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Bradford Saron

Teaching for America - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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reform education america

shared by Bradford Saron on 23 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • Incremental change isn’t going to get us where we need to go. We’ve got to be much more ambitious. We’ve got to be disruptive. You can’t keep doing the same stuff and expect different results.
  • There are three basic skills that students need if they want to thrive in a knowledge economy: the ability to do critical thinking and problem-solving; the ability to communicate effectively; and the ability to collaborate.
  • they insist that their teachers come from the top one-third of their college graduating classes.
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  • They have invested massively in how they recruit, train and support teachers, to attract and retain the best.
  • Duncan’s view is that challenging teachers to rise to new levels — by using student achievement data in calculating salaries, by increasing competition through innovation and charters — is not anti-teacher.
  • How we recruit, train, support, evaluate and compensate their successors “is going to shape public education for the next 30 years,” said Duncan. We have to get this right.
  • All good ideas, but if we want better teachers we also need better parents — parents who turn off the TV and video games, make sure homework is completed, encourage reading and elevate learning as the most important life skill. The more we demand from teachers the more we have to demand from students and parents. That’s the Contract for America that will truly ensure our national security.
  • Bradford Saron on 23 Nov 10
     
    Here, Friedman analyzes Duncan's new approaches to federally initiated school reform. His last point, however, is very thought provoking. 
Bradford Saron

Reforming Chinese Education: What China Is Trying to Learn from America | Solutions - 0 views

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education chinese america zhao

shared by Bradford Saron on 26 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • Some educators have come to the conclusion that China’s outstanding academic success, as indicated by test scores, may be what is holding it back. Now, China is searching for better education models elsewhere. Although the government does not publicly endorse American education as the model, the public seems eager to embrace what is viewed as a more liberal and creative system—ironically, at a time when many in the United States are gazing enviously at the discipline and order of the Chinese system, and the No Child Left Behind Act has brought a new focus on testing.
  • For thousands of years, dynasties of emperors (with a few exceptions) followed the Confucian tradition of conformity, hierarchy, and respect for authority, and the Communist government continued this tradition by seeking to maintain control over all aspects of life. The result has been a highly disciplined but docile workforce. Fostering creativity suggests freedom, and though that prospect can be glimpsed in education reforms, the reality may still lie someway off.
  • Bradford Saron on 26 Apr 12
     
    A must read from Yong Zhao. 
Mike Beighley

Yong Zhao » Blog Archive » A Nation At Risk: Edited by Yong Zhao - 3 views

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testing politics Nation at Risk

shared by Mike Beighley on 10 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • The real risk America faces is the insane policies and scapegoating practices in education. So I decided to edit the document. I have replaced what I think misleading and misconceived phrases, sentences, and paragraphs with what I believe to be correct. The italics are what I added.
  • If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the insane policies that threaten democracy, turn American children into robotic test takers, narrow and homogenize our children’s education, reward grant writing skills instead of helping the needy children and stimulate innovation (e.g., Race to the Top), value testing over teaching, and scapegoat teachers that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war.
  • Bradford Saron on 10 Mar 11
     
    Great read. 
  • Mike Beighley on 23 Mar 11
     
    IS this where we are headed if politics continues to be a primary factor in our public schools?
Bradford Saron

Five myths about America's schools - The Washington Post - 1 views

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myths education reform

shared by Bradford Saron on 14 Dec 11 - No Cached
  • 1. Our schools are failing.
  • 2. Unions defend bad teachers.
  • 3. Billionaires know best.
  • Bradford Saron on 14 Dec 11
     
    via @mcleod. A great article for talking points. 
Bradford Saron

Education, Employment and the Great Recession in Metropolitan America - Brookings Insti... - 1 views

www.brookings.edu/..._america_education_berube.aspx

education employment recession

shared by Bradford Saron on 06 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • During the Great Recession, employment dropped much less steeply among college-educated workers than other workers. 
    • Bradford Saron
      Bradford Saron on 06 Nov 10
       
      I wonder what's the subtext of this finding? We all know that non-metropolitan  areas are more exposed to economic turndowns and recessions. 
  • highly educated populations
  • Sun Belt
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  • manufacturing belt
    • Bradford Saron
      Bradford Saron on 06 Nov 10
       
      Translation, agriculture or labor association industries
  • Education appeared to act as a pretty good insurance policy for workers during the Great Recession. 
    • Bradford Saron
      Bradford Saron on 06 Nov 10
       
      I'm trying to think of an appropriate way to respond to this. What about, "Duh."
  • Deb Gurke on 06 Nov 10
     
    I know rural Wisconsin holds a special place in your heart and I appreciate that. AND we need to think about how Milwaukee is going to handle the challenges coming down the pike. One thing in common for urban Milwaukee and the rural areas of the state: K-12 education that prepares kids for post-secondary education.
Bradford Saron

Americas Promise Alliance - Building a Grad Nation - 0 views

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shared by Bradford Saron on 07 Dec 10 - No Cached
  • Bradford Saron on 07 Dec 10
     
    This is the report that indicates that progress is being made on the national drop out rate. 
Bradford Saron

The social side of the internet | Pew Internet & American Life Project - 0 views

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social_media

shared by Bradford Saron on 25 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • The internet is now deeply embedded in group and organizational life in America.
  • 80% of internet users participate in groups, compared with 56% of non-internet users. And social media users are even more likely to be active: 82% of social network users and 85% of Twitter users are group participants. 
  • 60% of all Americans said the internet has had a major impact on the ability of groups to connect with other groups.
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  • 49% of all Americans said the internet has had a major impact on the ability of groups to impact local communities.
  • 41% of these internet-using active group members say the internet has had a major impact on their ability to organize activities for their groups
  • 24% of these internet-using active group members say the internet has had a major impact on their ability to volunteer their time to groups
  • Bradford Saron on 25 Jan 11
     
    Covering the extent to which social media is integrated into almost every part of our personal and professional lives. 
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