As the Olympics kick off, here’s a proposal for “teacher teams” to start training young. (Eduwonk)
Plus, a city teacher points out a logical contradiction in an “education Olympics” infographic. (Yo Mista)
Randi Weingarten opened the AFT convention by calling for community-oriented unions. (Answer Sheet)
The new brand of unionism she’s proposing will be “solutions-oriented,” Weingarten said. (Teacher Beat)
Confused about what the AFT is, why it’s meeting, and how it operates? Here’s a primer. (Teacher Beat)
Mayor Bloomberg’s spending to back a pro-charter candidate in California didn’t help him win. (PolitiCal)
The Anti-Defamation League wants Diane Ravitch to push back against Nazi analogies. (DR’s Blog)
And a city teacher who think he might have triggered the ADL’s response explains his views. (DR’s Blog)
An economist summarizes recent research about how to get better teachers without firing any. (Slate)
A teacher argues that great life lessons that some say aren’t taught in schools actually are. (Mrs. Ripp)
North Carolina is going to train all new teachers in integrating arts instruction. (Curriculum Matters)
Finally, don’t forget to RSVP now for our end of summer happy hour, set for Aug. 15. (GS Calendar)
Anonymous
Bulking up on hours of school does seem like a dumb illusory quick fix.
Though that negative correlation between hours of school and performance could be explained by considering that the extra hours came about from very poor performance. And the fix will not necessarily bring poor performance up to the level of high performers any time soon.
Still, I think it is no fix at all. There should be more studies that then inform education concerning
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