Author: EdwardBerger
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Forcing Teachers to Do What They Know Is Wrong
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in Charter Schools, Community Education, Corporate for-profit schools, Education, Education – Change and Development, Educational Leadership, Educational solutions, For Profit Schools, National Education Dialogue, On-Line Schools, Private Education, Public Education, teacher evaluation, Virtual Schools, Whole Schools CurriculumHow dare they call teachers dishonest when they fight for quality education! Teacher all over the country are being forced to teach to limited, invalid tests meant to measure student, teacher and school proficiency. If these educators truly understand their responsibilities to each learner, they know that tests used to place, punish and placate are…
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The Damage Tests Do
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in Charter Schools, Corporate for-profit schools, Education, Education – Change and Development, Educational Leadership, Educational solutions, For Profit Schools, National Education Dialogue, On-Line Schools, Private Education, Public Education, teacher evaluation, Uncategorized, Virtual Schools, Whole Schools CurriculumHi, I’m writing this from Mexico as I continue my search for quality education. I’ll be back in Arizona, and then in Dubai, Zambia, London, Prague, Berlin, and Scotland by the end of August. When you really want to teach something, you want the students to focus, concentrate, think about the stimulus question, and…
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Core Curriculum Is…???
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in Charter Schools, Community Education, Corporate for-profit schools, Education, Education – Change and Development, Educational Leadership, Educational solutions, For Profit Schools, National Education Dialogue, On-Line Schools, Private Education, Public Education, teacher evaluation, Uncategorized, Virtual Schools, Whole Schools CurriculumIdeally, Core Curriculum identifies the essential information and skills students need at all K-12 grade levels, in each of at least ten (10) disciplines. “We need standards to ensure that all students, no matter where they live, are prepared for success in postsecondary education and the workforce. Common standards will help ensure that students are…
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If This Is True, Then Why Are We Going The Other Way?
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in Charter Schools, Community Education, Corporate for-profit schools, Education, Education – Change and Development, Educational Leadership, Educational solutions, For Profit Schools, National Education Dialogue, On-Line Schools, Private Education, Public Education, teacher evaluation, Virtual Schools, Whole Schools CurriculumThe majority of Americans believe in a country where students can go to any public school in Alaska, Arizona, Florida, New York, Texas, Idaho, or… and receive a good interdisciplinary comprehensive education based on facts, content, and sound educational practices. Americans do not believe in education which is cult or religious-based indoctrination. Nor do Americans…
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Virtual Space: A Resource For Teachers, Not Corporate Takeovers
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in Charter Schools, Community Education, Education, Education – Change and Development, Educational Leadership, Educational solutions, For Profit Schools, National Education Dialogue, On-Line Schools, Private Education, Public Education, teacher evaluation, Uncategorized, Virtual Schools, Whole Schools CurriculumThe use of virtual space as a resource to enhance learning is structured quite differently than the plethora of online education programs (digital or virtual schools) currently in place. In an increasing number of states, online education is used to by-pass interdisciplinary, comprehensive, curriculum-based, fact-based education and the Americanization of our children. In many cases,…
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Obama Can Stop This Travesty
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In response to http://therealworld-teachermant.blogspot.com/ http://www.todneyharris.com/ Todney, thank you for your comments. It is becoming obvious to me that the extreme right has mounted a campaign in most if not all states to take over education by discrediting teachers, schools and the American education system. Groups like ALEC, run by corporate powers who want access to…
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Brilliant Solutions! Shouldn’t We Diagnose The Problems First?
In what some like to call the “real world,” when a product fails those responsible want to know why. They start by diagnosing the problems and addressing solutions based on that information. That approach is proven and effective. As incomprehensible as it seems, in education, fact-adverse, ideological politicians and those wanting access to our education…
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I Know You. You Make My Heart laugh.
Dear family, friends, students, This is a special day for me because of your gifts. As I struggled to adjust to the Information Age and the amazing Interactive Age, you taught me, stood by me, and stopped giving me those, “Are you ever going to get over this?” looks. The Don Quixote in me, even…
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Look Away While Teachers Are Crucified.
Lists of failed teachers are being published or circulated, resulting in their humiliation and the loss of employment as educators. Questions that must be addressed: Did the teacher complete a four-year university program and receive certification as a teacher? Has the teacher completed graduate work and/or professional development courses? Did the teacher go through an…
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Repost by request: The Community-Down Syndrome
I coined the phrase, “Community-Down Syndrome,” as I attempted to understand why teachers assigned to our broken and dysfunctional communities are being targeted, humiliated, and driven out of the profession at a greater rate than teachers assigned to more affluent schools in healthy communities. Teachers who agree to work with some of our most damaged…