TimePal…
I am now accepting all donations of hours, days, and weeks. I’m afraid I can no longer accept donations of minutes because of the declining exchange rate between EDT and Work Completed. All odd minutes are good for is writing short blog entries. And I would have created a clever “TimePal” icon as a PayPal […]
A boycott call by another name smells as daft…
British academics are at it again, and Chris Goff is right: the call for faculty “to consider the moral and political implications of educational links with Israeli institutions” is a back-door way to call for a boycott without calling for a boycott. The University and College Union has never asked its faculty to “consider the […]
Joel Packer’s blog
As Alex Russo noted, NEA’s lobbyist/wonk Joel Packer now has a blog… or, rather, transcripts of a podcast series (which doesn’t yet have its own feed, from what I can tell). Since the NEA’s group blog on NCLB has been on hiatus since February, I’m glad to see that Packer’s becoming active here. On the […]
The test-prep nightmare
Over at Ed Sector’s blog, former ES intern Danny Rosenthal describes how a test-prep nightmare unfolded in his Texas school. Towards the beginning of the entry, he writes, I’m OK with test prep. When standardized tests are well-crafted, as they are in my state, teachers should use tests to shape their classroom instruction. Done thoughtfully, […]
“Survivor” director wanna-be kindergarten teacher reassigned
The Port St. Lucie teacher who allowed a kindergarten class to “vote out” a classmate has been reassigned, pending investigation. Mike Petrilli is correct that this isn’t a criminal case, but an investigation from a district standpoint is absolutely warranted. The mother of the child involved thinks that administrative reassignment is “just a slap in […]