I actually don’t know if “civilians” understand how academic publication works, at least for the humdrum, commoner, the everyday “scholar” who doesn’t have major book deals. Let me explain. So, in order to receive tenure and promotion as a faculty member, which I think might be over-rated at this point, a faculty member needs to […]
To support the end of overtesting, consider putting your facebook profile on pause @dianeravitch
April 24, 2013 By 4 Comments
Courtesy of Jean Schutt McTavish. Put your profile on pause to boycott test-driven education.
Student walkout of TCAP tests coming up this week
March 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Not based on the best example of WW2 prop, but I think this captures #scrapthemap
February 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Special episode of At the Chalk Face tonight, 9PM EST/6PM PST
February 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
We’ve invited a great guest, which is why the special day and time: Alexia Garcia, student organizer of a Portland boycott of the OAKS test. Probably the best test acronym by far. There’s some information here I’ll quote from Education Week, which is in turn from OregonLive: Alexia Garcia, a Lincoln High School senior, said […]
#MAP #boycott may lead to “sanctions”
February 6, 2013 By 3 Comments
This from the Answer Sheet: The superintendent of schools, Jose Banda, ordered administrators to pull students out of classrooms to take the test in the library, but many students refused to take it and turned in letters signed by their parents giving them permission to opt out of the test, teachers reported. This seems to […]
Special episode of At the Chalk Face 2night! #optout
January 24, 2013 By 2 Comments
Prop poster 12: The Battle for Public Schools
January 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Need I remind you that EVERYONE is listening to At the Chalk Face talking the Seattle #boycott
January 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
#HST #boycott signed by some heavy hitters
January 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Man, what a list. And, I think you might recognize some names up there, including folks At the Chalk Face, cough, cough, Shaun, cough, Tim. In any case, this Seattle boycott has really stirred some kind of hornet’s nest. Let’s ride this out and see where it goes. Thanks mainly go out to Brion Jones […]
Give us your tired, your poor, your befuddled masses @educationweek
Good friend Gary Valiant today kicked off a rather interesting idea: a boycott of Education Week, the education publication of record, apparently. Even an anonymous education blogger for the publication is frustrated. To wit: I understand the frustration with EdWeek. As I have responded when this has been raised elsewhere, I think it is important to […]