- John Thompson: Would a Reformers' Code of Ethics Help End Our Educational Civil War?
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Guest post by John Thompson. Early in my career, I floated a naive idea with my union business representative. What if education embraced a school reform code of ethics? The attacks on teachers by "reformers" who had dec... - David Musselwhite: Values of the Common Core: Equity, Competition, and Collaboration
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A week ago I featured a guest post by Jack Hassard, Common Core Values: Do they include Authoritarianism? Today, in the spirit of promoting dialogue, I am sharing a response from a different point of view. Guest post by ... - A Science Teacher's View: The Backward-Engineered Common Core Science Standards
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Guest post by Chemtchr. Last Friday afternoon, Achieve's "Next Generation Science Standards", as they're calling their Common Core, finally became available. Their "public comment" interval ends June first. I'm going to ... - Tim Slekar: Pennsylvania Schools get the Shock Treatment
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Guest post by Tim Slekar. About a year ago I published a blog that detailed how Pennsylvania governor, Tom Corbett, was using the shock doctrine to dupe the citizens of Pennsylvania into believing that a $1 Billion dolla... - Finding Common Ground to Build the Movement Against High Stakes Tests
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One of the oldest problems with the left or progressive movement is our tendency to drag ourselves down through internal struggle over who has the most correct political line. We are seeing some of this dynamic emerge in... - Yong Zhao in Conversation: Education Should Liberate, Not Indoctrinate
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Last week I shared this interview with Yong Zhao focused on the Common Core standards. Today I am sharing a conversation between Dr. Zhao and Yvonne Siu-Runyan. Contributed by Yvonne Siu-Runyan. I am honored to have the ... - Common Core Values: Do they Include Authoritarianism?
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This week there has been an upsurge of debate over the Common Core (national) Standards. I hope we can tolerate and appreciate different points of view as we work to understand more deeply what these standards are all a... - Common Core Challenges our Unity
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Follow me on Twitter at @AnthonyCody In recent weeks controversy over the Common Core standards has heated up. As we get closer to the decision point at the state level across the country, it has become clearer what a ma... - Yong Zhao Interview: Will the Common Core Create World-Class Learners?
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Follow me on Twitter at @AnthonyCody University of Oregon professor Yong Zhao's 2009 book Catching Up or Leading the Way sent a jolt through our educational system. He questioned the use of tests and "accountability" fro... - At the Chalkface Radio Program Bucks the Education Reform Trend
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Follow me on Twitter at @AnthonyCody Scoop Nisker used to say, "If you don't like the news, go out and make some of your own." Two educators, Shaun Johnson and Tim Slekar, have taken up this challenge, and have entered.....
