A parent coordinator says she wants more accountability for the city — and for parents. (SchoolBook)
A massive rally to protest after-school cuts in the mayor’s budget coalesced at P.S. 134. (Lo-Down NY)
A parent is blowing the whistle on draconian cafeteria policies at Brooklyn’s P.S. 104. (Home Reporter)
More on the mistaken idea, repeated across the city this week, that the school year is over. (Mr. Foteah)
A new, disputed report finds some city charters spend more than district schools. (Charters & Choice)
New research argues that, done right, Common Core math is like other countries’. (Curriculum Matters)
Dozens of D.C. public schools would lose their librarians under the latest budget cuts. (Answer Sheet)
House of Representatives candidate Hakeem Jeffries is liberal, except on education. (Brooklyn Ink)
A student essay about the problem with awards turns into an ode to perseverance. (In the Middle)
Districts nationwide aren’t happy about the scrutiny a cheating analysis has brought. (Educated Reporter)
“We Are Young” takes on new meaning when sung by Staten Island schoolchildren. (P.S. 22 Chorus)
http://www.facebook.com/people/Tommy-Calderon/100000263260717 Tommy Calderon
RE: parental involvement,
Here’s a thought: You had a child, good for you. That, however, does not make you an authority on matters of education. The people who report to the building as certified education professionals are the authorities. So, how about, if you are truly concerned about your child’s education, you make sure to instill a respect for educators, education, and knowledge in your child, make sure they get plenty of sleep, good food, and study time at home, and understand the basics of good behavior. Then send them to the building full of education specialists and trust them to do their job. Which, by the way, is not raising your child, feeding your child, or cleaning your child. It is EDUCATING your child. If you do your job as a parent, they will be able to do their jobs as teachers. Or should you be allowed to advise the bus drivers, subway conductors, cafeteria personnel, custodians, store clerks, pediatricians, etc. just because they serve your child???
Guest
Thanks for the hate.
Ken Hirsh
Yes master.
Ken Hirsh
From the article on the “disputed report” about charter school spending:
“The NEPC says that its report was produced with funding from the Albert Shanker Institute, an organization established in honor of the late teachers’ union leader, and the Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice, which is supported by the National Education Association and teacher union affiliates.”
Vote NO!
Ken,
What are you complaining about? Tommy’s request sounds like the student contracts for many charter schools.
Copernicus
Oh, so when someone gives advice to parents its hate, but when an unqualified parent decides what a teacher should or shouldn’t do, its concern???
Can you say Double Standard?
Guest
Tone, Copernicus. The disdain could not be clearer.
Mr. Flerporillo
It’s almost hard to believe that you’re not working on some secret Koch Industries union-busting initiative. You’re a caricature.
Michael M. (parent still)
Tone aside, the meat of your message ignores the fact that much of what’s going on in eduction today is controversial, even amongst “authorities.”
At the risk of offending the vast majority of professionals, If a bus driver missed your kid’s stop, a subway conductor shut the door on your kid’s bag, a cafeteria worker put too much mustard on your kid’s hot dog, etc., etc., you wouldn’t say peep? After all, they too are professionals serving your child, though maybe not as you’d prefer.
Or maybe you’d just send them to a charter. At a private, you’d expect your every whim to at least be listened to.
Marty
Hakeem Jeffries doesn’t have a principled bone in his body. In this instancem, he knows where the money is and he knows what the editorial boards want to hear.
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