Weingarten on eve of the AFT elections
I’ve now seen Randi Weingarten speak three times in the last 30 hours, to different audiences and for different purposes. I can see how articulate and comfortable she is in different settings, including when challenged by one AFT delegate on an issue close to his heart. My (admittedly incomplete) judgment is that she is whip-smart, […]
Off to Chicago
My flight is delayed 40 minutes, so I have a few more seconds of free Tampa airport wireless. I’m a delegate to the AFT national convention this weekend, and I have no idea how much time I’ll have online. I’ve brought some work with me in case I get bored (ha!). I return in the […]
Can reporters raise their game in writing about education research?
I know that I still owe readers the ultimate education platform and the big, hairy erratum I promised last month, but the issue of research vetting has popped up in the education blogule*, and it’s something I’ve been intending to discuss for some time, so it’s taking up my pre-10:30-am time today. In brief, Eduwonkette […]
300 v. 10,000 and the broader discussion of performance pay
A bit more on Obama, performance pay, and the NEA: I commented yesterday about the Mike Antonucci video of Obama’s speech to the representative assembly and the light round of boos when he mentioned performance pay (or merit pay or differential pay: take your pick, it doesn’t change the substantive matters). Antonucci responds with more […]
Mike Rose kicks —-
Tired of Professor X’s dissing students who “don’t belong” in college? Read Mike Rose’s post about Teaching Remedial Writing, and then you’ll understand a tiny piece of why I find his writing engaging and exciting. And this is the pedestrian version of Rose’s writing, the relatively uncooked blog entry that even uses utilize. To see […]