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Sunday, August 18, 2013

8-18-13 SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

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@drloisweiner is no “liberal.” She’s a “mad democrat!”
Just in case you missed the live version here is your never ending link to @the chalkface radio.  We talked to Dr. Lois Weiner.  She’s got some serious stuff to say.  If you’re a liberal you might not want to listen however, “white christians” are welcome.  Listen here.   http://www.blogtalkradio.com/chalkface/2013/08/18/at-the-chalk-face-progressive-edreform-radio


My Opt Out/Refusal Letter for 2013-2014
Dear —, My name is Peggy Robertson and my son, Sam, will be attending — High School tomorrow as a freshman. He is beyond excited! We are equally as thrilled to have Sam become a part of the — HS family. I was so impressed at orientation with the focus on community as well as […]


Peter Cunningham Looking for Racists in All the Wrong Places
or, What Corporate Education Reformers Don’t Understand about Opposition to CorpEd When Bush II was in office, anyone who challenged the fanciful notion that 100 percent of U. S. children would be proficient in reading and math was said to be engaged in the “soft bigotry of low expectations.”  In an updated version of that […]


Returning to the classroom in Washington, DC
I posted a video discussing this, but I pulled it. It needed tweaking.  The thesis: I walked away from teacher education and am returning to classroom teaching. This time, I’ll be teaching Kindergarten at an elementary school in Congress Heights, Washington, DC. It’s not a charter. It’s your everyday DCPS public school. I will have […]


Just When You Think It’s Safe to Go Back into the Media
Yesterday, 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 Redux.” Before looking at the shoddy and unsubstantiated […]


8-17-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: The Unintended Lessons from Florida: Class Grades, pt. 2 | the becoming radicalThe Unintended Lessons from Florida: Class Grades, pt. 2 | the becoming radical.by plthomasedd / 1h As “scary” as it gets, a blank parent report. #optoutSee how easy this is? No consequences, just a blank report. That’s all. So, parents, what are you waiting for? An invitation?by Chalk F
All Week 8-17-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: All Week 8-10-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTERClass Grades | the becoming radicalClass Grades | the becoming radical.by plthomasedd / 43min EdWeek and the Gates Love Affair that Just Won’t Go AwayIn the Digital Education blog at Education Week, Q&A: Bill Gates on Teaching, Ed Tech, and Philanthropy provides Gates with yet another platform to (this