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Archives for December 8, 2011
The Failure of Corporate School Reform — important critique of "ed deform" & mo…
The Failure of Corporate School Reform — important critique of “ed deform” & more productive directions to take. A must read! The Failure of Corporate School Reform: Toward a New Common School Movement | Truthoutwww.truth-out.orgSpeech by Kenneth J. S…
Help @K12NN win a $10,000 grant from UNITY/the Ford Foundation! We want to add s…
Help @K12NN win a $10,000 grant from UNITY/the Ford Foundation! We want to add socmedia tools that’ll help communities self-organize for fully-funded schools w/a broad & deep curriculum, so EVERY kid can attend the great public school she or he deserve…
Rock star @K12NN contributor ZombieX rises again: Stop the Readicide, part 2 of…
Rock star @K12NN contributor ZombieX rises again: Stop the Readicide, part 2 of an interview w/master teacher Kelly Gallagher. MUST READ. Parents Across America, MOMocrats, NJ Parents Against Gov. Christie’s School Budget Cuts, EdutopiaZombie X Rises A…
Zombie X Rises Again: Kelly Gallagher's Readicide, An Interview Part 2
Homework based on worksheets is what’s killing my generation. I am afraid that there will never be another Steve Jobs as long as teachers keep assigning us mindless crap.