A lens on the week in Ed: April 2011, iss. 4 -
Another week's re-cap of ed-related content via symphily:
• Why the 'Research Paper' Isn't Working - http://t.co/JEGUEpZ
• Alberta: Expiring education: Cuts threatened across the province: http://bit.ly/g0y4Vl.
• Pesticides tied to lower IQ in children - http://bit.ly/geihJ8
• Standardized students, silenced teachers: The un-American education agenda - http://bit.ly/edkZqA
• In Cairo, students continue the revolution - http://bit.ly/egPVAE
• The Finland Phenomenon: A film about schools - http://bit.ly/gBTXYx
• Losing the future, one budget cut at a time - http://huff.to/gQEzR3
• Soldiers' mutiny spreads to barracks around Burkina Faso, students burn government buildings - http://bit.ly/gbskOR
• Dana_Forbes: The mind is like a book. It functions best when open.
• A teacher's worth around the world [infographic] - http://is.gd/NCX1gT
• Interesting research =>Clarity Not Always the Best for Learning - http://t.co/JcHcMDX
• US public university presidents' pay soars - http://bit.ly/eRy9Gv
• Graduating off a cliff: The Millennial Generation's fight for its future - http://huff.to/h9RQJv
• NY college student arrested for mooning state troopers - http://bit.ly/dMgdlC
• Detroit: Dozen people arrested in direct action to protect public schools & how the press covered it - http://bit.ly/eTnJgD
• Modern schooling & the war against competition - http://bit.ly/iahNw1
• Sixth grader handcuffed over spilled milk - http://bit.ly/fT2eED
• Illinois Senate unanimously passes right-wing education reform bill - http://bit.ly/edAOG9
• Chronicle of Higher Ed: In praise of Marx - http://bit.ly/gK7ExX
• How beliefs shape effort and learning - http://bit.ly/eisD0d
• Implicated and enraged: An interview with Judith Butler - http://bit.ly/eITFPz
• Aristotle: The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal. - http://bit.ly/philq
• The Torture Apologists Who Corrupted America's Youth - http://bit.ly/fIvP2j
• "I will even venture to say that ethics, politics, and responsibility, if there are any, will only (cont) http://tl.gd/9ss2sf
• "[T]hinking is always out of order, [it] interrupts all ordinary activities, & is interrupted by them." - (cont) http://tl.gd/9ssnou
• Contesting BC's vision of '21st-century education: A critical discourse analysis - http://bit.ly/e1xiGY
• Teachers, we need to stick together! - http://huff.to/f0MOXh
• BC teacher surplus soon to become a shortage? - http://bit.ly/flWWKe
• Free tools for math education - http://bit.ly/gjZwhN
• Uni of Maryland's public workers rally w/ students to demand fair treatment, equal rights - http://bit.ly/eiB4Sq
• Student suicides lead to soul-searching in South Korea - http://huff.to/f0Eund
• Bloomberg insider Cathleen Black forced out as NY Schools' Chancellor - http://bit.ly/gnA2N4
• Considering a case against '21st-century' schools - http://bit.ly/ffvAHK
• Detroit sends layoff notices to *all* public teachers - http://reut.rs/i7bcr7
• NY: Cop who shot unarmed university student named "Officer of the Year" - http://bit.ly/hNQikb
• Kindergarten teacher has students 'oink' at 'messy' student - http://bit.ly/idwZkH
• Special ed teacher 'ousted' for ordering students to remove underwear - http://bit.ly/haZ75d
• Maine to spend $200k on iPads for kindergarteners - http://bit.ly/dGJYnn
• Deconstructing grand narratives with micro-history - http://bit.ly/fZm1R5
• The curriculum of The Tragically Hip?: Examining national identity formation through "Fireworks" - http://bit.ly/dGLWeb
• The so-called Italian Theory and the revolt of living knowledge - http://bit.ly/g0KB1E
• Why the 'Research Paper' Isn't Working - http://t.co/JEGUEpZ
• Alberta: Expiring education: Cuts threatened across the province: http://bit.ly/g0y4Vl.
• Pesticides tied to lower IQ in children - http://bit.ly/geihJ8
• Standardized students, silenced teachers: The un-American education agenda - http://bit.ly/edkZqA
• In Cairo, students continue the revolution - http://bit.ly/egPVAE
• The Finland Phenomenon: A film about schools - http://bit.ly/gBTXYx
• Losing the future, one budget cut at a time - http://huff.to/gQEzR3
• Soldiers' mutiny spreads to barracks around Burkina Faso, students burn government buildings - http://bit.ly/gbskOR
• Dana_Forbes: The mind is like a book. It functions best when open.
• A teacher's worth around the world [infographic] - http://is.gd/NCX1gT
• Interesting research =>Clarity Not Always the Best for Learning - http://t.co/JcHcMDX
• US public university presidents' pay soars - http://bit.ly/eRy9Gv
• Graduating off a cliff: The Millennial Generation's fight for its future - http://huff.to/h9RQJv
• NY college student arrested for mooning state troopers - http://bit.ly/dMgdlC
• Detroit: Dozen people arrested in direct action to protect public schools & how the press covered it - http://bit.ly/eTnJgD
• Modern schooling & the war against competition - http://bit.ly/iahNw1
• Sixth grader handcuffed over spilled milk - http://bit.ly/fT2eED
• Illinois Senate unanimously passes right-wing education reform bill - http://bit.ly/edAOG9
• Chronicle of Higher Ed: In praise of Marx - http://bit.ly/gK7ExX
• How beliefs shape effort and learning - http://bit.ly/eisD0d
• Implicated and enraged: An interview with Judith Butler - http://bit.ly/eITFPz
• Aristotle: The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal. - http://bit.ly/philq
• The Torture Apologists Who Corrupted America's Youth - http://bit.ly/fIvP2j
• "I will even venture to say that ethics, politics, and responsibility, if there are any, will only (cont) http://tl.gd/9ss2sf
• "[T]hinking is always out of order, [it] interrupts all ordinary activities, & is interrupted by them." - (cont) http://tl.gd/9ssnou
• Contesting BC's vision of '21st-century education: A critical discourse analysis - http://bit.ly/e1xiGY
• Teachers, we need to stick together! - http://huff.to/f0MOXh
• BC teacher surplus soon to become a shortage? - http://bit.ly/flWWKe
• Free tools for math education - http://bit.ly/gjZwhN
• Uni of Maryland's public workers rally w/ students to demand fair treatment, equal rights - http://bit.ly/eiB4Sq
• Student suicides lead to soul-searching in South Korea - http://huff.to/f0Eund
• Bloomberg insider Cathleen Black forced out as NY Schools' Chancellor - http://bit.ly/gnA2N4
• Considering a case against '21st-century' schools - http://bit.ly/ffvAHK
• Detroit sends layoff notices to *all* public teachers - http://reut.rs/i7bcr7
• NY: Cop who shot unarmed university student named "Officer of the Year" - http://bit.ly/hNQikb
• Kindergarten teacher has students 'oink' at 'messy' student - http://bit.ly/idwZkH
• Special ed teacher 'ousted' for ordering students to remove underwear - http://bit.ly/haZ75d
• Maine to spend $200k on iPads for kindergarteners - http://bit.ly/dGJYnn
• Deconstructing grand narratives with micro-history - http://bit.ly/fZm1R5
• The curriculum of The Tragically Hip?: Examining national identity formation through "Fireworks" - http://bit.ly/dGLWeb
• The so-called Italian Theory and the revolt of living knowledge - http://bit.ly/g0KB1E