Comments for Educate For A Change http://educateforachange.edublogs.org Just another Edublogs.org weblog Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:07:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Welcome to the Educate For A Change EduBlog! by casey hurley http://educateforachange.edublogs.org/2008/01/25/welcome-to-the-educate-for-a-change-edublog/comment-page-1/#comment-6 casey hurley Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:07:18 +0000 http://educateforachange.edublogs.org/2008/01/25/welcome-to-the-educate-for-a-change-edublog/#comment-6 You are on the right track. I, too, found this website link in a comment to an EdWeek article. When I read the article I was struck by its emptiness. The researchers surveyed a bunch of teachers. They found a range of attitudes, and then they divided those attitudes into three categories (and gave them names). Then they described how the teachers in the three categories differed from each other. As one poster said - DUH!!!! Of course they differed from each other -- the RESEARCHERS defined what group they would be in by how they differed from each other!!! I was happy to see so many comments from TEACHERS who recognized the shoddy logic of this. The reason I emphasize "teachers" is that I once had a publisher tell me, "Teachers don't buy books." The implication was that teachers are not professionally inquisitive or engaged. But, if it is true that teachers don't buy books on education, it is because nobody writes books FOR TEACHERS. Instead, they publish this social scientific stuff that takes us to the periphery of education, instead of to where teachers work -- at the center of the battle for the education of our young people. You are on the right track. I, too, found this website link in a comment to an EdWeek article. When I read the article I was struck by its emptiness. The researchers surveyed a bunch of teachers. They found a range of attitudes, and then they divided those attitudes into three categories (and gave them names). Then they described how the teachers in the three categories differed from each other. As one poster said – DUH!!!! Of course they differed from each other — the RESEARCHERS defined what group they would be in by how they differed from each other!!! I was happy to see so many comments from TEACHERS who recognized the shoddy logic of this. The reason I emphasize “teachers” is that I once had a publisher tell me, “Teachers don’t buy books.” The implication was that teachers are not professionally inquisitive or engaged. But, if it is true that teachers don’t buy books on education, it is because nobody writes books FOR TEACHERS. Instead, they publish this social scientific stuff that takes us to the periphery of education, instead of to where teachers work — at the center of the battle for the education of our young people.

]]> Comment on Welcome to the Educate For A Change EduBlog! by Bernadette Leya http://educateforachange.edublogs.org/2008/01/25/welcome-to-the-educate-for-a-change-edublog/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Bernadette Leya Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:01:45 +0000 http://educateforachange.edublogs.org/2008/01/25/welcome-to-the-educate-for-a-change-edublog/#comment-4 I just found your site from an comment left on ed.week. Your ideas are truly inspiring and I wonder how you are spreading the word. I also want to know what can be done to change the way we do business in the public schools. The NCLB leaves little room for innovation. 3rd Grade Teacher in NM I just found your site from an comment left on ed.week. Your ideas are truly inspiring and I wonder how you are spreading the word. I also want to know what can be done to change the way we do business in the public schools. The NCLB leaves little room for innovation.

3rd Grade Teacher in NM

]]> Comment on Welcome to the Educate For A Change EduBlog! by jielea http://educateforachange.edublogs.org/2008/01/25/welcome-to-the-educate-for-a-change-edublog/comment-page-1/#comment-3 jielea Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:17:29 +0000 http://educateforachange.edublogs.org/2008/01/25/welcome-to-the-educate-for-a-change-edublog/#comment-3 Changes! A million Yes! I agree that the American Public Schools need changes, From facilities to re organization of Faculties.. Nice Brave Post! Changes! A million Yes! I agree that the American Public Schools need changes, From facilities to re organization of Faculties..
Nice Brave Post!

]]> Comment on Welcome to the Educate For A Change EduBlog! by Bill http://educateforachange.edublogs.org/2008/01/25/welcome-to-the-educate-for-a-change-edublog/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Bill Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:51:16 +0000 http://educateforachange.edublogs.org/2008/01/25/welcome-to-the-educate-for-a-change-edublog/#comment-2 The links that lead to commercial sites are really annoying. You might try wordpress or blogger for a free blog that doesn't have this stuff. Other than that I am interested in what you have to say and I think we are in agreement. The links that lead to commercial sites are really annoying. You might try wordpress or blogger for a free blog that doesn’t have this stuff. Other than that I am interested in what you have to say and I think we are in agreement.

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