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Saturday, May 12, 2012

Big Education Ape 2nd Banana 5-12-12 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #soschat #p2 #1u


Big Education Ape 2nd Banana Recap of Last Week's Best Post 



What parents can do during Teacher Appreciation Week May 7-11 « Parents Across America

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 6 hours ago
What parents can do during Teacher Appreciation Week May 7-11 « Parents Across America: What parents can do during Teacher Appreciation Week May 7-11 by pureparents The SOS March folks are planning nationwide actions during Teacher Appreciation Week (May 7-11) and Teacher Appreciation Day (May 8th). You can upload a flyer with these same suggestions here. Share it around! Please especially note the 12th bullet point… Here’s what they are suggesting: Small cards, well wishes from our students, chocolates or a pencil holder are certainly welcomed by your teachers during Teacher Appr... more »

Big Education Ape Nite Cap UPDATE 5-8-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Big Education Ape: Big Education Ape Nite Cap 5-8-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2: *UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE* *BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS* *BEFORE NOON HONEST!* North Hollywood school is part of Maurice Sendak's legacy by By C.J. Lin, Staff Writer Former North Hollywood elementary school Principal Nancy Oda took the news of beloved children's author Maurice Sendak's death especially hard. Original enclosure (20120508_071913_do08 maurice sendak obit 1.jpg) DOE Response on Opting Out of State Tests by Patrick J. Sullivan *After reports of some families receiving harsh treatme... more »


NEA - National Teacher Day

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 4 days ago
NEA - National Teacher Day: [image: National Teacher Day] May 8, 2012 *Great Teachers Make Great Public Schools* On National Teacher Day, thousands of communities take time to honor their local educators and acknowledge the crucial role teachers play in making sure every student receives a quality education. Planning Materials and Artwork Download our 2012 artwork including poster, web buttons, and banners. My Amazing Teacher Campaign Join the National Education Association and Parenting.com in honoring public school teachers for their unwavering passion, dedication and commitment to... more »



Jersey Jazzman: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Buys Herself Some Legislators

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 5 days ago
Jersey Jazzman: Rhee Buys Herself Some Legislators: Rhee Buys Herself Some Legislators by Duke Teachers, Missouri shows you the future - pay heed: Two Democratic legislators, including Minority Leader Mike Talboy, D-Kansas City, who received campaign contributions from *Michelle Rhee's Students First*helped give the organization its first legislative victory in Missouri Thursday. A watered down HB 1526 *eliminating the use of seniority in determining teacher layoffs* passed by an 83-78 margin, one vote more than necessary, with Talboy, who received a $1,000 contribution from Stude... more »

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Mitt Romney’s Bully Problem « Student Activism

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
Mitt Romney’s Bully Problem « Student Activism: Mitt Romney’s Bully Problem by Angus Johnston Mitt Romney has a problem. Yesterday the Washington Post reported that in 1965, when he was a high school senior, Romney organized a group of his fellow students in a physical assault on a gay classmate, John Lauber. When Lauber, who was closeted at the time, appeared on campus one spring wearing his hair longer than usual, and dyed blond, Romney reportedly put together a posse who grabbed him and held him down, screaming and crying, while Romney cut his hair with a pair of scissors. Fou... more »


Big Education Ape Nite Cap 5-5-12 

A Big Education Ape Nite Cap

Big Education Ape Nite Cap 5-11-12 #SOSCHAT #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 Cap


Everyone has iPad except the BIG EDUCATION APE

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 days ago
Orangutans at Miami's Jungle Island use iPads to communicate - Florida Wires - MiamiHerald.com: Orangutans at Miami's Jungle Island use iPads to communicate Related Content - http://orangutan.org - http://missmillie.org - http://redapes.org - http://jungleisland.com BY DAVID FISCHERASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI -- The 8-year-old twins love their iPad. They draw, play games and expand their vocabulary. Their family's teenagers also like the hand-held computer tablets, too, but the clan's elders show no interest. The orangutans at Miami's Jungle Island apparently are j... more »


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