tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post3470982582522022265..comments2024-02-14T03:16:00.454-05:00Comments on The minds of kids: Why am I doing this?Lisa Cooleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395200368753029675noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-50296898356858980542012-01-02T08:15:45.476-05:002012-01-02T08:15:45.476-05:00Kathy, you should read my piece on Steve Bowen. (h...Kathy, you should read my piece on Steve Bowen. (http://mindsofkids.blogspot.com/2011/11/is-steve-bowen-friend-to-education.html) Good ideas, yes, but what's under the hood?<br /><br />Kathy, Ryan and David, I'm so glad to have Maine readers at all!Lisa Cooleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395200368753029675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-56250432019379919252012-01-01T18:10:34.484-05:002012-01-01T18:10:34.484-05:00Hi Lisa,
Not much to say right now but I very glad...Hi Lisa,<br />Not much to say right now but I very glad to read that you are reaching out further. Wonderful work. As the Occupy Movement says, "Another World is Possible!" <br />David SmithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-19397882168275451332012-01-01T16:06:14.250-05:002012-01-01T16:06:14.250-05:00Lisa- while standrdized testing is a demon it is n...Lisa- while standrdized testing is a demon it is no where near as damaging to the potential for educational excellence in Maine (and elsewhere) imho, as inconsistant leadership. You can accomplish NOTHING, in any organization with a constant turnover of administration, principals, school boards,& Supts. Real change, especially in education takes time, and planning and consistant goals. The Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611838702246410754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-4381726094764800802012-01-01T14:03:51.387-05:002012-01-01T14:03:51.387-05:00I count myself as one of your recent followers and...I count myself as one of your recent followers and even though we sometimes disagree I'm happy to have found another voice in Maine education to connect with. It seems those in the Pine Tree State aren't as connected as I'd hope.ryanhttp://twitter.com/reedteachesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-91752780306012699932012-01-01T10:24:26.203-05:002012-01-01T10:24:26.203-05:00That is advice well-taken. I do have to balance wh...That is advice well-taken. I do have to balance what I do -- there's only so far you can go to defeat the testing culture without reaching outside of our state and agitating in Washington to break NCLB. OTOH, we have to try to limit the damage of HST with our own kids. In a poor district, we tend to argue among ourselves, one program over another, schools v. potholes, and knowing the problem Lisa Cooleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395200368753029675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-82084449951823025182012-01-01T10:13:40.690-05:002012-01-01T10:13:40.690-05:00My only word of advice is to stay attuned to the f...My only word of advice is to stay attuned to the fact that the work you do "on the ground" - with real people in your community - is exponentially more important than the life you lead online. Have a marvelous year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-19821016010531780302011-12-31T14:43:48.492-05:002011-12-31T14:43:48.492-05:00I'm not sure I understand your post...how are ...I'm not sure I understand your post...how are you defining "reform?"Lisa Cooleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395200368753029675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-56995197966149378212011-12-31T14:36:36.439-05:002011-12-31T14:36:36.439-05:00I don't think it's my imagination; I think...I don't think it's my imagination; I think the conversation about "reform" is really growing and gaining traction. I don't want to take anything from a certain party's play book, but repeat it enough and it gets to be credible. We have a message. We want to get people to the point where they feel it is okay to talk about whether the Emperor has clothes.Peter Smythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14562708187085159749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-42373122439094696872011-12-31T13:15:35.754-05:002011-12-31T13:15:35.754-05:00It's funny -- I've been a political organi...It's funny -- I've been a political organizer of one stripe or another since I went door-to-door for NOW in the mid-80s. But it's a bit different now, isn't it? Also, being a grassroots organizer in my hometown of NYC in the 80s is so different from being a rural education advocate in 2012 that I might as well have no experience at all.<br /><br />I recently saw the Twitter Lisa Cooleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395200368753029675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-44985108748761196482011-12-31T12:49:20.369-05:002011-12-31T12:49:20.369-05:00You're my hero! My suggestion is to go check ...You're my hero! My suggestion is to go check out Wellstone.org and learn how to be a grassroots organizer. Also, help start a PAA chapter where you are, so parents can organize themselves. Don't sweat the website traffic. Education isn't as mentally stimulating to the public as we'd like.Andrea Meridahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16815903412829924359noreply@blogger.com