(via Peter Greene, Curmudgeducation)
a teacher on leave in PA responds in an open letter to Campbell Brown re the latest attack on teachers/tenure/et al. Although I think the author sorta falls into the value-added-as-sole-indicator-of-good-teaching trap, a good take-down on some of the talking points from Brown. Good read.
http://baileyshawley.wordpress.com/2014/08/01/an-open-letter-to-campbell-brown-from-a-teacher-on-leave/
PS--for someone ostensibly so interested in transparency, why is Ms. Brown so reluctant to reveal her funders? B/c she and her group are interested in helping under-served populations, right? Hogwash.
Answer to the above: Diane Ravitch explains in this recent post why Ms. Brown is working hard to hide the identity of her backers (yeah, it involves Iraq, Vultures, & Peru).
http://dianeravitch.net/2014/08/03/why-campbell-brown-is-hiding-the-names-of-her-her-donors/
(via David Sirota)
The best point-by-point analysis of Campbell's claims from Valerie Strauss in today's Washington Post (Alyssa Hadley Dunn, author). From the looks of things, Campbell pretty much has it all wrong. As they say, "pants on fire" (or just willful ignorance). Strong, clear, and specific read--have piece handy if this Campbell stuff starts to pop up in your local school board meetings:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/08/03/fact-checking-campbell-brown-what-she-said-what-research-really-shows/
a teacher on leave in PA responds in an open letter to Campbell Brown re the latest attack on teachers/tenure/et al. Although I think the author sorta falls into the value-added-as-sole-indicator-of-good-teaching trap, a good take-down on some of the talking points from Brown. Good read.
http://baileyshawley.wordpress.com/2014/08/01/an-open-letter-to-campbell-brown-from-a-teacher-on-leave/
PS--for someone ostensibly so interested in transparency, why is Ms. Brown so reluctant to reveal her funders? B/c she and her group are interested in helping under-served populations, right? Hogwash.
Answer to the above: Diane Ravitch explains in this recent post why Ms. Brown is working hard to hide the identity of her backers (yeah, it involves Iraq, Vultures, & Peru).
http://dianeravitch.net/2014/08/03/why-campbell-brown-is-hiding-the-names-of-her-her-donors/
(via David Sirota)
The best point-by-point analysis of Campbell's claims from Valerie Strauss in today's Washington Post (Alyssa Hadley Dunn, author). From the looks of things, Campbell pretty much has it all wrong. As they say, "pants on fire" (or just willful ignorance). Strong, clear, and specific read--have piece handy if this Campbell stuff starts to pop up in your local school board meetings:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/08/03/fact-checking-campbell-brown-what-she-said-what-research-really-shows/
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