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Top 10 Skills We Wish Were Taught in School, But Usually Arent
Top 10 Skills We Wish Were Taught in School, But Usually Arent.
Many parents don’t realize how MISLEADING test scores are :(
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Tagged Common Core, Education, Educational Testing, Educators, ELA, High-stakes testing, K through 12, New York State Education Department, New York State United Teachers, No Child Left Behind Act, Race to the Top, Standardized test, standardized testing, State Assessments
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» 8 easy steps to kill the love of reading in every student.
Many schools do all these things thanks to Common Core, Race to the Top and our nations obsession with high-stakes testing. So sad… » 8 easy steps to kill the love of reading in every student..
Coach John Wooden’s Take on TEACHERS
No written word, no spoken plea can teach our youth what they should be. Nor all the books on all the shelves. It’s what the TEACHERS are THEMSELVES. http://on.ted.com/d08Ac
Education is NOT All About College and Career Readiness. It’s About the JOURNEY!!!
“We thought of life by analogy was a journey, was a pilgrimage, which had a serious purpose at the end. And the thing was to get to that end. Success, or whatever it is, or maybe heaven after you’re dead. … Continue reading
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Tagged analogy, children, Classroom, Common Core, Education, education reform, Educational Testing, Educators, Elementary school, High-stakes testing, K through 12, New York State United Teachers, No Child Left Behind Act, Parenting, Race to the Top, Standardized test, standardized testing, Student, Teacher
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Lucy Calkins Weighs in on the 2014 NYS ELA Test
Thanks to Kevin Glynn of Lace to the Top for sharing this excellent analysis. From Lucy Calkins: From all I hear, the jury is no longer out in New York State. Last year, the NYS ELA–a test that was described … Continue reading
The Critical Importance of Soft Skills for Success in School and at Work
This is an excellent post by John at The Art of Learning. I recommend you read it CLOSELY, taking note of the excellent TEXT-BASED EVIDENCE used to support the author’s claim. The Common Core ELA standards demand that students … Continue reading
SAT prep to be free for everyone!!!
SAT prep to be free for everyone!!! The SAT becomes more open as the Pearson Common Core Tests remain hidden from the eyes of teachers, parents and students. This makes NO SENSE!!! “We hope you breathe a sigh of relief … Continue reading
The Blueberry Story: The teacher gives the businessman a lesson
The story below was originally published in 2002. It amazes me that the evils of corporate education reform have been in the spotlight for over 12 years and as of yet have been UNSTOPPABLE. This has to stop NOW. We … Continue reading
Matt Damon: ‘We would never let businessmen design warheads. Why would you cut out educators when you’re designing education policy?’
Matt Damon just had an online conversation with Reddit users to promote his new movie, “The Monuments Men,” and he touched on a number of topics, including his opposition to standardized test-based school reform and the exclusion of teachers from the shaping … Continue reading
