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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Dear Melinda: I resigned because of your edreform. I hope that as a woman and as a mother, you will hear what I am saying and do something about it before it really is too late.
A teacher’s appeal to Melinda Gates… Dear Melinda, I’ve decided to go against the grain here and write to you instead of Bill, in the hopes that, as a woman and more importantly as a mother, you will hear what … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Education Reform, Melinda Gates, Special Education, Teacher Resignations
Tagged Billionaires, Corporate Education Reform, Corporate vs Public Education, Edreform, Melinda Gates, Special Education, Teacher Philosophy, Teacher Resignations, Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates
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#CCSS: Twenty times the testing may be an understatement for some districts.
Dear Bill and Melinda, Twenty times the testing may be an understatement for some districts. My former district (retired) developed its own practice tests for reading and math which was given three times a year (once after regular state testing … Continue reading
20x the Testing with #CCSS: Are Teachers Being Told the TRUTH About Common Core? Is the #AFT Poll More “Junk Science”? Will #CCSS be the Most Devastating Ed Policy in US History?
Dear Bill and Melinda, One of our readers commented on our recent blog post, If the Hart Research poll method is so reliable, then TEST only .09% of ALL children? : “There is a greater problem with the AFT-reported result of 75% … Continue reading
Teachers are Reaching Out to Bill and Melinda, Impatient Optimists: Will they respond?
Good morning, Bill and Melinda ~ Katie and I have just posted a note to you on your blog, Impatient Optimists. Our note follows: On June 8, 2012, Linda Shaw of the Seattle Times put you on the front page … Continue reading
Posted in Bill Gates, Impatient Optimists, Invitation to Bill and Melinda Gates to dialogue with Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates
Tagged Bill Gates, Corporate Education Reform, Edreform, Impatient Optimists, Melinda Gates, Public Education, teachers, Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates, The Bill and Melinda Gates
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If the Hart Research poll method is so reliable, then TEST only .09% of ALL children.
Dear Bill and Melinda, There has been a great deal of controversy surrounding the American Federation of Teachers’ Union [AFT] poll on their teacher’s approval/disapproval of Common Core State Standards. Some teachers have been wondering aloud on Twitter: “How many … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core, Common Core State Standards, Data, Reliable Data, Testing
Tagged AFT, AFT Poll, AFT Poll on Common Core, AFT President, AFT Union, American Federation of Teachers, CCSS, Common Core State Standards, Democracy, Diane Ravitch, Hart Research, Mercedes Schneider, Polling AFT, Randi Weingarten, Teacher Unions, teachers, Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Unions
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“Engaged” Virginia Teacher Speaks Truth about Measuring Student Engagement
Dear Bill and Melinda, I can probably help you out with your research regarding student engagement. If the student is asleep because he stayed up all night listening to his father beat his mother, not engaged. If a student is … Continue reading
Teachers’ Summer Reading List for Reformy Billionaires: Books to Inspire Billionaires to Change their Reformy Ideas — Multiple Choice Test to Follow
Dear Bill and Melinda, Bill and Melinda, we noted your Facebook post today that states: “I’m an avid reader, and Melinda and I encourage our kids to read too. Here are a few summer reading ideas for children of all … Continue reading
Posted in Billionaires, Corporate Education Reform, Summer Reading List
Tagged Billionaires, Corporate Education Reform, High Stakes Tests, Punishment and Reward, Reformy Billionaires, Summer Reading List, Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates, Teachers' Summer Reading List for Reformy Billionaires, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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Real education reform would focus on ____________
Dear Bill, Someone posted something on Facebook today I have to take issue with here. The post suggested the math skills learned in high school are not applicable in real life. Actually, we use the skills taught in math classes … Continue reading
Fourth Generation Teacher: My Letter to Bill Gates — details to follow…
Dear Bill Gates: You and I took very different paths to where we are now. You chose to drop out of college (I hear that hasn’t hurt your success any); I chose to follow my father and grandfather into teaching … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core, Common Core State Standards, Corporate Education Reform, Edreform
Tagged Bill Gates, Billionaires, CCSS, Common Core, Common Core State Standards, Corporate Education Reform, David Coleman, National Board Certified Teacher, NBCT, Reading Specialists, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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Bill, too many children are waving white flags right now…
Dear Bill, I’ve read just a bit about your early life in Seattle – not enough to know how you dealt with economic downturns in those years, but enough to guess that, as one whose father was a lawyer and … Continue reading
Posted in Bill Gates, Edreform, Poverty, Recession, War on Youth
Tagged American Education, Bill Gates, Billionaires, Corporate Education Reform, Diane Ravitch, education, High Stakes Testing, Poverty, Public Schools, testing, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The Death and Life of the Great American School System, War on Youth
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