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From the Mouth of YA Authors….
It continues to amaze me, the parallel universe, we as educators find our selves living in these days. Alice in Wonderland, Dr. Seuss, the myths of old, Harry Potter, and now, Percy Jackson and the Olympians. It is a great … Continue reading
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Tagged Arne Duncan, education, evaluation, high-stakes, learning, opinion, parody, political, reform, riddle, State Education Department, students, success, teachers, testing
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The Myth of Education Reform: A Modern Riddle of the Sphinx
“Which creature in the morning goes on four legs, at mid-day on two, and in the evening upon three, and the more legs it has, the weaker it be?” Ancient lore has it that thousands of years ago this question … Continue reading
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Tagged classroom, communication, consensus, education, evaluation, high-stakes, Michele Rhee, NYSUT, opinion, political, reform, riddle, students, success, teachers, testing, unions
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Arne the ‘tician
I realized this morning as I was putting together this post, that humor is the key to longevity in any endeavor-be it my job, my marriage, my friendships, not to mention my children. When the best metaphors for my professional … Continue reading
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Tagged APPR, Arne Duncan, education, evaluation, high-stakes, humor, opinion, parody, political, Race to the Top, reform, SLO, State Education Department, students, teachers, testing
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The Story of Pearson and the Student
based on Daniel Pinkwater’s fable The Rabbit and the Eggplant, also know as Pearson’s The Pineapple and the Hare which has caused great controversy….so here is our version of this nonsensical tale: In the olden times, companies, politicians, and regular people … Continue reading
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Leonardo….are you out there?
This morning over a cup of coffee, some great conversation with my husband, and MSNBC’s Up with Chris in the background, I was distracted by yet another Exxon Mobile “Let’s solve this” commercial, bemoaning the nation’s world ranking as 25th … Continue reading
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Can’t make it to the finish line with two flat tires!
You know the kids in your class that ‘just aren’t there’? The one you have a name and not a face for? I don’t mean the ones that zone out, we’re talking the ones that don’t occupy any space other … Continue reading
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Tagged APPR, education, evaluation, high-stakes, parents, political, Race to the Top, students, teachers, testing
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The Regent and the Governor
based on “The Walrus and the Carpenter” by Lewis Carroll “The sun was shining on the school, Shining with all his might: He did his very best to make The classrooms warm and bright And this was odd, because it … Continue reading
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