A Conversation with Howard Zinn
Daily Journal (Opinion), Education, Media, War and PeaceJan 9, 2011
A classic interview with Dr. Howard Zinn from the archives of Your World News Media:
Sunday, January 9, 2011
A Conversation with Howard Zinn | Dailycensored.com
A Conversation with Howard Zinn | Dailycensored.com
An After-Thought on My Teacher Pay Article On Huffington Post — The Jose Vilson
An After-Thought on My Teacher Pay Article On Huffington Post — The Jose Vilson
An After-Thought on My Teacher Pay Article On Huffington Post
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First, I’d like to say that writing for Huffington Post has been a mixed bag of treats. For the most part, I’ve enjoyed writing unique, policy-driven perspectives there alongside the likes of Mike Klonsky, Kenneth Bernstein, and Diane Ravitch. For the most part, the comments have leaned towards rational and focused on the topic at hand rather than the trolling murkiness of other online news hubs. Then, I get comments from people who get on the comment box just to contradict for the sake of contradiction, a complete waste of time. I’ve seen a couple of commenters who appear in all the essays where actual teachers write and find them conveniently making
if we don’t water the rocks | Connected Principals
if we don’t water the rocks | Connected Principals
if we don’t water the rocks
In spring 2005, Death Valley, California, experienced unprecedented rainfall. This resulted in an explosion of colour as dormant wildflower seeds burst to life across the normally barren landscape. "Desert Gold" cc by ChuckThePhotographer on flickr
In addition to my duties as vice principal, I teach the Writer’s Workshop to Grade 8 students a
Another Lame Post About Vouchers
Another Lame Post About Vouchers
Another Lame Post About Vouchers
In a letter in the South Florida Sun Sentinel, a supporter of vouchers uses all the tired excuses about public schools in that state. Schools are “dangerous and destructive,” “unequal,” and “unfair.” Further, they violate Florida’s mandate to provide fair and equal education.
Well, after pillorying the Democratic Party, teachers, and unions, this writer goes on to claim teachers must be lousy because home-schooled, and
Words Matter « InterACT
Words Matter « InterACT
Words Matter
It was with an unbelievable sense of shock and sadness that the California Council for the Social Studies Board of Directors, of which I am a part, received information about the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords while conducting business in its January board meeting. Our business was being conducted in the historic courthouse in Ontario, CA, in a building over 100 years old. That morning, Social Studies leaders from all over the state flew in to participate in the democratic process of leading, guiding and debating the issues pertaining to our discipline, as time-consuming and grinding as the process can sometimes be.
Due to the age of the building, we were not connected to wireless internet during the all-day meeting, but reports of the tragedy soon trickled in via Blackberries and iPads. Stunned silence followed the news announcement by CCSS President Greg Spielman, followed by cries of disbelief and shock. How could this be possible?
As social scientists, it is in our nature to place events on a timeline of a history, to look for patterns or changes
Re-thinking AP: Thank Goodness, but will it be enough? | Connected Principals
Re-thinking AP: Thank Goodness, but will it be enough? | Connected Principals
Re-thinking AP: Thank Goodness, but will it be enough?
It cannot be ignored that the AP is an important symbol and signifier to many families of a high caliber academic college prep secondary curriculum, and I can’t simply ignore or override the priority and value current and prospective families may place on an AP program. To its credit, over a period of several decades, the College Board’s AP curriculum did indeed assist valuably in raising the rigor and academic standards of many unfortunately academically mediocre high schools across the nation.
The AP provides a tremendous challenge to many high school students, and I use that term, challenge, in
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huffingtonpost.com - 3:35 PM ET Members Of Congress Avoiding Mass Town Hall Meetings HuffPost's Howard Fineman:Members of Congress and other politicians in embattled Arizona -- torn over immigration and issues of the s...
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studentactivism.net - “Are you afraid? Are you fearful today?” “You know, I’m not. We’ve had hundreds and hundreds of protesters over the course of the last several months. Our office corner has become a place where the...
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dailykos.com - Sat Jan 08, 2011 at 09:00:14 PM PSTTWENTY-SEVEN. That’s the number of bullets a police guard fired into my father before surrendering himself with a sinister smile to the policemen around him. Salm...
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larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Jan 09 2011 Larry Ferlazzo eJournal USA is a regular publication of the United States Department of State. I’m not entirely clear who the intended audience is for the publication, but the issues se...
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poynter.org - Romenesko Letters That’s what Alexander Russo asks after reading the 146-word disclosure below Andrew Rotherham‘s Jan. 6 Time.com column, “Michelle Rhee: The Radical.” || Russo’s own disclosure: “I...
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Last Stand for Children First: Ryan Wilson on poverty and other excuses
Last Stand for Children First: Ryan Wilson on poverty and other excuses
G'day! When you've been in the education reform game for awhile you start noticing trends. You see all these figjam teachers who know why the little ankle biters aren't learning right and you know what--it's never their fault.
I don't know how often I've been touring a school and asked a teacher about their dismal test scores and they immediately come the raw prawn with me telling me that their students are poor, or still learning English as a second language, or have learning disabilities that leave them unable to meet or exceed on standardized tests at their grade level. They immediately expect me to just rack off and defer to their low opinion of their own students.
I like to think all the students can learn if properly motivated and if not most can be
Ryan Wilson on poverty and other excuses
I don't know how often I've been touring a school and asked a teacher about their dismal test scores and they immediately come the raw prawn with me telling me that their students are poor, or still learning English as a second language, or have learning disabilities that leave them unable to meet or exceed on standardized tests at their grade level. They immediately expect me to just rack off and defer to their low opinion of their own students.
I like to think all the students can learn if properly motivated and if not most can be
Meeting and greeting the next Chicago mayor. « Fred Klonsky's blog
Meeting and greeting the next Chicago mayor. « Fred Klonsky's blog
Meeting and greeting the next Chicago mayor.
Our family was proud to host a meet and greet for Miguel Del Valle on Sunday afternoon. A large turn-out of friends and neighbors filled the place. People opened their check books and asked challenging questions ranging from the issue of closing neighborhood schools (he’s against it), to the militarization of city high schools (he’s
The Answer Sheet - How to be taken seriously as a reformer (don't be an educator)
The Answer Sheet - How to be taken seriously as a reformer (don't be an educator)
How to be taken seriously as a reformer (don't be an educator)
This was written by Gregory Michie, who teaches in the Department of Foundations, Social, Policy and Research at Concordia University Chicago. He is the author of "Holler If You Hear Me: The Education of a Teacher and His Students" and co-editor of "City Kids, City Schools: More Reports from the Front Row." By Gregory Michie In the current upside-down world of education policy, there's one foolproof strategy for being taken seriously as a reformer: Make sure you're not an educator. Urban districts nationwide, with Chicago leading the way, have hired those with business or legal backgrounds to head their school systems. Major voices in the reform conversation such as former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and philanthropist Eli Broad have never been teachers. And when Oprah wants to talk about schools, she invites Bill Gates or Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg -- all the while reminding her audience how much she loves
Banned student play will go on!
Two high school principals who banned a student-written play critical of New York City reform -- and Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former chancellor Joel Klein -- have reversed themselves and will allow the work to be staged after all. The play, titled “Declassified: Struggle for Existence (We Used to Eat Lunch Together)” and based on the Greek tragedy "Antigone," was written by 14 students from two New York City schools -- Jamaica High and Queens Collegiate, which share the same building.
School Tech Connect: The Things People Say
School Tech Connect: The Things People Say
The Things People Say
Okay, that was a nightmare of film reviewing but I found it.
Here’s where Robin Steans of Action Illinois makes the claim about teacher effectiveness being twenty times more important than poverty.
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I’m not trying to demonize her; she’s an effective advocate for the things she believes in, and she wants effective
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I’m not trying to demonize her; she’s an effective advocate for the things she believes in, and she wants effective
Honoring the Dead « Student Activism
Honoring the Dead « Student Activism
Honoring the Dead
Who died yesterday in Tucson?
A trial-level federal judge, John Roll, on the bench for twenty years. A lawyer who gave up the much higher salaries of the private sector for the rewards of sitting behind a bench doing justice every day.
A congressional staffer, Gabe Zimmerman. Not just any congressional staffer, but a director of public outreach. The guy whose job it is to meet with constituents, wrangle local issues, set up events like the one he was attending yesterday morning.
A nine-year-old kid, Christina Taylor Green, just elected to her lets-pretend school council. A kid who jumped at
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