Remainders: What people think teachers say during vacation

by Philissa Cramer, at 8:17 pm

Things people think teachers say during break, and what they’re actually saying. (Ms Eyre/NY Educator)
Diane Ravitch: New York’s new evaluations will continue a recent tradition of data-obsession. (NYRB)
Aaron Pallas suggests that new evaluations account for measurement error. (GS Community/Hechinger)
Teacher Deven Black is telling his high school-senior son not to be a teacher. (Education on the Plate)
A teacher describes the projects of his past that he hasn’t found time to do with his students. (Mr. Foteah)
A charter leader collects defenses of monetary fines for poor student behavior. (Starting an Ed School)
One of the authors of the principals’ petition talks teacher evals from a student’s view. (Answer Sheet)
Newly released data in D.C. shows high expulsion rates at some charter schools. (D.C. Schools Insider)
A top Teach for America recruit in New Haven is weighing whether she’ll stay there. (N.H. Independent)
Geoffrey Canada delivered an ed-related clue during tonight’s teacher “Jeopardy!” (Relay GSE Twitter)
A “story of transformation” from the student-centered Mission Hill School in Boston. (Sam Chaltain)
A rousing call for more read-alouds in today’s classrooms. (The Book Whisperer via Core Knowledge)

Nycdoenuts

Canada’s question describes NCLB, then ends with the phrase ‘that left many educators dismayed’.
You know, there was once a time that being an educator was actually seen as pretty cool? What happened there?
Tim

That’s not the only recent Geoff Canada pop culture sighting–he was included (played by Jay Pharaoh) in the What Up With That” segment last Saturday.

What does it all mean?

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