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The Gates Foundation spent three years and $45 million to determine that multiple measures are needed in teacher evaluations–exactly what teachers have been saying for many years more. Really? Looks like another “Duh” study. Filed under: Frustration , Read More...
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One article in the L.A. Times compares the “blame the teacher” movement currently popular in the U.S. with the “blame the worker” movement that failed in the 70s and 80s. A great section has this: Recall the reaction of domestic manufacturers in the 1970s Read More...
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Do you suffer from “Ravitch Rage”? Click here to see if you suffer from any of the symptoms. Filed under: Good Mood , Study Read More...
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An interesting debate has popped up on a Seattle Times article , but most of the debate centers on the same old, rehashed, and repeated talking points which are decidedly anti-public education. Here are my quick responses to a couple topics. Responding Read More...
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Diane Ravitch has pointed out time after time how so-called reformers of education have used specious studies, suspect methodologies, and faulty reasoning when creating education policies and enacting legislation. Now she is pointing out how data is manipulated, Read More...
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I am not a fan of Arne Duncan’s or President Obama’s education agenda. I think both of these men are hurting education in this country, and it was evident from the beginning of their terms in office. I posted an article about this when I heard Duncan Read More...
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Previously I had posted about how education may be suffering from the loss of a generation of teachers. With few people retiring and no positions to hire, education could be losing a myriad of teachers to other professions. After all, if teaching isn’t Read More...
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Washington State, like many other states, is hurting financially. No one questions this; however, the recovery methods and suggestions do cause me to pause and worry about the state’s and nation’s education futures. One column’s composer basically says Read More...
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Teach For America is attempting to gain a foothold in Washington State and primarily by gaining positions in Seattle. However, TfA is unnecessary in Seattle. (Even one of TfA’s own has spoken out against TfA entering Seattle’s schools.) First, there is Read More...
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Check out Diane Ravitch’s explanation of Guggenheim’s lack of understanding when he uses NAEP scores, essentially skewing the data (once again) towards charter schools. Ravitch then explains how Guggenheim misrepresents the comparisons between charter Read More...
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According to Rick Ayers in a blog post on The Answer Sheet (a fantastic daily must-read), the filmmakers got it wrong in Waiting for Superman . Here is his list, and you can check out his full explanations at the source. Waiting for Superman says that Read More...
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At a conference this summer I listened in on a debate between two teachers regarding STEM schools, specifically whether or not the U.S. needs more science graduates. As I look around my community, very few high science jobs appear to be needed locally; Read More...
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I attended the first day of the Principal and Teacher Evaluation Pilot training. Whew! Brutal! Lots of “sit and get” (sitting and being talked to). The first two hours were introductions. Ugh. Then we had a couple presentations and short speeches. Eh. Read More...
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I frequently espouse the idea that poverty affects educational success more than any other factor, but I am also told that combating poverty is an sisyphean task that would require too much effort and too much money. But England has succeeded. In 1999, Read More...
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David Brooks of The NY Times reported how disadvantaged middle school students were given up to 12 books to take home and keep over the summer. And then a surprise met those involved in the study: Then the researchers, led by Richard Allington of the Read More...
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