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"As educators, you simply cannot remain uninformed and silent about the social and economic context of your work." (--Richard Rothstein) If you have been concerned about the current state of public education and the larger education movements, we encourage you to spend some time reading and viewing these informational posts. Warning bells have been ringing. It is time to get informed. It is imperative that we shed light on the current state of education reform, now.

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Cutting through the Stupid

The testing rhetoric continues even when it defies years of scholarly research and worldly evidence. This is by no means a complete list of articles, reports and posts containing scientific conclusions that are ignored over and over by policy makers.

The list will be updated from time to time.

Bruce Baker: Cutting through the Stupid in the Debate over Annual Testing

Chris Tienken: PARKING the RHETORIC on PARCC

Yong Zhao: Fatal Attraction: America’s Suicidal Quest for Educational Excellence

Pasi Sahlberg: Five U.S. Innovations that Helped Finland's Schools Improve but that American Reformers Now Ignore

Peter Greene: K Reading Instruction: Ignoring the Experts

Special thanks to Bruce baker for the genius title... "Cutting through the Stupid..."

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If you are a teacher, perhaps you are feeling angry, frustrated or that something is just plain wrong in your classroom, your school, your district... your life's work. If you are a parent, perhaps you have felt that things have changed with your child's school, teacher, homework or even your own child's emotional status. Trust your instincts - things are wrong. This is NOT just another "phase" in education. The goal of this blog is to inform anyone who is concerned about the current state of education reform. In an effort to educate, ShedLightNow posts information from across the country - and in some cases the globe. Many of the blog entries are reposts, as the information and wording contained within them - should stand alone and speak for themselves. For more background information, journey into the "Mind Map" ...if you dare. Of course, from time to time, a few snarky comments will appear without warning.

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Saturday, January 24, 2015

Cutting through the Stupid

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