tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post980656201075862279..comments2024-03-27T08:53:29.267-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: Arne Blows Some Smoke at the PTAPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-34027083740704369942014-07-01T16:09:03.290-04:002014-07-01T16:09:03.290-04:00Enjoyed this immensely. Reading your blog helps wi...Enjoyed this immensely. Reading your blog helps with the stress of being a NC teacher right now.mahzie58https://www.blogger.com/profile/12424250441451355346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-70778338791534628452014-06-29T12:23:22.769-04:002014-06-29T12:23:22.769-04:00Fantastic column, Peter: Let the drinking games be...Fantastic column, Peter: Let the drinking games beginAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13303347182264932730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-68313746651134121902014-06-29T09:37:21.458-04:002014-06-29T09:37:21.458-04:00Peter -
Thank you for this dissection. When I t...Peter - <br /><br />Thank you for this dissection. When I tried to read his speech, I couldn't figure out whether it was better to tear out my hair or visit my nearby vomitorium. What killed me was his anecdote praising his kids' experiences NOT doing drill and kill worksheets in their rows. What the bloody hell does he think real teachers have been doing all along? What real teacher's classroom looks like Rocketship?<br /><br />I know it's football players who suffer brain damage from being concussed, but something must have happened to Arne playing hoops. It's as if he googles "public education" and spews forth whatever nonsense is contained in the first 10 hits. Problem is, then he repeats it, which is reported as "news", which makes the Google algorithm put Arne's remarks in the top 10 hits, which reinforces Arne's belief in all he says.<br /><br />On a personal note - are you related to the Edushyter? She does her drinking from wine boxes!<br /><br />laMissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00516322307725011313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-24369192418450691742014-06-25T06:37:17.817-04:002014-06-25T06:37:17.817-04:00Oh, wait, there it was at the beginning! Well, the...Oh, wait, there it was at the beginning! Well, then, I guess you have it all covered very neatly indeed. :-)CrunchyMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434606158400653601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-8704019402461296392014-06-24T21:54:43.048-04:002014-06-24T21:54:43.048-04:00Excellent post, as usual. Many of the non-blogging...Excellent post, as usual. Many of the non-blogging among us would love to see Mr. Duncan's and Mr. Huffman's comments (in the link I posted above) ripped to shreds. Would you do the honor?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00788012804742840323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-74541136405575467382014-06-24T21:49:52.707-04:002014-06-24T21:49:52.707-04:00http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/06/24/325229848/a...http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/06/24/325229848/a-major-shift-in-oversight-of-special-education<br /><br />"Huffman challenged the prevailing view that most special education students lag behind because of their disabilities. He said most lag behind because they're not expected to succeed if they're given more demanding schoolwork and because they're seldom tested."<br /><br />Seldom tested?!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00788012804742840323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-62917031992410707162014-06-24T16:01:44.528-04:002014-06-24T16:01:44.528-04:00Unless I read too fast, you left out the part wher...Unless I read too fast, you left out the part where Arne Duncan's kids don't go to school in a Common Core state. *wink*<br /><br />(And if it was in there and I missed it in the blur of awesomeness, you have only yourself to blame for all the smoke. LOL)CrunchyMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434606158400653601noreply@blogger.com