- @chadsansing Journalists don't really get good at their jobs until they are actually writing stories in the real world. Doctors don't get in reply to chadsansing #
- @chadsansing good at medicine until they get out of Gross Anatomy. Why would we expect teachers to be any different. in reply to chadsansing #
- @chadsansing Not a problem. in reply to chadsansing #
- @chadsansing I like that concept better than what we force teaching students to go through today. In some ways, it's not even fair. in reply to chadsansing #
- @chadsansing Especially when we put these new teachers into classrooms just before they graduate, take Praxis and must earn their keep. in reply to chadsansing #
- @chadsansing I'd also end seniority-based layoffs. They made sense back when you couldn't measure teacher effectiveness. It may still in reply to chadsansing #
- @chadsansing make sense for teachers in fields not currently subjected to objective evaluation (music, for example). But in most cases, in reply to chadsansing #
- @chadsansing there's no reason for maintaining seniority. We're merely discouraging young teachers. Especially when 36% of teaching corps is in reply to chadsansing #
- @chadsansing on the verge of retirement in the next decade or so. in reply to chadsansing #
- @chadsansing You're right. There will be growing pains. And the budget issues — all related to traditional teacher compensation — will in reply to chadsansing #
- @chadsansing create angst at every level. These, along with other changes, means that K-12 is in for a decade of change. It is needed. in reply to chadsansing #
- @chadsansing This isn't all or even mostly the fault of teachers. American public education wasn't really built for actually educating kids. in reply to chadsansing #
- @chadsansing Education came as a secondary goal (thanks to the efforts that created the first high schools in the U.S.), but ed has, until in reply to chadsansing #
- @chadsansing the last 50 years, has been an afterthought compared to other concerns (worries about Irish/Catholic immigration, etc.) in reply to chadsansing #
- @AndrewBWatt Understand those concerns. But, with a thriving system of educational choice, it's unlikely to happen. Even without it, it in reply to AndrewBWatt #
- @AndrewBWatt isn't likely. Any system educating as many kids as this one does will not ever be so standardized. On the other hand, what is in reply to AndrewBWatt #
- @AndrewBWatt wrong with standardization? Borrowing from the marketplace, standardization usually leads to elevation of quality (at least in in reply to AndrewBWatt #
- @AndrewBWatt the areas that count, like clean foods, soaps that don't ruin skin, P&G). You still have variety, but the quality factors in reply to AndrewBWatt #
- @AndrewBWatt are dealt with. Right now, in K-12 ed, the problem is quality of education (along with opportunity, equity and access). in reply to AndrewBWatt #
- @chadsansing Agreed. What I am saying is increase quality of ed by standardizing how teachers should teach. Customize learning for kids. in reply to chadsansing #
- @chadsansing Why educate? Give children every tool they need to write their own story. Even if he becomes a plumber, he should know Chaucer. in reply to chadsansing #
- @chadsansing Thanks for your thoughts. Same to @AndrewBWatt @classroomtools @EDU_Reform #
- Interesting piece by @Aaron_Eyler: #edreform #TQ #
- The Dropout Nation Podcast: Finding Courageous Politicians for School Reform https://dropoutnation.net/jmq #edreform #TQ #education #
- RT @ChadRatliff: RT @gsbStanfordCSI: C.K. Prahalad and innovation at the bottom of the pyramid: Applies to #edreform #
- Yay. RT @mathewi @denisleary: Twitter is about to announce a new pay model. For 25 bucks a month you never hear from Ashton Kutcher again. #
- Myth of high-stakes testing Part MM RT @Dyrnwyn: N.J. diploma scam revealed by new test results: http://tinyurl.com/2awlota #edreform #
- RT @EdEquality: RT @edReformer: Manga High shows kids can study, learn more through online gaming #edreform #edtech #
- RT @Dlove03: Bluegrass Policy Blog: Why Kentucky needs charter schools #edreform #RttT #BlackEd #
- Definitely. RT @therebull: 'Last hired, first fired': bad for the kids http://ow.ly/1DqT4 #edreform #teachers #nea #aft #nyc #TQ #
- Prove it. RT @hechingerreport: Education Secretary Arne Duncan: Bold reform more important than "buy-in,'' for RTTT:http://bit.ly/bMitbQ #
- The Dropout Nation Podcast: Finding Courageous Politicians for School Reform https://dropoutnation.net/jmq #edreform #TQ #RttT #education #
- Sweet. RT @mikedebonis: Wow. Complicates nod. @postmetro: #DCPS found. $$ comes with catch: Rhee must remain: #edreform #
- Either Gray and Co. are committed to #DCPS #edreform or not. Plain and simple. Anything less is sign that status quo remains ante. #
- The Dropout Nation Podcast: Finding Courageous Politicians for School Reform https://dropoutnation.net/jmq #edreform #TQ #education #
- I'll have more on this tonight. RT @JoanneLeeJacobs: New blog post: Charter schools and segregation #
- Haha @matthewktabor @Dyrnwyn Mr. Bradford, why such "rage against teachers?" Do you manage a hedge fund? #useless_ravitch_rhetoric #edreform #
- @matthewktabor: "Useless" is one word for most @DianeRav rhetoric these days. "Twaddle" is another. Worthless is a third. Any other word? #
- RT @ivangosorio @realphilhendrie: By the year 2000…there won’t be any more crude oil."Ecologist Kenneth Watt Earth Day 1970 #takeitback #
- RT @TEACHED: Loudspeaker Films Founder Kelly Amis discusses TEACHED and future of education: #edreform #teachers #TQ #
- Should one rage against teachers? No. They should be outraged at the bad ones allowed to ruin the futures of children. And their enablers. #
- @matthewktabor re: DianeRav's new work: An attrocious affront to the senses of any education historian or #edreformer Not worth a sixpence. in reply to matthewktabor #
- Do it. RT @ONECampaign: Age 18-20 and ready to change the world? Check out http://www.girlsandwomen.com and the G(irls) 20 Summit. Apply by May 7! #
- Guardians please. RT @balmeras @TheNatrlCaptl Added "Take Your Kids to the Park and Leave them There" Day to calendar. http://ow.ly/1CgMs #
- @budtheteacher Where does one start? It is a revisionist history of #edreform based on the perspective of someone who wasn't a reformer. in reply to budtheteacher #
- @budtheteacher Add the fact that she doesn't offer any well-supported conclusions, either on the quality of charter schools or choice. in reply to budtheteacher #
- @budtheteacher She can't, largely because the evidence (incomplete, admittedly) so far supports the #edreform side of the argument. in reply to budtheteacher #
- @budtheteacher One can disagree with another viewpoint, even concede some points, if the other side offers compelling arguments. in reply to budtheteacher #
- @budtheteacher But, in the case of Ravitch, she has seem to become provocatively anti-choice, anti-#edreform, anti-parentpower/involvement in reply to budtheteacher #
- @budtheteacher just to be provocative. Everyone has to watch for the point where they delve into the Olbermann/Beck realm of rhetorical… in reply to budtheteacher #
- @budtheteacher ridiculousness. Ravitch has pretty much become the cable talk show host of #edpolicy in reply to budtheteacher #
- @budtheteacher And not in a good way. in reply to budtheteacher #
- @budtheteacher No problem. Everyone is entitled to their view on the book. Some have nicer things to say about it than I and still conclude in reply to budtheteacher #
- @budtheteacher it is lacking. Others disagree. I only offer one view. You have to judge the book on your own terms. Thanks for asking. in reply to budtheteacher #
- RT @mirpod@dropoutnation Dropout Nation Podcast-Finding Courageous Politicians for School Reform https://dropoutnation.net/jmq #edreform #edu #
- Off-ed RT @TPCarney: ACORN & Chuck Schumer beat hipsters & firemen in Brooklyn–in Big Government, little guy loses: #
- RT @matthewktabor @budtheteacher Buck's "Why Ravitch Is Wrong Week," a 5-day series, does a good job: http://twurl.nl/4sympu #edreform #
- For all who declare that they can't improve achievement among poor students can't learn because they are, well, poor, stop the excuses. #
- As Kevin Carey noted four years ago in an EdTrust report, high-quality teaching can overcome student socioeconomic background. #
- The performance of high-quality schools–traditional, charter, Catholic, private–serving the poorest communities also proves this a lie. #
- If you really aren't interested in improving the educational outcomes of these children, please head to the door. #
- Others are ready to do the work you can't or won't do. Damning children with low expectations just won't do any more. #
- By the way: Stop arguing that poor parents aren't interested in parental achievement. This isn't so. Foster a culture of parental engagement #
- and poor parents (like wealthier parents) will be willing to play their part. For the most part. #
- And remember, the poor child attending school likely comes from a home whose parents also went to dropout factories. #
- Educational choice and engagement is, for many of these families, a new experience. Our job, especially #edreform ers, is to build capacity #
- so they can learn how to make the best educational choices and choose the best curricula for their children. #
- @EDUCATIONCEO What's your issue w/the #Rhee deal. If you are investing $64 million in reforming a school system — a mere drop in the bucket in reply to EDUCATIONCEO #
- @EDUCATIONCEO for a school district — you want to make sure that the politicians don't screw it up. In DC, that's what usually happens. in reply to EDUCATIONCEO #
- @EDUCATIONCEO Pardon me, but I think deeply. My background (including covering economics) is varied enough to understand the intersection of in reply to EDUCATIONCEO #
- @EDUCATIONCEO business, philanthropy and government. If you understand the history of education reform, far too often, donors give money to in reply to EDUCATIONCEO #
- @EDUCATIONCEO to school systems (e.g. Annenberg, Gates small schools, Ford Foundation in the Sixties) and find it wasted with little in the in reply to EDUCATIONCEO #
- @EDUCATIONCEO way of improved student achievement or teacher quality. It is understandable that any philanthropist thinks carefully, given in reply to EDUCATIONCEO #
- @EDUCATIONCEO the history. If anything, philanthropists have proven better off investing outside of school systems. Think Julius Rosenwald in reply to EDUCATIONCEO #
- @EDUCATIONCEO who build schools for African-American children in the South during Jim Crow, the Jeanes Program in reply to EDUCATIONCEO #
- @EDUCATIONCEO Gates realized that school size wasn't the issue. Teacher quality was. The foundation also realized, temporarily, that in reply to EDUCATIONCEO #
- @EDUCATIONCEO school districts, with the political dynamics, tend to turn reform efforts into lost causes. in reply to EDUCATIONCEO #
- @EDUCATIONCEO Huh? Where did "ok 2 accuse innocent tchers of abuse" come into this discussion. Please explain/ in reply to EDUCATIONCEO #
- @EDUCATIONCEO No one is going to defend Rhee's tendency to shoot from the hip. As for the teachers mentioned? Those cases were, last I #
- @EDUCATIONCEO checked, still under investigation. Innocence or guilt isn't determined yet. Rhee was improper for speaking about personnel in reply to EDUCATIONCEO #
- @EDUCATIONCEO matters. She didn't even need to in order to prove her argument. But this isn't the issue at hand. in reply to EDUCATIONCEO #
- @EDUCATIONCEO You're complaining that philanthropies are seeing children as "capital" because they want to make sure the political in reply to EDUCATIONCEO #
- @EDUCATIONCEO machinations that tend to bedevil public education doesn't turn their donations into tinder. Nothing wrong with that. in reply to EDUCATIONCEO #
- @EDUCATIONCEO Please re-read my comments. They should be easy to understand. in reply to EDUCATIONCEO #
- @EDUCATIONCEO Again, please explain this comment. Seems out of left field. in reply to EDUCATIONCEO #
- @POWERORGmath @EDUCATIONCEO #RheeWars #
- Should philanthropists, weary of politics within a school system, assure that its CEO remains in job #RheeWars #
- @POWERORGmath I'm not shouting. It's just a dialogue. Everyone can offer their thoughts. in reply to POWERORGmath #
- @EDUCATIONCEO No comment. Thanks. in reply to EDUCATIONCEO #
- @POWERORGmath None taken. Thanks. in reply to POWERORGmath #
- Agreed. RT @matthewktabor: @Michelle_Ryan The NJ student walkout you organized was disgraceful. #edreform #NEA #NJEA #
- No comment. RT @Michelle_Ryan: I have never been more grateful to be a part of the youth of NJ. You all make me so proud. You're beautiful. #
- RT @ScottJenningsKY: the only thing that matters in education is 'did the children learn?' #edreform #parentpower #schoolchoice #BlackEd #
- In DC, #MichelleRhee city CFO argue over former's control over #DCPS finances #edreform #AdrianFenty #
- It's hard out there RT @Dyrnwyn @TheRebull: 20,000 unionized teachers may apply for 69 NON-union jobs at Harlem Success charter schools. #
- @mritzius But you forget that salaries aren't the only part of teachers compensation. If anything, NJ teachers are among in reply to mritzius #
- @mritzius the best-compensated in the best-compensated profession in the public sector. in reply to mritzius #
- @mritzius A NJ teacher can get payouts from the state Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund equal to as much as 72.7 percent of compensation in reply to mritzius #
- @mritzius On average, a retired NJ teachers will collect $34,643.48, 59-percent more than public-sector counterparts elsewhere. in reply to mritzius #
- @mritzius Now the fact that a teacher in Westchester County, NY may collect a higher salary than NJ counterpart doesn't mean N.J. teachrs in reply to mritzius #
- @mritzius aren't well paid. in reply to mritzius #
- @mritzius Well, compensation in the public sector, when one considers that the average civil servant can retire as early as age 50 — and in reply to mritzius #
- @mritzius still double dip by collecting two state salaries — is actually quite lavish when compared to the private sector. And let in reply to mritzius #
- @mritzius us not talk about federal sector packages, which is averaging higher than those in the private sector. in reply to mritzius #
- @mritzius But they can still double dip in most cases, ending up with a rather nice salary and annuity package. Look at the full deal, not a in reply to mritzius #
- @mritzius piece of the pie. in reply to mritzius #
- @mritzius Meanwhile you fail to note the other benefits teachers gain thanks to state laws and local contracts. Most notably tenure. in reply to mritzius #
- @mritzius And let's be honest, dismissal processes (along with a lack of objective evaluation systems) essentially guarantee teachers in reply to mritzius #
- @mritzius near-lifetime employment. in reply to mritzius #
- @mritzius But here's the thing. This isn't an anti-teacher issue. It is about a compensation system that doesn't reward good and great in reply to mritzius #
- @mritzius teachers, fails to dismiss poor-performing teachers and fails children at nearly every level. in reply to mritzius #
- @mritzius Oh come on. The average teacher isn't going back to work at Wal-Mart. In most states, it is the classroom or in administration. in reply to mritzius #
- @mritzius Instead of offering a response, here's a report from NCTQ for your reading pleasure on the role of tenure and onerous teacher in reply to mritzius #
- @mritzius dismissal policies: . By the way, I can offer much more in objective evidence than you can in anecdotes. in reply to mritzius #
- @mritzius The financial crisis was not caused by merit pay. It was caused by lax regulation and a system of mortgage lending that led in reply to mritzius #
- @mritzius to American taxpayers assuming a moral hazard via purchases of mortgages by Fannie and Freddie, federally-controlled institutions in reply to mritzius #
- @mritzius I'd give you a few lessons in finance and economics. But it is too late in the evening for that hard work. in reply to mritzius #
- @mritzius Sorry, I don't work for the RNC. As a former financial news reporter (and econ student), my grasp of econ and fin reg is a tad in reply to mritzius #
- @mritzius more solidly based than yours. But thanks for the dialogue. in reply to mritzius #
- @mritzius By the way, it is always a good idea to do more than make assumptions. Evidence beats assumptions on a daily basis. #
- @mritzius This includes anyone's political philosophy. I don't know how you vote or what you believe outside of ed. It's best to do the same #
- @mritzius and not assume where my philosophy lies. Again, thanks. #
- RT @Dyrnwyn: Amazing post on NJ's alternate grad assessmt. Students protest, as Rome burns. http://tinyurl.com/2356d4v #edreform #NEA/@NJEA #
- RT @mrich1911: Math educators… Do you know about the Benjamin Banneker Association? #blacked #edreform #
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