Nite Cap 8-18-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change

James Baldwin said it best: 

"For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."

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8-18-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum:Arson at Madrona Elementary SchoolThe Times reports an arson-based fire at Madrona sometime Sunday morning.  It was reported by someone who drove by the school and reported seeing fire.  (Good thing or there might have been more damage.)  According to the report, the damage was about $1,000 to the exterior of the building, $1,000 to a shed and $500 for the contents

by mike simpson / 24min 

NYC Educator: Arne Duncan Sics His Flying Monkeys on Diane Ravitch

NYC Educator: Arne Duncan Sics His Flying Monkeys on Diane Ravitch: Arne Duncan Sics His Flying Monkeys on Diane RavitchI'm often shocked by what passes for argument nowadays. I don't suppose it's big news that Diane Ravitch has an impending book release. While I can't wait to read it, I follow her blog, and am well aware of her point of view. So, too, is the White House, as represented by Educati

by mike simpson / 35min 

Prisons, Post Offices and Public Schools: Some Things Should Not Be For Profit - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Prisons, Post Offices and Public Schools: Some Things Should Not Be For Profit - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Prisons, Post Offices and Public Schools: Some Things Should Not Be For ProfitBy Anthony Cody on August 18, 2013 3:30 PMHere are some things that should not be turned over to profit-seeking corporations.Prisons. Postal services. Public Schools.Here are the problems with pri

by mike simpson / 2h 

Why are smart kids more likely to do drugs? | toteachornototeach

Why are smart kids more likely to do drugs? | toteachornototeach: Why are smart kids more likely to do drugs? By Monica Nickelsburg“Taking LSD was a profound experience, oneof the most important things in my life.” — Steve JobsStudies show a correlation between high childhood IQs and getting highThere is plenty of anecdotal evidence that a relationship exists between intelligence and drug use. Som

by mike simpson / 3h 

Hispanic Parents Protest Demolition of Public School's Fieldhouse in Pilsen | HispanicallySpeakingNews.com

Hispanic Parents Protest Demolition of Public School's Fieldhouse in Pilsen | HispanicallySpeakingNews.com: Hispanic Parents Protest Demolition of Public School’s Fieldhouse in PilsenA gathering of Hispanic parents demonstrated Saturday in protest against the demolition of the fieldhouse of a public school in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, which for three years they tried to make into a library.“T

by mike simpson / 3h 

Big Education Ape: MLK 1-21-13 RETRO #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

Big Education Ape: Big Education Ape Nite Cap 1-21-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2: Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963. Washington, D.C.▶ Martin Luther King - I Have A Dream Speech - August 28, 1963 - YouTube:  I Have a Dream SpeechMartin Luther King's Address at March on WashingtonAugust 28, 1963. Washington, D.C. When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every v

by mike simpson / 3h 

What Right Does the US Department of Education Have to “Monitor” Diane Ravitch ? | Raginghorseblog

What Right Does the US Department of Education Have to “Monitor” Diane Ravitch ? | Raginghorseblog: What Right Does the US Department of Education Have to “Monitor” Diane Ravitch ?August 18, 2013Dr. Diane Ravitch: a dangerous womanI usually avoid the Huffington Post at all costs and will continue to do so until they begin to actually pay the writers whose labor is making its owners very rich, but

by mike simpson / 4h 

Pepper-Spraying UC Cop Likely to Get Financial Settlement - Police & Fire - Davis, CA Patch

Pepper-Spraying UC Cop Likely to Get Financial Settlement - Police & Fire - Davis, CA Patch: Pepper-Spraying UC Cop Likely to Get Financial SettlementFormer-Lt. John Pike filed for worker's compensation based on a claim of psychiatric injury.Posted by Drew Himmelstein (Editor) , August 18, 2013 at 09:12 AM  Comment   Recommend  Former UC Davis police officer John Pike will likely get a financi

by mike simpson / 5h 

Short Notes: David Foster Wallace On Hip-Hop? - The Jose Vilson

Short Notes: David Foster Wallace On Hip-Hop? - The Jose Vilson: Short Notes: David Foster Wallace On Hip-Hop?Posted by Jose VilsonDwight Schrute on My Facebook PageA few notes:First, thanks to everyone who liked my Facebook page. Please do give it a “like” when you get a chance. We have awesome discussions and cool co-conspirators. [Facebook]David Foster Wallace had an opinion on hip-hop that I a

by mike simpson / 6h 

Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963. Washington, D.C.

▶ Martin Luther King - I Have A Dream Speech - August 28, 1963 - YouTube:  I Have a Dream SpeechMartin Luther King's Address at March on WashingtonAugust 28, 1963. Washington, D.C. When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gent

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8-18-13 Jersey Jazzman

Jersey Jazzman: Jersey Jazzman@jerseyjazzmanNY Tests Show Cerf's Plan For Camden Is ALREADY a FailureNothing gives New Jersey's education chief, Chris Cerf, more joy than bringing in national charter management organizations (CMOs) to run New Jersey's schools. He loves bringing K12 Inc. into Newark (so does Cory Booker). He loves bringing Vahan Gureghian's outfit across the Delaware from Chester,

by mike simpson / 7h 

Trayvon Martin Foundation | The Official Website

Trayvon Martin Foundation | The Official Website:

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Morning Wink 8-17-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAY8-18-13 Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and PoliticsWait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics: Promoting good test taking? No I call it child abuse!Cate

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8-18-13 Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics

Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics: Promoting good test taking? No I call it child abuse!Categories: Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) Education Reform Malloy Standardized Testing Stefan PryorTags: CMTEducation ReformMalloyStandardized TestingStefan PryorConnecticut Governor Malloy and his Com

by mike simpson / 8h 

8-18-13 teacherken at Daily Kos

teacherken at Daily Kos: interesting insights on how Brits react to uscan be read as a part of Ta-Ta, London. Hello, Awesome., written by Sarah Lyall, who spent 18 years in the UK as a correspondent of sorts for the New York Times. Several paragraphs jumped out at me: And so a country where even Conservatives are proud of the nationalized health service cannot comprehend a system that leaves tens

by mike simpson / 8h 

Progressive Talking Heads Not Talking About California School Success And Opportunity Act | Justice For All

Progressive Talking Heads Not Talking About California School Success And Opportunity Act | Justice For All: Progressive Talking Heads Not Talking About California School Success And Opportunity ActBy: Autumn Sandeen Friday August 16, 2013 9:20 am Tweet   It’s kind of sad, really. Progressive talking heads on cable television aren’t talking about Gov. Jerry Brown (D-CA) signing AB 1266, the School

by mike simpson / 8h 

8-18-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: Howler Howls at Krugman and Press CorpsThis column comes quite close to being deceptive. As a matter of fact... it goes over that line....The breakdown of the mainstream press corps has been a giant problem for decades. Another huge problem: the way the guild will airbrush this problem away.  Daily Howler on Krugman column.I'm a Paul Krugman fan. It is the first thing I read in th

by mike simpson / 9h 

8-18-13 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: Fran Lebowitz Nails Bloomberg's "Legacy"She says we are all paying for Bloomberg's height and how badly he was treated on the playground when he was a kid - the bullied boy grew up to be a bully who makes everyone pay for his past slights and humiliations.Here are some more of her remarks on Bloomberg: One of the worst things about Michael Bloomberg being the mayor is that b

by mike simpson / 9h 

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-18-13 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 Attacks BeginBecause of my new book, which won’t be available until September 18, I fully expect the corporate reform attack machine to come after me. They have invested a lot of energy in charters, vouchers, merit pay, stripping teachers of tenure, collective bargaining rights, pensions, etc. despite the lack of any evidence t

by mike simpson / 9h 

8-18-13 Radical Scholarship

Radical Scholarship: The Attacks Begin | Diane Ravitch's blogThe Attacks Begin | Diane Ravitch's blogby P. L. Thomas / 40min Paul Thomas: The Power of Social Media to Give Voice | Diane Ravitch's blogPaul Thomas: The Power of Social Media to Give Voice | Diane Ravitch's blogby P. L. Thomas / 43min Just When You Think It’s Safe to Go Back into the Media – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACEJust When Yo

by mike simpson / 9h 

Paperless Office, Paperless Toilet | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

Paperless Office, Paperless Toilet | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Paperless Office, Paperless ToiletIn 1975, a Business Week article predicted that office of the future would be paperless. Hasn’t happened. According to the Environmental ProtectionAgency, each office worker produces about two pounds of paper waste every day. Even with ebooks, paperbacks and hardbound books a

by mike simpson / 9h 

8-18-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.

Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Logan Square Rally Today to Support Our Public Schools.Logan Square Rally to Support Our Public Schools Sunday, August 18 4:00 PM Logan Square Monument Milwaukee & Logan Join parents, students, educators, community organizations, activists, and local elected officials as we rally and call on Mayor

by mike simpson / 9h 

8-18-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face

SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: Just When You Think It’s Safe to Go Back into the MediaYesterday, I shared an excellent collection of investigative journalism confronting the accountability machine in Florida (HERE and HERE), work from as far back as 1999 in the St. Petersburg Times and a recent article in the Miami Herald. Overnight, however, I was prompted to look at Peter Cunningham’s “Ravitch

by mike simpson / 9h 

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Beware of “Everyday Mathematics” | deutsch29

Beware of “Everyday Mathematics” | deutsch29: Beware of “Everyday Mathematics”August 17, 2013A week ago, I was contacted by a Louisiana parent whose child was subjected to a K – 6 math “curriculum” developed by the University of Chicago Mathematics project and published by McGraw Hill, Everyday Mathematics. Three editions of Everyday Mathematics have been released, the most recent in 2007.A major

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8-17-13 teacherken at Daily Kos

teacherken at Daily Kos: short diaryJames Madison Barbara Mikulski Eddie Gaedel and Randy Newman was NOT being serious Peace. and Bermuda2 by rss@dailykos.com ... / 1h   teacherken at Daily Kosteacherken at Daily Kos: Jets versus Sharksmost of us of a certain age will immediately recognize those three words as a reference to West Side Story, a mid-20th century retelling of the Romeo and Juliet sag

by mike simpson / 18h 

What Is and Is Not Fair | Connected Principals

What Is and Is Not Fair | Connected Principals: What Is and Is Not FairAugust 18, 2013By sblankenshipThroughout my many conversations with teachers, I have heard time and time again how they feel bad for the rest of the class because they spend much time and energy on just a few disruptive students. These teachers are correct, it’s not fair.According to Michael Linsin, “When you attend to poorly b

by mike simpson / 18h 

8-17-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: Failed Florida/Indiana state superintendent Tony Bennett recommends United Opt Out NationalChicago: Rahm sends police to protect crew sent to destroy historic community center... Rahm, Barbara Byrd Bennett order destruction of 'La Casita'Reports all day coming in from Substance on this open warfare by the ed deformer/neo-liberals on the community. You can follow events on the Subs

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Nite Cap 8-17-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change

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 CAPTODAYThe Mismeasure of Education – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACEThe Mismeasure of Education – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: The Mismeasure of EducationJULY 16, 2013 BY JIM HORN 9 COMMENTSLast updated July 27, 2013.  The book is now available at online

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8-18-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum:

Arson at Madrona Elementary School

The Times reports an arson-based fire at Madrona sometime Sunday morning.  It was reported by someone who drove by the school and reported seeing fire.  (Good thing or there might have been more damage.)  According to the report, the damage was about $1,000 to the exterior of the building, $1,000 to a shed and $500 for the contents of the shed.Any Madrona parents/staff who might know what was in t

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Seattle Schools This Week

One update before I start.  When I check the agendas for various District meetings, I generally only check once for committee meetings.  I check more often for Board meetings because (1) things change quickly and (2) there is notification embedded in those Board agendas to alert me to changes.Sadly, this did not happen for the Operations Committee meeting last Thursday.  When I put up last week's

by Melissa Westbrook / 1h 

Seattle Schools Community Forum 8-17-13

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday CommentI don't do this often but because I saw this huge number of hits with a fairly large number of comments on one post, I wanted to put this out there.This week's Tuesday Open Thread has been one of the most read and commented posts we have had in a long time.  The number of hits is so hit as to preclude it being the same 20 people coming back, again and

by mike simpson / 14min 

NYC Educator: Arne Duncan Sics His Flying Monkeys on Diane Ravitch

NYC Educator: Arne Duncan Sics His Flying Monkeys on Diane Ravitch:

Arne Duncan Sics His Flying Monkeys on Diane Ravitch

I'm often shocked by what passes for argument nowadays. I don't suppose it's big news that Diane Ravitch has an impending book release. While I can't wait to read it, I follow her blog, and am well aware of her point of view. So, too, is the White House, as represented by Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Duncanfailed miserably to help Chicago schools, and thus was called upon by our President to work his magic on the rest of the country.

Former Duncan assistant Peter Cunningham tells us how our tax dollars were being used:

...one of my jobs was to monitor criticism of our policies and develop our responses. 

In other words, he sat around reading blogs and news articles. Nice work if you can get it. And the salary surely must beat that of us lowly teachers.

Cunningham saw fit to attack now, rather than bother to actually read the upcoming book. At some point, the administration was actually communicating with Ravitch.

Over the years, her criticism of the administration became more and more strident. It was increasingly clear that she was not interested in a genuine conversation with us but rather was interested in driving her 

Peter Cunningham 

Prisons, Post Offices and Public Schools: Some Things Should Not Be For Profit - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Prisons, Post Offices and Public Schools: Some Things Should Not Be For Profit - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher:

Prisons, Post Offices and Public Schools: Some Things Should Not Be For Profit

By Anthony Cody on August 18, 2013 3:30 PM

Here are some things that should not be turned over to profit-seeking corporations.

Prisons. Postal services. Public Schools.

Here are the problems with prisons for profit: The first is that prisoners are the ultimate disenfranchised citizens, with very little power over their conditions. Corporations that run prisons literally have a captive audience. There is growing evidence that prisons run for profit are even more dangerous for inmates than those run by state agencies.

This article explains that:

Like pretty much all other for-profit enterprises, private prisons make money in part by cutting operating costs wherever possible. In most industries, this can be done by reducing employee hours or buying goods wholesale or any number of other strategies. But when it comes to housing inmates, cutting costs is done in a variety of troubling ways. In the case of the EMCF [East Mississippi Correctional Facility], the lawsuit alleges the facility offered inmates a Spartan diet, grossly reduced access to health care, and essentially eliminated mental health services -- in a facility specifically for patients with mental illness.

Other ways private prisons cut costs are by understaffing guards and other prison employees, leading to increasingly dangerous conditions for both guards and inmates.

The other major problem with private prisons is this. Since taxpayers are now paying more than $2 billion a year to prison corporations, these corporations have the wherewithal to buy influence with politicians. The three largest corporations, Corrections Corporations of America, The GEO Group and Management and Training Corp, have reportedly spent more than $45 million on lobbying over the past decade.

And it was at an ALEC meeting in 2010, attended by a representative of the CCA, thatArizona's harsh immigration law, SB 1070, took shape. This law dramatically increased the role of local law enforcement in apprehending undocumented immigrants, many of whom are