Black Friday Cyber Monday Sale at Kaplan Test Prep!!!! | Dailycensored.com

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Black Friday Cyber Monday Sale at Kaplan Test Prep!!!!

Written by Danny WeilEducation, LifestyleNov 24, 2011

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For those that didn’t know it, the Washington Post’sblood bank, Kaplan, does not just run a for-profit diploma mill they call a privatized ‘university’; they also have three other vampire subsidiaries that fall under ‘education’ and that comprise their Kaplan educational business. Educational sales by Kaplan make up 62% of the Post revenues. Newspaper publishing, television broadcasting and other for-profit endeavors make up the remaining 38%. Without Kaplan the Post would be relegated to fish wrap.

The university side of the Kaplan syndicate is run by Kaplan Higher Education. Kaplan Higher Education is a group of institutions that offer classroom and online certificate and degree programs in fields such as criminal justice, health

How Students Landed on the Frontlines of Class War | California Progress Report #ows

How Students Landed on the Frontlines of Class War | California Progress Report:

How Students Landed on the Frontlines of Class War

by megan

By Juan Cole

The deliberate pepper-spraying by campus police of nonviolent protesters at UC Davis on Friday has provoked national outrage. But the horrific incident must not cloud the real question: What led comfortable, bright, middle-class students to join the Occupy protest movement against income inequality and big-money politics in the first place?

The University of California system raised tuition by 9 percent this year, and the California State University system upped tuition by 12 percent. The UC system is seriously contemplating a humongous 16 percent tuition increase for fall 2012. This year, for the first time, the amount families pay in UC tuition will exceed state contributions to the university system.

University students, who face tuition hikes and state cuts to public education, find themselves victimized by the same neoliberal agenda that has created the current economic crisis, and that profoundly endangers democratic values.

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If Realignment Is an Opportunity Let's Not Waste It On Building Costly Jail Beds

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By Emily Harris

Californians United for a Responsible Budget

November 17th's "California's Prison System - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly” conference, organized by Capitol Weekly and the University of California, brought together experts, advocates, and law enforcement and highlighted the devastating impacts of the expansion of California's prison system and consequent shift in state spending on education and social services. Conversations at the conference brought into sharper focus why California can't risk falling into the familiar pattern of failed corrections policies as it realigns public safety.

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Student Activists Deserve Our Thanks

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By Randy Shaw

These are not the best of times to be a college student in the United States. Spiraling tuition costs, huge post-graduation debt, and a shrinking job market could understandably demoralize an entire generation. But recent events demonstrate that college students are responding to the tough economic times not by giving up, but rather by redoubling efforts to create a more just society. In fact, as was true with the civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1960’s, today’s college students are in the vanguard of highlighting the profound disconnection between the nation’s stated ideals and its actual practices.

Students have played leading roles in the Occupy movement both on an off campus, inspiring longtime activists to regenerate their own efforts for change. On this Thanksgiving week, the students risking physical harm and school discipline to demand greater social and economic fairness truly deserve the nation’s thanks.

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

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL:

This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Good School Reform Articles & Posts

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 7 hours ago

Here are a few recent good articles and posts about school reform issues: Garbage in, garbage out at Heritage and AEI? comes from The Economic Policy Institute and refutes the recent right-wing “study” that claimed that teachers were over-paid. Unions … Continue reading →

Contribute A Post To The Next EFL/ESL/ELL Blog Carnival!

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 9 hours ago

The next EFL/ESL/ELL Blog Carnival will be posted on January 1st and David Deubelbeiss from EFL Classroom 2.0 will be the host. This is how David describes the theme: The theme for this blog carnival is FUN. Submit any blog … Continue reading →

November’s Best Posts

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 9 hours ago

I regularly highlight my picks for the most useful posts for each month — not including “The Best…” lists. I also use some of them in a more extensive monthly newsletter I send-out. You can see my previous Best Posts … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 13 hours ago

Here are a few more additions to The Best Sites To Learn & Teach About Thanksgiving: Classic Thanksgivings is a Newsweek slideshow. Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Thanksgiving is a slideshow from TIME. In Pictures: Thanksgiving in America … Continue reading →

Free Email Newsletter Just Sent-Out

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 19 hours ago

I’ve just sent-out the latest issue of my free monthly email newsletter. You can subscribe to it here.

Some Final Thanksgiving Resources This Year

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 23 hours ago

Here are the newest additions to The Best Sites To Learn & Teach About Thanksgiving: Here’s a CNN video about the Traditions of Thanksgiving (it might not show in an RSS Reader) Researchers are working hard to build a better … Continue reading →

Pearl Harbor Resources

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago

I recently updated The Best Sites For Learning About Pearl Harbor. Additional suggestions are always welcome.

November’s “The Best” Lists — There Are Now Over 800 Of Them

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago

Here’s my monthly round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted in October (you can see all 800 of them categorized here): A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists For Sites Where ELL’s Can Create Art — November, 2011 A Collection … Continue reading →

“My City Lives” Is A Great Place To Post Videos

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago

My City Lives lets you upload videos(or post the urls of already uploaded ones) which are then placed on a map. Students could create videos on field trips, or about places in their neighborhood, and post them there. I’m adding … Continue reading →

Now, This Would Be A Crazy Video To Have Students Watch & Write What They Saw Sequentially

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago

This is video is from a “talent” show in India. You would only want to show it to a class that you would be sure were mature enough not to be inspired to go out and try some of the … Continue reading →

Even More Thanksgiving Resources

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago

Here are even more new additions to The Best Sites To Learn & Teach About Thanksgiving: 5 myths about Thanksgiving is from The Washington Post. Here’s a video of President Obama pardoning turkeys: Free bird: Thanksgiving turkey pardons is a … Continue reading →

More On Thanksgiving

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 2 days ago

Here are more additions to The Best Sites To Learn & Teach About Thanksgiving: Macy’s shows off new balloons for parade is a CNN video. Thanksgiving In Space is another CNN video. Waiting hours for free Thanksgiving turkeys is a … Continue reading →

The Best Resources On “Gratitude”

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 2 days ago

I’ve previously posted in this blog, and written in my books, about how I use the concept of “gratitude” with students. With Thanksgiving coming up tomorrow, I thought I’d bring those resources together in a short “The Best…” list to … Continue reading →

The Best “Fun” Online Video Games For English Language Development

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 2 days ago

There are many “adventure” and “escape the room” online video games that, at first glance, might not appear to have much educational value. However, if you look a little closer, a number of them can be a gold mine for … Continue reading →

Research Studies Of The Week

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 2 days ago

I often write about research studies from various field and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies … Continue reading →

New Reviews Of Charter School Research

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 3 days ago

Here are the newest additions to The Best Posts & Articles Analyzing Charter Schools: Matthew Di Carlo at The Albert Shanker Institute has recently published — in three parts — what is probably the best and most even handed analysis … Continue reading →

More Thanksgiving Resources

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 3 days ago

Here are the newest additions to The Best Sites To Learn & Teach About Thanksgiving: Why I’m Not Thankful For Thanksgiving is the title of a Rethinking Schools article written by a Native American. “Rethinking Thanksgiving: Myths & Misgivings” is … Continue reading →

“The Places We Live”

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 3 days ago

The Places We Live is an impressive multimedia presentation. This is how it’s described: In 2008 more people live in cities than in rural areas. One third of city dwellers, more than a billion people, live in slums. In The … Continue reading →

A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists For Sites Where ELL’s Can Create Art

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 3 days ago

Today is a day of my making “collection” sites, and this one is related to art. Though I have a whole bunch of art related “The Best….” lists, I just have a few that are specifically related to students creating … Continue reading →

“Icarus & School Reform”

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 3 days ago

“Icarus & School Reform” is the title of a piece I wrote that was just published by The Teachers College Record. It’s only available for free to members right now, but will be made accessible to the public for a … Continue reading →

Why I Love My Job « Outside the Cave

Why I Love My Job « Outside the Cave:

Why I Love My Job

by Stephen Lazar

Tuesday, I went and met with a group of student teachers up at Vassar. I hoped to share with them some of the many reasons that makes what we do the greatest job in the world, though part of me fears that a lot of what I said, particularly about how hard it is to find a teaching job these days, might have overshadowed what makes this job great. So in the spirit of Thanksgiving, here is a list, in no particular order, that highlights just some of the reasons I cannot possibly imagine doing anything else:

• Students come to me excited every morning to ask me if I “saw that on the news last night.”
• I work in an environment where collaboration with my co-workers is always valued more than competition with them.
• Each year, I get to meet and deeply know 100+ new people.
• I didn’t have to work my way up the ladder to do the work I want to do; I’ve been doing that work since day 1.
• Teaching is so intellectually demanding and challenging that it always provides new experiences to keep me interested.
• I get to work with adolescents at the moment when they are defining who they want to be for the rest of