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a school-based practitioner playing name that tune by calling out the latest trends in education as little more than repurposed grift and grab of forty years of neoliberal public school reform, who grew bored of correcting the record, so, like, meh…
Literacy crises are less about what HOW children read and more about WHO writes the books and WHAT those books are about.
It's good to go back to WHEN the literacy crisis narrative was last rekindled to understand WHY we are headed back to a place WHERE books are banned and thoughts are censored.
It's good to go back to WHEN the literacy crisis narrative was last rekindled to understand WHY we are headed back to a place WHERE books are banned and thoughts are censored.
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Literacy crises are less about what HOW children read and more about WHO writes the books and WHAT those books are about.
It's good to go back to WHEN the literacy crisis narrative was last rekindled to understand WHY we are headed back to a place WHERE books are banned and thoughts are censored.
It's good to go back to WHEN the literacy crisis narrative was last rekindled to understand WHY we are headed back to a place WHERE books are banned and thoughts are censored.
Or, can you point to where phonics instruction was dropped in the CCSS?
For all its flaws, the CCSS explicitly states students should:
"know and apply grade-level phonics and word
analysis skills in decoding words"
The CCSS is aligned to the five pillars of reading instruction of the NRP.
For all its flaws, the CCSS explicitly states students should:
"know and apply grade-level phonics and word
analysis skills in decoding words"
The CCSS is aligned to the five pillars of reading instruction of the NRP.
November 13, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Or, can you point to where phonics instruction was dropped in the CCSS?
For all its flaws, the CCSS explicitly states students should:
"know and apply grade-level phonics and word
analysis skills in decoding words"
The CCSS is aligned to the five pillars of reading instruction of the NRP.
For all its flaws, the CCSS explicitly states students should:
"know and apply grade-level phonics and word
analysis skills in decoding words"
The CCSS is aligned to the five pillars of reading instruction of the NRP.
Panic is endemic to the origins of public education.
It is driven by an industry of crisis created by a business community that resists contributing to the long-term well-being of the working class.
Taxes are always too high.
Workers are always unskilled.
Teachers are always to blame.
It is driven by an industry of crisis created by a business community that resists contributing to the long-term well-being of the working class.
Taxes are always too high.
Workers are always unskilled.
Teachers are always to blame.
November 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Panic is endemic to the origins of public education.
It is driven by an industry of crisis created by a business community that resists contributing to the long-term well-being of the working class.
Taxes are always too high.
Workers are always unskilled.
Teachers are always to blame.
It is driven by an industry of crisis created by a business community that resists contributing to the long-term well-being of the working class.
Taxes are always too high.
Workers are always unskilled.
Teachers are always to blame.
This Forward article helps to understand the educational acumen of the likes of neoliberal reformsters like David Coleman.
Turned down for teacher jobs, Coleman worked for McKinsey, building the connections that would allow him to exploit an economic crisis and push CCSS through RTTT.
Turned down for teacher jobs, Coleman worked for McKinsey, building the connections that would allow him to exploit an economic crisis and push CCSS through RTTT.
November 11, 2025 at 12:35 PM
This Forward article helps to understand the educational acumen of the likes of neoliberal reformsters like David Coleman.
Turned down for teacher jobs, Coleman worked for McKinsey, building the connections that would allow him to exploit an economic crisis and push CCSS through RTTT.
Turned down for teacher jobs, Coleman worked for McKinsey, building the connections that would allow him to exploit an economic crisis and push CCSS through RTTT.
Maybe this puff piece in the Bennington College magazine should have reported on the family connection.
www.bennington.edu/bennington-m...
www.bennington.edu/bennington-m...
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Maybe this puff piece in the Bennington College magazine should have reported on the family connection.
www.bennington.edu/bennington-m...
www.bennington.edu/bennington-m...
David Coleman's path to the College Board through his work on the Common Core while likely paved by his mother's connections through academia.
She was the president of Bennington College amongst other notables.
She was the president of Bennington College amongst other notables.
November 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
David Coleman's path to the College Board through his work on the Common Core while likely paved by his mother's connections through academia.
She was the president of Bennington College amongst other notables.
She was the president of Bennington College amongst other notables.
The reason, perhaps, can be inferred by looking at how Title I is defined in ESSA.
ESSA seeks to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of "basic programs operated by...educational agencies."
A literature-rich environment cannot be easily quantified or measured.
Therefore, it does not exist.
ESSA seeks to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of "basic programs operated by...educational agencies."
A literature-rich environment cannot be easily quantified or measured.
Therefore, it does not exist.
November 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The reason, perhaps, can be inferred by looking at how Title I is defined in ESSA.
ESSA seeks to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of "basic programs operated by...educational agencies."
A literature-rich environment cannot be easily quantified or measured.
Therefore, it does not exist.
ESSA seeks to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of "basic programs operated by...educational agencies."
A literature-rich environment cannot be easily quantified or measured.
Therefore, it does not exist.
Psy-sciences gaze at every phenomenon through a cracked looking glass, finding only the flaws that are sought to be found.
For example, PISA scores have remained fairly flat in both the UK and US despite the perennial pronouncements of an achievement crisis in both countries.
For example, PISA scores have remained fairly flat in both the UK and US despite the perennial pronouncements of an achievement crisis in both countries.
November 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Psy-sciences gaze at every phenomenon through a cracked looking glass, finding only the flaws that are sought to be found.
For example, PISA scores have remained fairly flat in both the UK and US despite the perennial pronouncements of an achievement crisis in both countries.
For example, PISA scores have remained fairly flat in both the UK and US despite the perennial pronouncements of an achievement crisis in both countries.
So, individual states and districts will decide whether to use ESSA funds and adopt the CLT.
In this 2017 AEI interview, JWT implicitly pledges to say no to ESSA funding and maintain "independence and autonomy" by refusing to accept "a single penny in federal funding."
Nothing to worry about.
In this 2017 AEI interview, JWT implicitly pledges to say no to ESSA funding and maintain "independence and autonomy" by refusing to accept "a single penny in federal funding."
Nothing to worry about.
November 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
So, individual states and districts will decide whether to use ESSA funds and adopt the CLT.
In this 2017 AEI interview, JWT implicitly pledges to say no to ESSA funding and maintain "independence and autonomy" by refusing to accept "a single penny in federal funding."
Nothing to worry about.
In this 2017 AEI interview, JWT implicitly pledges to say no to ESSA funding and maintain "independence and autonomy" by refusing to accept "a single penny in federal funding."
Nothing to worry about.
The worst excesses of ESSA were extensions of RTTT which used the financial crisis of 2008 to ram through reforms related to enhanced "standards and assessments," which is the slice of the pie that CLT may be seeking to exploit.
But, ESSA restricts promoting specific standards or assessments.
But, ESSA restricts promoting specific standards or assessments.
November 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The worst excesses of ESSA were extensions of RTTT which used the financial crisis of 2008 to ram through reforms related to enhanced "standards and assessments," which is the slice of the pie that CLT may be seeking to exploit.
But, ESSA restricts promoting specific standards or assessments.
But, ESSA restricts promoting specific standards or assessments.
This is a similar model that was rolled out in the US by the CZI through the promise of "personalized learning" back in 2021 and had little effect on transforming education for the better.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
This is a similar model that was rolled out in the US by the CZI through the promise of "personalized learning" back in 2021 and had little effect on transforming education for the better.
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And, test data are used as propaganda tools.
According to PISA results from 2022, student performance in reading has been steady since 2000.
From 2012 to 2022:
More higher and lower students are reaching proficiency.
But, students of lower socio-economic status are not fairing as well.
According to PISA results from 2022, student performance in reading has been steady since 2000.
From 2012 to 2022:
More higher and lower students are reaching proficiency.
But, students of lower socio-economic status are not fairing as well.
November 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
And, test data are used as propaganda tools.
According to PISA results from 2022, student performance in reading has been steady since 2000.
From 2012 to 2022:
More higher and lower students are reaching proficiency.
But, students of lower socio-economic status are not fairing as well.
According to PISA results from 2022, student performance in reading has been steady since 2000.
From 2012 to 2022:
More higher and lower students are reaching proficiency.
But, students of lower socio-economic status are not fairing as well.
When the incentive structure is aligned with the interests of those providing funding for R & D, researchers who explore counter narratives are either silenced or ignored.
See the quote from a Wired article published in 2020.
It's a crisis of ethics and transparency, accelerated by BigTech.
See the quote from a Wired article published in 2020.
It's a crisis of ethics and transparency, accelerated by BigTech.
November 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
When the incentive structure is aligned with the interests of those providing funding for R & D, researchers who explore counter narratives are either silenced or ignored.
See the quote from a Wired article published in 2020.
It's a crisis of ethics and transparency, accelerated by BigTech.
See the quote from a Wired article published in 2020.
It's a crisis of ethics and transparency, accelerated by BigTech.
It may be worth drilling down on how "good faith" connects JWT with the purpose of the CLT and why he is getting all this funding to revive the "great tradition" by appropriating the notion of the "great books" for religious purposes.
It's a backdoor model for putting Christ in the classroom.
It's a backdoor model for putting Christ in the classroom.
November 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
It may be worth drilling down on how "good faith" connects JWT with the purpose of the CLT and why he is getting all this funding to revive the "great tradition" by appropriating the notion of the "great books" for religious purposes.
It's a backdoor model for putting Christ in the classroom.
It's a backdoor model for putting Christ in the classroom.
Here are the first three images from the "study" cited in the article.
These images suggest that teachers will be replaced by robots. Or, at least, replaced by AI-generated images of them with creepily distorted fingers.
These images suggest that teachers will be replaced by robots. Or, at least, replaced by AI-generated images of them with creepily distorted fingers.
November 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Here are the first three images from the "study" cited in the article.
These images suggest that teachers will be replaced by robots. Or, at least, replaced by AI-generated images of them with creepily distorted fingers.
These images suggest that teachers will be replaced by robots. Or, at least, replaced by AI-generated images of them with creepily distorted fingers.
I would suggest clicking on these links as well to investigate the soundness of these "studies."
If you do, the source the author of this post cites creates an arresting visual narrative.
If you do, the source the author of this post cites creates an arresting visual narrative.
November 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I would suggest clicking on these links as well to investigate the soundness of these "studies."
If you do, the source the author of this post cites creates an arresting visual narrative.
If you do, the source the author of this post cites creates an arresting visual narrative.
If the goal is supporting cognition, especially as it relates to learning and memory, then instructional practices should emphasize physical rather than virtual teaching materials, like pencils, paper and books.
Research consistently shows that screen use leads to shallow processing in general.
Research consistently shows that screen use leads to shallow processing in general.
November 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
If the goal is supporting cognition, especially as it relates to learning and memory, then instructional practices should emphasize physical rather than virtual teaching materials, like pencils, paper and books.
Research consistently shows that screen use leads to shallow processing in general.
Research consistently shows that screen use leads to shallow processing in general.
Date the coup to 2017 when the CCSSO launched the IMPD and the push for High Quality Instructional Materials and Curriculum-Based Professional Development, linking the test-based accountability of NCLB with the standards-driven instruction of the CCSS.
learning.ccsso.org/high-quality...
learning.ccsso.org/high-quality...
October 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Date the coup to 2017 when the CCSSO launched the IMPD and the push for High Quality Instructional Materials and Curriculum-Based Professional Development, linking the test-based accountability of NCLB with the standards-driven instruction of the CCSS.
learning.ccsso.org/high-quality...
learning.ccsso.org/high-quality...
Marketing and legislatively mandating curriculum aligned with the Science of Reading is the new thing, popularized by Emily Hanford's Sold a Story podcast.
A recent APM article reanimates SFA, a scripted curriculum that fell out of favor in the 2000s but is making a comeback in charter schools.
A recent APM article reanimates SFA, a scripted curriculum that fell out of favor in the 2000s but is making a comeback in charter schools.
October 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Marketing and legislatively mandating curriculum aligned with the Science of Reading is the new thing, popularized by Emily Hanford's Sold a Story podcast.
A recent APM article reanimates SFA, a scripted curriculum that fell out of favor in the 2000s but is making a comeback in charter schools.
A recent APM article reanimates SFA, a scripted curriculum that fell out of favor in the 2000s but is making a comeback in charter schools.
The linked article below from @iancushing.bsky.social provides a linear explanation of the critique through an international lens.
The argument is that the WG is a red herring that distracts from the neoliberal education reforms ushered in during the 1990s.
e-space.mmu.ac.uk/641609/8/Rea...
The argument is that the WG is a red herring that distracts from the neoliberal education reforms ushered in during the 1990s.
e-space.mmu.ac.uk/641609/8/Rea...
October 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The linked article below from @iancushing.bsky.social provides a linear explanation of the critique through an international lens.
The argument is that the WG is a red herring that distracts from the neoliberal education reforms ushered in during the 1990s.
e-space.mmu.ac.uk/641609/8/Rea...
The argument is that the WG is a red herring that distracts from the neoliberal education reforms ushered in during the 1990s.
e-space.mmu.ac.uk/641609/8/Rea...
Currently, the Match nGSE program is closed.
I was referring to admissions requirements for the MAT program that is currently accepting applicants.
It's a fast moving space in the world of alternative teaching certification programs, I guess.
I was referring to admissions requirements for the MAT program that is currently accepting applicants.
It's a fast moving space in the world of alternative teaching certification programs, I guess.
October 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Currently, the Match nGSE program is closed.
I was referring to admissions requirements for the MAT program that is currently accepting applicants.
It's a fast moving space in the world of alternative teaching certification programs, I guess.
I was referring to admissions requirements for the MAT program that is currently accepting applicants.
It's a fast moving space in the world of alternative teaching certification programs, I guess.
Agree and apologize for not expanding on the choice of using the word *scripted*.
This moment of state-mandated ELA curriculum aligned to the Science of Reading (SOR) harkens back to NCLB and direct instruction (DI) lesson plans forced on seasoned teachers.
www.pbs.org/makingschool...
This moment of state-mandated ELA curriculum aligned to the Science of Reading (SOR) harkens back to NCLB and direct instruction (DI) lesson plans forced on seasoned teachers.
www.pbs.org/makingschool...
October 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Agree and apologize for not expanding on the choice of using the word *scripted*.
This moment of state-mandated ELA curriculum aligned to the Science of Reading (SOR) harkens back to NCLB and direct instruction (DI) lesson plans forced on seasoned teachers.
www.pbs.org/makingschool...
This moment of state-mandated ELA curriculum aligned to the Science of Reading (SOR) harkens back to NCLB and direct instruction (DI) lesson plans forced on seasoned teachers.
www.pbs.org/makingschool...
Must have been an exciting time to attend as you would have been the third student cohort.
Makes sense that their program was curriculum design heavy as the emphasis at Match would shift in a few years towards launching the high quality instructional materials that would come to be Fishtank.
Makes sense that their program was curriculum design heavy as the emphasis at Match would shift in a few years towards launching the high quality instructional materials that would come to be Fishtank.
October 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Must have been an exciting time to attend as you would have been the third student cohort.
Makes sense that their program was curriculum design heavy as the emphasis at Match would shift in a few years towards launching the high quality instructional materials that would come to be Fishtank.
Makes sense that their program was curriculum design heavy as the emphasis at Match would shift in a few years towards launching the high quality instructional materials that would come to be Fishtank.
If I understand the Match Model, applicants had already graduated from a teaching program and had two years of teaching experience.
I'm curious when you attended since the program seems to have closed due to lack of funding.
I'm curious when you attended since the program seems to have closed due to lack of funding.
October 9, 2025 at 10:40 AM
If I understand the Match Model, applicants had already graduated from a teaching program and had two years of teaching experience.
I'm curious when you attended since the program seems to have closed due to lack of funding.
I'm curious when you attended since the program seems to have closed due to lack of funding.
Training teachers to teach to a standards-based curriculum aligned with discrete learning outcomes as measured by standardized tests of achievement does not necessarily help teachers develop the skill of adapting scripted curriculum to the needs of students.
October 9, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Training teachers to teach to a standards-based curriculum aligned with discrete learning outcomes as measured by standardized tests of achievement does not necessarily help teachers develop the skill of adapting scripted curriculum to the needs of students.