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Monthly Archives: November 2013
My Daughter’s Kindergarten Common Core Math Workbook
The Common Core has hit home for me, literally. I received from my daughter’s school a kindergarten common core workbook, and, as you might imagine, I have ‘issues’ with it. My daughter’s school, like most schools, is having a budget … Continue reading
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Open Letters To ‘B-List’ Reformers I Know. Part 1: Joel Rose
After two days of pursuit, I finally found him. I had never visited anyone in jail before – had never known anyone in jail before. Most of the people that waited on the visitor’s line with me appeared to be … Continue reading
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Join me and Roxanna Elden on Tuesday for a live Spreecast!
A few times a year I host a live internet ‘talk show’ which is a lot of fun. Most of the old shows were erased by a server crash, but the two I did over the summer episode 5 and … Continue reading
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My advice to TFA staffers: Quit For America
The organization of TFA is a bit like a pyramid scheme. There are a bunch of VPs who are making a lot of money for a non-profit, certainly six figures. Then there are the majority of staffers, people who work … Continue reading
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My review of ‘Test and Punish’
If ‘Reign of Error’ were to meet ‘The DaVinci Code’ the result would John Kuhn’s ‘Test-and-Punish: How the Texas Education Model Gave America Accountability Without Equity’. Kuhn is the superintendent of the Perrin-Whitt school district in Texas. I first learned … Continue reading
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The lack-of-wit and lack-of-wisdom of Arne Duncan
I became aware of Arne Duncan when I sat and watched his keynote address at the Teach For America 20 year alumni summit on February 13th 2011. In that speech he made a claim about how he helped turn around … Continue reading
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Will TNTP demand accountability from itself?
The New Teacher Project (TNTP) was a spin-off of TFA and originally led by Michelle Rhee. Having worked as a trainer for both organizations, I generally liked working for TNTP more than TFA. I found the TNTP trainees to be … Continue reading
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On the latest D.C. NAEP Miracle
Today the results from the 2013 NAEP came out, and ‘reformers’ everywhere are celebrating the amazing gains by states with an aggressive reform agenda. In 2011, the average national score for the four main NAEP tests (4th grade reading, 4th … Continue reading
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New TFA Miracle Claims
Today TFA released their annual letter. Looking at the announcement of the letter on their website, I saw this image, which shows all the aspects of TFA’s influence, though, to me, it looks a lot like what you see on … Continue reading
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Closing (The Achievement Gap) Bad
So if you’re wondering why I’ve slowed down a bit on blogging lately, there are a bunch of reasons. One is that I’m happy about the amount of coverage phony ed reform is getting by not just other bloggers, but … Continue reading
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