Comments on: Shooting for state ed commission, teens launch Student Voice

By: Zak Malamed

Zak Malamed — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:05:00 +0000

Thank you for your feedback. If you know of any students that want to exercise their student voice, please help us connect with them. We could certainly could use your help and support to ensure that every student is heard.

By: MG

MG — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:29:00 +0000

Zak et al,

If you haven’t already, it’d be interesting for you to interview charter school students and have them compare their current school experience with their former district school experience. Same with kids on waiting lists for charters.

I’d think that would align well with your goal of amplifying the student voice.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:12:00 +0000

Yes, we will always support you and I will keep my students informed. I listened in on the webinar last week and you are very impressive. You are headed in the right direction.

By: Zak Malamed

Zak Malamed — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:04:00 +0000

Thanks for your feedback. We provide a support network for all students. We will not align with any organization. We are nonpartisan and strictly support the enhancement and empowerment of the student voice in education policy. We hope that you will help us reach out to other students that want to have a voice or believe that change is necessary for today’s education system.

By: #140edu – An Inspiring Day of Learning « nancyrubin

#140edu – An Inspiring Day of Learning « nancyrubin — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:58:49 +0000

[...] Zak Malamed speaking from the student perspective and the great work that Student Voice is doing to contribute to education reform, or as Zak says – the revolution. Read Gotham School’s article about about Zak and Student Voice. [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:49:00 +0000

Tips to these intelligent students…..do not align yourselves with 50can (a con agency promoting privatization and deprofessionalizing teaching) or Students for education reform.

They will use and abuse you for their purposes and it is not about students. They use flowery language that no one would disagree with….every one deserves a great teacher, great teachers should be paid well, we love puppies and kittens. This is the Rhee/Bloomberg play book and it has nothing to do with students, teaching and learning,

They do not care what your concerns are….here in my state SFER/ConnCon bused in 30-40 college students and gave them tshirts and subway sandwiches. When they stood on the state house steps they could not answer as to what they were protesting or why they were appearing as a group. Reporters were looking for statements and except for the adult handlers the students look confused. It was embarrassing.

Stick to your original ideas….you don’t need them…they want to use you.