Well here it is. My debut post @the chalk face media extravaganza. As I said in my column description my main goal is to expose education “news” that really serves as propaganda. About a month and a half ago I had taken issue with an article published in EdWeek by Stephen Sawchuk. A few weeks […]
What has #AERA done for you?
August 2, 2011 By 2 Comments
#Education #research at its most vapid
March 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Richard Belzer used the expression, “vapid human detritus” on Real Time with Bill Mahr last week, I thought that was a fantastic expression. It was in reference to that racist rant from that former student at, was it UCLA? A Facebook friend posted a link to an entry at EdWeek kind of poking fun at […]
Recycle some info
January 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A quick thought
October 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Emotion Two: Identity crisis
September 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
So, this is a little commentary on what I posted earlier about my confusion. No links or outsourcing of information is necessary. I’ll also keep it brief. When I noticed all the game changers in education, those who get the spotlight in education reform circles, I was somewhat disappointed that so many stakeholders in education […]
AERA
July 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Not that anyone really cares, so I just feel the need to confess. I was delighted to learn last week that AERA was extending their deadline for proposals at their annual conference, which is sort of the premiere conference within education. I let the deadline expire; I did not ultimately complete a proposal. Maybe this […]
Think Twice, or More, About Depending on Think Tank Research
April 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Ideological bilges like the Manhattan Institute, Fordham Institute, Hoover Institute, Achieve, Inc., and the Walmart-sponsored group at the University of Arkansas under the tutelage of Dean Jay Greene have been pumping out their sludge for years as research to support education policy decisions that were already made by ideologues long before any research data was […]
Off to Vancouver for #AERA, the business of the #education world
I’m way too cynical for my age. Heading to Vancouver for the pilgrimage to the American Educational Research Association, the big pant-suited business conference for education scholars and glad handers. I uhh, yeah. I’ve seen and followed a lot in the last few years and what I haven’t missed is reading their main publication. If […]