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Investors Seek to Profit from Privatization of Public Schools
August 31, 2012 By 1 Comment
S.L.O. = S.O.L. for teachers and students.
August 31, 2012 By 12 Comments
Picture a kindergartner or first grader heading to school, a mix of excitement, curiosity and fear as the child starts the school year. How would that child react to starting the school year with an exam containing words and concepts that she has not experienced? Is this “pre-assessment” of skills that a child will need to learn […]
Shultz, Sharpton, and Hayes dissed Matthews. So What?
August 31, 2012 By 14 Comments
Watch and judge for your self. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/08/30/shock_chris_matthews_vs_msnbc_hosts_on_education_teachers_unions.html Is this evidence that MSNBC is starting to “get it” that edreform is really a disguise for dismantling American public schools? Or is this just evidence that Chris Matthews is a clueless hack? I ask these questions because so far, all I have seen are comments celebrating the […]
#Wordle of Jeb Bush’s speech at the #RNC2012
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I don’t know how much we can discern from this. I see two things, maybe three. One, strong nod to students, nothing surprising there. A very appealing message. Two, heavy reliance on executive authority to determine the future of education. Perhaps it’s because he was governor and also referring to Governor Romney in his speech. […]
"Who else would title it?": Scripting Students to Death
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While it may seem to be little more than semantics to argue about whether teachers are the most important factor in student learning or teachers are the most important in-school factor in student learning, there is now little room to debate that how teachers are being mandated to treat students is inexcusable. The rise of […]
Students vs. Students?
August 31, 2012 By 2 Comments
Survey Says! Warning: You may not agree with many of the polls.
August 30, 2012 By 4 Comments
What game show junkie can’t recall Richard Dawson calling out these famous words? ”Survey Says!” Take a minute and watch the clip. It’s an excellent reminder that sometimes people say things much different than what we think they may say. This especially holds true in education. As educators, we hopefully know about our profession. And […]
A message from a pissed off Indiana mom on #walmart and #walton #foundation. Thoughts?
August 30, 2012 By 2 Comments
I received via email a very strongly worded message against the reform interference run by Wal-Mart and the Walton Foundation. Seems like the business caters to mothers on a family budget, so perhaps parents and caregivers should know what the discount store is up to that could affect their children’s schools. So, in all of […]
Is the #MOOC for kooks? #highered #edtech
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A new educational model is gaining traction, the MOOC, or what the hell, the Massive Online Open Course. I’ve always had the impression that denizens of the MMORPG were lonely shut-ins. See for yourself. Exhibit A. Indeed. So, I saw this pop up, the first humanities MOOC, which somehow gets by the writing requirement for […]
Does a blank blank in the blank? #strike
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Yes, yes they do. And, will Chicago teachers take to the streets? Yes, yes they will.
Chicago Teachers Fight for Our Lives
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As New Orleans is once again under water, as the Republican lie machine works overtime in Tampa, and real journalism or reporting is MIA in the corporate media owned airwaves, a social studies teacher is using email to spread the word about what’s happening in Chicago and to teachers and public education all across the […]
Jane Watson: "Doublethink" is alive and well
Sent to Yakima Herald-Republic (WA) for “Saturday Soapbox”By Jane WatsonAugust 31, 2012 “Doublethink” is alive and well. In 1948, George Orwell wrote 1984. “Big Brother is Watching You” was born. So was “doublethink,” the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously and accepting both of them. TVs watch YOU. Language is paradoxical. […]