This was written by Paul Thomas, an associate professor of education at Furman University in South Carolina. It was published on dailycensored.com. By Paul Thomas A new slogan has appeared from the ranks of educators who know the new education reform movement to be misguided, uninformed, and powerful: “Those who can, teach. Those who cannot […]
Advance Australia Where? Transculturalism and Education
April 23, 2011 by
As educators we need to assist students to move to the next level of cultural literacy, in a country that is moving beyond multiculturalism to a more complex transculturalism. Click on the link to read published article as a pdf Advance Australia Where_0001
Two-thirds of teachers want to quit. What is the Purpose of Education
April 4, 2011 by
NEARLY two-thirds of Australian teachers are considering quitting their jobs for a new career. So are teachers all over the world See: A love of teaching, but fear for the future: Fight over collective bargaining leaves one teacher uncertain about career choice http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42306729/ns/business-us_business The Centre for Marketing Schools was commissioned to survey staff satisfaction levels […]
Otterly Delightful
April 3, 2011 by
(C) Julie Boyd Published on Trip Advisor http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g32737-d104804-r117850634-Monterey_Bay_Aquarium-Monterey_Monterey_Peninsula_California.html Australia may have some of the strangest animals in the world, but America surely has some of the most playful. From dancing with dolphins in Florida to swimming with sea lions in California and playing hide and seek with chipmunks in Michigan, their creatures seem as fascinated […]
I’m Sorry I’m A Teacher
April 3, 2011 by
This powerful letter was written by an American Teacher, Alan Haskvitz, a member of the National Teachers Hall of Fame and has been recognized many times as one of the nation’s most successful and innovative teachers. Accounts of his students’ accomplishments have been featured in books, periodicals, and on national radio and television. He is […]
Student test data in assessing teacher quality.
January 13, 2011 by
A study released last month by the Gates Foundation supposedly offered up “some of the strongest evidence to date of the validity of ‘value-added’ analysis.” VAA makes the claim that teachers’ effectiveness can be reliably estimated by gauging their students’ progress on standardized tests. But Jesse Rothstein, an economist at UC Berkeley, argues that the analyses in the […]
Testing turning kids off of learning
January 13, 2011 by
Comments from Blog ‘for the love of learning’ http://www.joebower.org/2011/01/our-system-tests-and-grades-young.html “It’s impossible to discuss education without being hit upside the head umpteen times by the word accountability. At the root of this word is a demonizing fear that there is this horde of pension-sucking, union-loving teachers who are laughing their lazy asses to the bank. This […]
Skewering Democracy- Who is Crossing the Line Irresponsibly and What is the Impact on Our Kids?
Our Harry Potter/FightClub Democracy! Questions from an ‘ordinary Australian.’ (C) Julie Boyd Chris Uhlman tweeted today that Czech President Vaclav Klaus – the man Vaclav Havel once described as a “gangster capitalist,” refused to be security checked at Parliament House which means the ABC are unable to interview him as their studios were on the […]