her campaign says she resigned. Why should this matter to voters?

“On May 14, Del Rey Neighborhood Council members voted 9–0 to remove council Secretary Tanya Franklin and Area H Director MeiWah Wong for repeated absences, a violation of council attendance requirements.Neither attended the meeting.”
- The Argonaut

Members of Los Angeles’ neighborhood council system volunteer our time to represent the members of our community as part of “the closest form of government to the people.” As with any team, each council’s ability to work effectively can be jeopardized when its members fail to fulfill their individual responsibilities. This is especially true when there are excessive absences as boards must have a minimum number of members present to do business. If this quorum is not established, then the meeting must be canceled, even if there are time-sensitive items on the agenda.

On June 12, 2014, Tanya Franklin was sworn in as a member of the Del Rey Neighborhood Council (DRNC). The very next month she was excused to be absent for the monthly meeting. After attending meetings for three months in a row, she missed the November meeting. According to the council’s minutes, she was present for the December meeting, but this was the last one she would ever attend as a board member. In total, she was present for 38.5% of the meetings that were held during her tenure on the board. CONTINUE READING:  Did School Board Candidate Go AWOL From Her Last Elected Position? | by Carl J. Petersen | Sep, 2020 | Medium

A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007

 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

 

 

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Wednesday’s Must Read Articles & Must-Watch Videos On School Reopening

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5h

ds_30 / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : What We Know About Coronavirus Cases in K-12 Schools So Far is from The NY Times. New Dashboard Tracks Coronavirus Cases In Schools Across 47 State is from NPR. As more schools offer in-person options, what happens to the students who stay virtual? is from USA Today. ‘No safety, no learni

The Supreme Court Is In The News – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 13h

skeeze / Pixabay The Supreme Court is obviously in the news these days. You might be interested in The Best Sites To Learn About The U.S. Supreme Court .

New TED-Ed Video & Lesson: “Is human evolution speeding up or slowing down?”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 13h

Alexas_Fotos / Pixabay I’m adding TED-Ed’s new lesson and video to The Best Sites For Learning About Human Evolution :

“Banned Books Week” is Coming Up – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 13h

Banned Books Week begins on September 27th. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Banned Books Week .

It’s National Voter Registration Day – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources About Voting

by Larry Ferlazzo / 16h

ArtJane / Pixabay It’s National Voter Registration Day today! Here are new related resources I’m adding to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION : ProPublica’s Pandemic Guide to Making Sure Your Vote Counts VoterGuide: We’re here to help is from CNN.

This Edutopia Video Offers A Critical Point About Something We Should Be Doing In Our Online Classrooms – & I Should Have Known It!

23by Larry Ferlazzo / 16h

Alexas_Fotos / Pixabay As we all know, we teachers need to be very sensitive to the SEL needs of our students all the time, and even more so when many of us are working in a distance learning environment. In addition to having about ten ten-minute individual meetings with students in video conferences each week (see “INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS” ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF A SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY ORGANIZAT

Everything You Wanted To Know About Classroom Management But Were Afraid To Ask

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

ernestoeslava / Pixabay I have over 2,100 frequently revised and updated “Best” lists on just about every subject imaginable, and you can find them listed three different ways in three different places (see Three Accessible Ways To Search For & Find My “Best” Lists ). I’m starting to publish a series where each day I will highlight the “Best” lists in a separate category. Today, it’s on Classroom

Tuesday’s Must-Read Articles About School Reopening

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : As Schools Go Remote, Finding ‘Lost’ Students Gets Harder is from The NY Times. Learning Curve: Teacher Resigns Rather Than Expose Her Family To COVID-19 is from NPR. They Work Full Time. They Attend School. They’re Only Teenagers. is from The HuffPost. Duval Schools’ laptop gap impacts

“Strategies for Promoting Student Collaboration in a Distance Learning Environment”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Strategies for Promoting Student Collaboration in a Distance Learning Environment is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Another teacher and I share strategies to encourage student collaboration in a remote or hybrid learning environment, including through group presentation

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