Andy Rotherham: Much of ed technology amounts to distracting bells and whistles. (School of Thought)
Leonie Haimson lists seven reasons to be skeptical of MDRC’s small-schools report. (NYC P.S. Parents)
The founders of the city’s School of One launched a new nonprofit to keep it going. (Digital Education)
The nonprofit Advocates for Children of New York relaunched its website with a slick new look. (AFC.org)
If most students aren’t taking Regents exams this week, why do all high schools have off? (Insideschools)
A report from John Dewey High School’s early engagement meeting Wednesday night. (Ed Notes)
Mayor Bloomberg rejected calls, again, to make Lunar New Year a school holiday. (Politicker NY)
A parent wonders how his child can learn critical thinking when policymakers don’t do it. (GS Community)
The group Educators 4 Excellence asked city and union officials to settle on evaluations. (SchoolBook)
Teachers are floating ideas for educational innovation at EdCamp “unconferences.” (GOOD)
Photos prove that lots of Republican presidential campaign action is taking place in schools. (EdWeek)
Bill Gates endorses teacher peer review in his 2012 letter on his philanthropic activities. (Dana Goldstein)
Anonymous
I for one have no problem with a peer review as part of a meaningful evaluation. My peers, whether they themselves have “good classes” or “tough” ones atleast are true educators and know the problems that teachers themselves face on a day to day basis.
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Working cog in a broken mess
I would welcome a peer evaluation as long as it is true to its name – a peer evaluation. In fact, I hope something along the line would be discussed. I think I can speak for many teachers here. We are not afraid to perform our craft and leave it to others to look at, critique it, point to things that we may improve on. I welcome that. I would love if peers of
mine who I respect and look at as wonderful teachers offered me honest positive and negatives concering my craft. As “anonymous” said, I would welcome it and would have little problem with it. If the logistics of it can be worked out somehow, I would be all for it
“It is true that differing start dates for age upon kindergarten enrollment make comparisons btw traditional public schools and charters unfair. Frankly, however, the system should give public schools more leeway in this area.”
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