Posts Tagged: BustED Pencils

BustED Pencils Trending News: Tim; Prevent; Charges

Tim Slekar deeply cares about the lives of children and teachers, particularly within the public schools.  He is courageous in his writings and interviews as he tells the truth that is not often heard.  He carries the voice of the child and teacher.  He sees the pain, sadness and heartache that has been put in… Read more »

BustED Pencils Trending News: Cold; Half; March in July

How long does it take to gather information??!! Detroit mayor: Dead mouse, cold kids, bad floor in schools http://news.yahoo.com/detroit-mayor-tour-schools-teachers-complaints-070912729.html Eli Broad wanted to take HALF the kids!  A takeover will NOT be had. Shocker: Los Angeles School Board Votes 7-0 for Resolution Opposing Eli Broad Takeover Shocker: Los Angeles School Board Votes 7-0 for Resolution… Read more »

BustED Pencils Trending News: This!; Netflix; Detroit

Create sustainable, equitable and meaningful public schools for all children.  There’s a thought! PRIVATIZATION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION: THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING PRIVATIZATION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION: THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING Children are now considered a “Pet Project”?? Netflix Founder Drops $100 Million to Join Billionaire Crusade to Privatize Our Public Schools http://www.alternet.org/education/netflix-founder-drops-100-join-billionaire-crusade-privatize-our-public-schools It SOOOOO didn’t have to be this way. Life… Read more »

BustED Pencils Trending News: Brooklyn; NOT; Taken

The Brooklyn accent. The making of an education catastrophe-one activist’s journey of discovery: Mark Naison at TEDxCCSU  NOT the Common Core state standards or corporate influences.  A primer on the damaging movement to privatize public schools https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/01/07/a-primer-on-the-damaging-movement-to-privatize-public-schools/ $300 MILLION taken from special education! Illinois state board votes to move special ed funding to charter schools. Illinois… Read more »

BustED Pencils Trending News: Dumb; Central; Pied

Christie is dumb. Christie: Teachers union ‘single most destructive force’ in education http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-primaries/265324-christie-teachers-union-single-most-destructive-force-in The “central result”. Students Can Grade Themselves When We Make It About Learning http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/work_in_progress/2016/01/students_can_grade_themselves_.html Fun and engagement? Yes.  Rigor? No!  The Pied Piper?  Maybe. This Principal’s ‘Electric’ Education Strategy Is ‘Making A Difference’ http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/this-principals–electric–education-strategy-is-making-a-difference-598805059508 https://www.facebook.com/nbcnightlynews/videos/10153923415943689/?fref=nf Get BustED Pencils Trending News to come… Read more »

BustED Pencils Trending News: Special Birthday!

Happy 13th Birthday Lacey! Our Very Own BustED Pencils Student Correspondent Turns 13! Lacey Slekar – our Newest Student Hero Lacey Slekar – our Newest Student Hero Lacey Slekar addresses School Board   Get BustED Pencils Trending News to come right to your in-box! Enter your email under “SUBSCRIBE” on our Home or Trending News page at bustedpencils.com

BustED Pencils Trending News: Over…; Hungry; Delusion

Writing as a parent. ‘Beyond Measure: Rescuing an Overscheduled, Overtested, Underestimated Generation’ http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/20/books/review/beyond-measure-rescuing-an-overscheduled-overtested-underestimated-generation.html?_r=0  Fired for having a heart!  What??!!  We say “Higher the Hero” – Dalene Bowden is Busting Pencils!!! This Idaho Middle School Lunch Lady Was Fired for Giving a Free Lunch to a Hungry Student http://news.yahoo.com/idaho-middle-school-lunch-lady-233401253.html Update: Cafeteria worker fired over free lunch… Read more »

BustED Pencils Trending News: Grit; Segregation; Gold

“the exposure to trauma has a profound impact…” , writes AISHA SULTAN The Limitations of Teaching ‘Grit’ in the Classroom http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/12/when-grit-isnt-enough/418269/ High-achievers segregated. The New ‘Education Segregation’ Hurting the U.S. http://www.forbes.com/sites/haroldsirkin/2015/12/03/the-new-education-segregation-hurting-the-u-s/   Gold for corporations! TS Gold – A Child’s Report Card http://www.pegwithpen.com/2015/12/ts-gold-childs-report-card.html Get BustED Pencils Trending News to come right to your in-box! Enter your… Read more »

BustED Pencils Trending News: Closed & Sad; Deny; Hmmmm

Boring to students and teachers.  Type of bullying.  Follow the rules, do what you are told, ignore the interactive part.  Keep BUSTING PENCILS Barry!! The Sad Art of Closed Reading http://www.barrylane.com/2015/12/closed-reading/ RTI raises MANY concerns! “Response to Intervention”—An Excuse to Deny Services to Students with Learning Disabilities? http://www.livingindialogue.com/response-intervention-excuse-deny-services-students-learning-disabilities/ Smoke in Mirrors!!! Success Metrics Questioned in… Read more »

BustED Pencils Trending News: Stop; Karate Chop; Chop Chop

…”a much needed student centered redesign of public education”, writes Jamaal Bowman Principal to N.Y. Gov. Cuomo: Stop spreading a false narrative about public education https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2015/11/27/principal-to-n-y-gov-cuomo-stop-spreading-a-false-narrative-about-public-education/    Can the Kahn Academy “personalize” karate? Education is broken — but this entrepreneur has a stunningly simple idea to fix it http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-fix-education-khan-academy-ted-video-2015-11 The things we know that help children develop are… Read more »