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July 6, 2009
Remainders: Rubber room teachers’ families describe a sad toll
- Mayor Bloomberg slammed senators again for letting mayoral control expire.
- He also instituted a hiring freeze that will affect school safety officers and crossing guards.
- A new social networking web site launches for New York City teachers.
- It includes videos of rubber room members’ family explaining the toll.
- Bon Jovi wouldn’t have gotten the reception Linda Darling-Hammond did at NEA.
- John Thompson offers a good roundup of recent writings on how to turn schools around.
- A teacher suggests ways to make test prep interesting — for both students and teacher.
- If a student admits illegal drinking on Facebook and friends you, do you turn her in? (Via Joanne Jacobs.)
- A push for teachers union finances to board the transparency bus. Openness could help teachers.
- Maybe we should say “transform” rather than “reform” schools. “Turnaround” is also problematic.
- Preschool parents and teachers shouldn’t be afraid of math; they should teach more of it.
- Nat’l Journal asks about mayoral control. Harold Levy and Randi: cautiously optimistic. Arne loves.
- How Sesame Street explains the American Revolution. (Remember the show dropped in the ranks.)
- And Richard Kessler praises a state senator — for boosting arts education.
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July 7th, 2009 3:26 pm
Check out the above link to the excellent Thompson article:
“When students attended class at a rate of 95%, had excellent behavior, and put forth “greater-than-average effort in class,” a remarkable 77% closed their achievement gaps.” On the other hand, sixth graders who failed math or English, who had an attendance rate of 80% or less, or had a poor behavior grade, had only a 10 to 20% chance of graduating on time. Worse, even “mild but sustained misbehavior” is a significant risk factor.”
So much for credit recovery, let alone focus on test prep and scores. Got good behavior? Got attendance recovery?
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