| Five Best Blogs: A Substitute Math Teacher Won The SuperBowl - 2012-02-06 16:23:00 |
| A daily roundup of all the best education blog posts and commentary I can find. Write something interesting or unexpected and yours might make the list: |
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| Quotes: Obnoxious Use Of The Bully Pulpit - 2012-02-06 14:58:56 |
| It’s going to become very difficult to argue that the Obama administration and Duncan have been obnoxious with their use of the bully pulpit. -- DFER's Joe Williams as quoted in the Hechinger Blog |
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| Thompson: An Apology To Craig Jerald - 2012-02-06 14:07:52 |
| I owe Craig Jerald an apology, and not for just misspelling his name. Commenting on my "snarky" post from last week, Jerald reminded me of his recent report, "On Her Majesty's School Inspection Service." Rereading Jerald's "Movin' It and Improvin' It" after a week's distance, and in the context of his call for an inspectorate-type system, I realized that the tone of my report was inappropriate. I still stand by my argument that it is impossible to maintain a "movin' it" approach that creates "churn" and still have effective professional development. "Churn" in an age of "accountability" creates a fearfulness that is not compatible with high-quality professional development. I am still suspicious of reports issued by think tanks that might show a great deal of balance but whose publicity materials are more slanted. And I stand by my position that the mixed messages sent by reformers make it inevitable that legislators and administrators would mandate destructive policies. But, frankly, I had forgotten that it was Jerald who had written the outstanding inspectorate report (although some of the bitter reaction it prompted also provides more evidence for my case) and it prompted me to reread his latest with fresh eyes. So,... |
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