tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post3481756044506832408..comments2024-03-24T11:39:28.574-04:00Comments on NYC Public School Parents: Pineapplegate and the media storm that has ensuedPatrick Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631038958645725010noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-80890274171816069712012-04-25T22:20:57.228-04:002012-04-25T22:20:57.228-04:00http://www.scribd.com/doc/90404961/Phillips-Testin...http://www.scribd.com/doc/90404961/Phillips-Testing-Letter-to-Education-Commissioner<br /><br />Bravo to the Principal who wrote this letter. Maybe Pearson can give her a share of the $32 million. What a joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-60252541922863006282012-04-24T11:29:56.783-04:002012-04-24T11:29:56.783-04:00An eye opener... should be required reading for po...An eye opener... should be required reading for politicians who want to "reform" education!!!!<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/WHY-POLITICIANS-ATTACKING-TEACHERS-ebook/dp/B007KU53PKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-12927006951321904942012-04-24T11:26:32.547-04:002012-04-24T11:26:32.547-04:00Parents, teachers, administrators, and reasonable ...Parents, teachers, administrators, and reasonable politicians should start pushing back HARD against this testing craze that is making companies like Pearson rich at the expense of our public education system.<br /><br />I think that some politicians want to do good and sadly have been persuaded by the testing/accountability rhetoric (they just don't know any better and need to be educated about the negative side-effects of high-stakes testing) and others have been bought outright by corporate $$$.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-26545078299089900482012-04-24T10:20:09.213-04:002012-04-24T10:20:09.213-04:00Where is the mention of the $33 million dollar con...Where is the mention of the $33 million dollar contract that was awarded to Pearson (who is now being investigated for HOW they got that contract.) <br /><br />Why is this always brushed under the rug by news organizations? This entire ACCOUNTABILITY campaign is lobbied for by companies who stand to gain. Meanwhile state budgets crumble, teachers are made into villains and taxes go up. It's a travesty and the news just takes the cheap and easy angle on it. Send a guy to get a few quotes and make fun of the exam. Where's the journalism?!Al B Einsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18348389320479703563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-22440110929694926202012-04-23T23:18:27.328-04:002012-04-23T23:18:27.328-04:00reality-based educator is right. Cuomo and Tisch h...reality-based educator is right. Cuomo and Tisch have been MIA and barely made any statements about this. Neither has Bloomberg for that matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-54340976222687244752012-04-23T23:16:48.678-04:002012-04-23T23:16:48.678-04:00Leonie, excellent report with fantastic links and ...Leonie, excellent report with fantastic links and resources. You put a lot of effort into what you do and it shows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-322176840431134492012-04-23T20:55:45.429-04:002012-04-23T20:55:45.429-04:00Politicians clueless? No way.Politicians clueless? No way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-84041204862289071752012-04-23T20:26:27.891-04:002012-04-23T20:26:27.891-04:00The only thing I would add to your excellent summa...The only thing I would add to your excellent summary is that Commissioner King defended the quality of "The Pineapple and Hare" questions in his NYSED statement, then displaced blame onto a committee of teachers that rubber stamped the tests.<br /><br />So much for accountability from the man who loves to hold others accountable.<br /><br />And Governor Cuomo, who wouldn't shut up during the teacher evaluation battle, still hasn't made a statement about the poor quality of the tests his vaunted new evaluation system will be based upon.<br /><br />Regents Chancellor Tisch has also disappeared after cheearleading for Cuomo's "scientific" and "objective" teacher evaluation system based upon test scores that come from tests with selections like "The Pineapple and the Hare."<br /><br />Again, two people obsessed with holding other people accountable who refuse any accountability on their own end.reality-based educatorhttp://perdidostreetschool.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com