BustED Pencils Radio – What Would Matt Damon’s Mom Say? (WWMDMS) WWMDMS – 2/26/15 WWMDMS – 2/26/15 Encouraging everyday teachers, students, parents and community members to challenge the  dominant paradigms of capitalism, imperialism, racial and gender oppression.  Keep BUSTING pencils – Clap clap clap Check out Rebel Teacher Blog! Check out Rebel Teacher Blog! Take a look –… Read more »

BustED Pencils Radio – What Would Matt Damon’s Mom Say? (WWMDMS) WWMDMS – 12/1/14 WWMDMS – 12/1/14     94 closed and counting.  Is the sickout working?  Fingers crossed.  Work for no pay??!!  No other “profession” is treated this poorly!!  Appalling.  Teachers DESERVE better! Detroit schools closed again due to teacher ‘sickouts’ http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/03/us/detroit-schools-teacher-sickout/ The “Pearson 100” is… Read more »

BustED Pencils Radio – What Would Matt Damon’s Mom Say? (WWMDMS) WWMDMS – 1/29/16 WWMDMS – 1/29/16 Not a legal requirement for graduation.  It’s NOT.  Well being of the child, NOT data collection. EB PARCC Protest Strikes against policies. Test-Driven Teacher Evaluations Strike Out http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-thompson/test-driven-teacher-evalu_b_9714366.html Teachers voices. Teachers talk back: The effect of being evaluated by student… Read more »

BustED Pencils Radio – What Would Matt Damon’s Mom Say? (WWMDMS) WWMDMS – 1/15/16 WWMDMS – 1/15/16   In a June 2011 speech given by Dr. Carlsson-Paige she won the Embracing the Legacy Award from the Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps, she said, “Teachers cannot thrive in punitive environments where they are measured, compared, and threatened…. Read more »

BustED Pencils Radio – What Would Matt Damon’s Mom Say? (WWMDMS) WWMDMS – 1/8/16 WWMDMS – 1/8/16 Yet another reason Standardized tests should not be in schools. Creativity at Its Best…! https://www.facebook.com/binishkumarks/videos/10150455838601609/?fref=nf What an interview!  Tons of information on this.  Keep Busting Pencils Jeanette Beatrice Taylor-Ramann Jeanette Beatrice Taylor-Ramann Parent Parent Organizer The Chicago Parent Hunger Strike… Read more »

BustED Pencils Radio – What Would Matt Damon’s Mom Say? (WWMDMS) WWMDMS – 11/17/15 WWMDMS – 11/17/15 If you have “to help encourage students to be present and take the Math test, each day they are here…” you probably should reevaluate why your giving this test and determine if it’s in the best interest of children.  We know… Read more »

BustED Pencils Radio Episode 13 –  Civil Rights, Inequities and History Episode 13: Civil Rights, Inequities and History TESTOCRATS Florida and Stupid Rules http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-greene/florida-and-stupid-rules_b_9425582.html “Our work as educators is being stripped…” says Peggy. Understanding Teach Like a Champion http://www.pegwithpen.com/2015/09/understanding-teach-like-champion.html Missions Aligned. Generic vs Coherent Teacher Prep Generic vs Coherent Teacher Prep   Get BustED Pencils… Read more »

BustED Pencils Radio Episode 11 –  Busting Pencils with Marion Brady, Morna McDermott, and Matt’s Mom. Episode 11: All In with Marion Brady, Morna McDermott, and Matt Damon’s Mom Depriving teachers, feeling like a tourist and it was all about respect, effort and decency.  Time was the missing link.  No more “plugging” the achievement gaps instead… 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 »

A private meeting being paid for by whom? So a Lobbyist and an ALEC Legislator Walk into a Bar…Caught on Tape by NBC http://www.prwatch.org/news/2015/05/12838/alec-lobbyist-funding-caught-on-tape God forbid an educator speaks! Common Core Does Not Cure Student Mobility https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2015/05/25/common-core-does-not-cure-student-mobility/   How about keeping the experiences in the classroom that are the foundation for learning?  Nancy Carlsson-Paige needs to… Read more »