tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post4663154346335207938..comments2024-03-28T08:55:53.818-04:00Comments on Perdido Street School: An Anti-Coleman Assignmentreality-based educatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-78185724495609781942014-05-14T19:07:35.222-04:002014-05-14T19:07:35.222-04:00Thanks for that story, Mary. That really puts &quo...Thanks for that story, Mary. That really puts "career-ready" skills into perspective and goes to show how empty so much of the "college and career-ready" stuff the reformers tout is.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-50671502766177844852014-05-13T22:25:19.675-04:002014-05-13T22:25:19.675-04:00My niece went for a job interview a few years back...My niece went for a job interview a few years back and they asked her to write about a struggle she faced in her life, how she overcame it, and what she had learned from the experience. Little did you know that this is more "College and Career Ready" than you thought! <br /><br />MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-66434664081021108942014-05-13T18:45:44.265-04:002014-05-13T18:45:44.265-04:00I had students work on this in class today. Some a...I had students work on this in class today. Some asked for a rubric. I said no rubric. Some asked for an outline. I said no outline. They're so used to being micromanaged with outlines and rubrics that it threw them off for a few minutes when I said I would brook neither an outline nor a rubric for this assignment. We simply talked through issues they had with the writing, and often a free writing exercise was all they needed to get started...reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-46520179047512066812014-05-13T18:43:12.359-04:002014-05-13T18:43:12.359-04:00Thanks - that means a lot coming from you too, Art...Thanks - that means a lot coming from you too, Arthur.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-53769395795848875272014-05-13T18:42:46.172-04:002014-05-13T18:42:46.172-04:00Sounds like a great assignment. It is so refreshi...Sounds like a great assignment. It is so refreshing to give both the teachers and students some time away from common core to reflect on what really matters. I am sure they will learn a lot from this. It is a shame that teachers have to do these types of things in secret nowadays. NYCDOEnutshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10692665524124012171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-80465894039118886822014-05-13T18:05:25.711-04:002014-05-13T18:05:25.711-04:00Thanks for the kind words, Patrick. I appreciate a...Thanks for the kind words, Patrick. I appreciate all kind words, but especially those I hear from people like yourself who I respect.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-25757178592371163992014-05-13T17:04:30.906-04:002014-05-13T17:04:30.906-04:00Great assignment. You may be running on fumes but...Great assignment. You may be running on fumes but you are a real teacher, Mr. Perdido Street School. Patrick Walshnoreply@blogger.com