November 22, 2009

Junot Diaz delivered his opening keynote address to educators who participated in the National Council Teachers of English Convention on November 19, 2009. Junot Diaz said that education is not the same as accreditation. YES, education is different from accreditation.

Now here in the U.S.A., we are educating for college and workforce readiness. Huh? What a limiting vision.

Race to the Top

To where are we racing? I didn't know that learning is a race?

Education and Accountability

When I went to the doctor yesterday, I read and signed the statement at the bottom of this post. Perhaps, teachers need to fashion one similar to the one below.

"The practice of medicine and surgery is not an exact science. Although good results are expected, there is no guarantee of warranty expressed or implied on the results that may be obtained."

Now think about schools and teachers. The practice of teaching is not an exact science.

Arne Duncan

Question: Will Arne Duncan listen on his LISTENING TOUR? Or will he use the Listening Tour to promote his agenda?

i have been wondering if the United States will ever get out the mess it is in. Energy, Global Warming, Health Care, Education. the Wars, the horrid NCTE Act ad high stakes testing....all are of great concern to me.

I wonder when we will be talking about the limitations of the Harvard School Business model. The past 8 years under the BW has been the worse administration in the White House.

Corruption and greed in this country seem to be par for the course. I sure would like some INTEGRITY in Government. How about some generosity and grace? 

I know for a fact that greed and arrogance go together. These qualities have run this country for far too long and we are hurty.

Wake up, folks.

High stakes testing is not vald.

We are measuring all the wrong things. 

What ever happened to OBSERVABILITY?

The only way we are going to overcome the lunacy of high stakes testing and NLCB is if we reach the parents/guardians. Those in charge are stuck in a paradigm and they don't know that it doesn't work and will never work.

So, here's the latest from the Arne Duncan. What is he thinking?

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/02/education/02educ.htmls