BustED Pencils Radio Episode 10 –  Teacher Education Under Assault: Busting Pencils with Dr. Ken Zeichner. Episode 10: Teacher Education Under Assault: Busting Pencils with Dr. Ken Zeichner A great thing. Watch Michelle Obama crash these D.C. classrooms and surprise students https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2016/03/03/michelle-obama-surprises-some-excited-students-working-with-their-school-gardens/ “Suspicious behavior” FBI Orders High School Teachers To Report Anti-Government Students FBI Orders… Read more »

BustED Pencils Radio Episode 9 –  Common Core : Complex or Critical? @ChrisTienken says… Episode 9: Common Core : Complex or Critical? @ChrisTienken says… Testing abuse inflicted. Why school isn’t for children anymore — teacher https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2014/03/03/why-school-isnt-for-children-anymore-teacher/ Multiple choice? The One Thing I Don’t Do When I’m Assessing Students The One Thing I Don’t Do When… Read more »

BustED Pencils Radio Episode 8 –  Busting Pencils with Alfie Kohn! Episode 8: Busting Pencils with Alfie Kohn! Math – AKA “Common Core” – They have FREE tutoring lessons for this crap, I mean math approach.  Watch this! Scary Common Core math lesson – this is what they’re teaching … https://www.facebook.com/thepeoplesvoicetv/videos/611927505621361/?fref=nf Still a “giant” if…. Read more »

BustED Pencils Radio Episode 7 –  BustED Pencils goes Bad Ass! Bad Ass Teachers that is. Episode 7: BustED Pencils goes Bad Ass! Bad Ass Teachers that is You should see this bar chart!! Wholly cow!!  Appalling!!!!!!!! Study says standardized testing is overwhelming nation’s public schools https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/study-says-standardized-testing-is-overwhelming-nations-public-schools/2015/10/24/8a22092c-79ae-11e5-a958-d889faf561dc_story.html?postshare=1481456637980293&tid=ss_fb “There are various factors that impact children’s test results:… Read more »

BustED Pencils Radio Episode 6 –  Bertis Downs, REM, NPE and one BAT Episode 6: Bertis Downs, REM, NPE and one BAT No formal application needed. Americans can study in Germany for free, in English. An increasing number are doing it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/02/20/americans-can-study-in-germany-for-free-in-english-an-increasing-number-are-doing-it/?tid=sm_fb Abuse of special education monies. Senator Andy Manar goes after special education. Senator Andy… Read more »

BustED Pencils Radio Episode 5 –  Admiring Administrators Episode 5: Admiring Administrators Still going on today and boy are they standing up STRONG!!  Way to go United Opt Out National – clap clap clap Keep Busting those pencils!! UNITED OPT OUT: The Movement to End Corporate Education Reform http://unitedoptout.com/ Beware of the frying pan. Is Co-Opted… Read more »

BustED Pencils Radio Episode 4 – 6/3/15 Episode 4: 6/3/15 Come on everybody, join in and sing along!  A kind dedication to courage. It’s Still Opting Out for Me https://www.facebook.com/baldpianoguy/videos/1512331875739860/?fref=nf Take a closer look at this story, it gets a little weird. NKHS teacher to be fired for insubordination http://www.independentri.com/independents/ind/north_kingstown/article_176141ec-4604-5126-828b-f327f279957d.html The over-testing is no secret… Read more »

BustED Pencils Radio Episode 3 – 4/10/15 Episode 3: 4/10/15 #1 – The test is NOT diagnostic!! #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10!  Keep BUSTING PENCILS Marie! My testimony at the 2.10.16 NJ State BOE meeting in Trenton https://www.facebook.com/corfieldfornjea/videos/1031885956869752/?fref=nf Crossing into conflict of interest. The bond between business and education http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/readersrespond/bs-ed-schools-letter-20160129-story.html Oh… Read more »

  BustED Pencils Radio Episode 2 – 2/26/15 Episode 2: 2/26/15   Someone cares and that person is Shalon Miller.  Keep Busting Pencils Shalon, your efforts matter! I’m a Detroit teacher protesting our awful school conditions. Here’s why I think we’ll win. http://www.vox.com/2016/2/8/10915958/detroit-public-school-teacher Scheduled for this fall!! D.C. Public Schools, closely watched for its reform efforts,… Read more »

    Episode 1 – 12/1/14 Episode 1: 12/1/14 Morna McDermott – She is NOT making this up. If George Orwell Hosted an Education Conference, It Would be This If George Orwell Hosted an Education Conference, It Would be This Anthony Cody calls out Alexander Russo! Keep busting pencils Anthony!! Will Ethical Walls Protect Education Journalism from Billionaire… Read more »