Guest column: Everyone has a plan for education reform, except educators
MLive.com
Earlier this week there was yet another conference on educational reform hosted by The Center for Michigan.
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This is the perception of many:
"Certainly the educators’ voice is part of the mix in all these various reports, but where is the road map from the educational community showing us their way? Shouldn't the education community, which includes teachers, principals, parents, superintendents and school board members be developing a shared vision and common agenda for insuring that our children receive the education they need and deserve?"
How do we change this perception when we know it is inaccurate?
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Closing the achievement gap between rich and poor, a teacher writes, will first require Americans to recognize a far more uncomfortable reality: The policies employed to purportedly address the struggles of low-income children have ushered in a new... Via Mary Perfitt-Nelson 
Mary Perfitt-Nelson's curator insight,
December 31, 2012 9:32 AM
Yes, poverty makes a huge difference in student achievement.
Love the last sentence: (Good schools) emerge from healthy, stable communities. That is, they emerge from a commitment to justice. 
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January 1, 10:12 PM
See through the rhetoric to the reality - we need empathy and justice! Delete the scoop?
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Not all kids are equally motivated. Students vary tremendously in their motivation, even at an early age. Here is a baker's dozen of motivational strategies that can re-ignite the motivational flame. Via Beth Dichter, Lynnette Van Dyke, Mary Perfitt-Nelson 
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December 19, 2012 10:19 PM
How often do you struggle with a student, trying to motivate them to be engaged? The author of this post states "I pirate much of my thinking about motivation, kids’ achievement and success in life from my work with young, elite soccer players." He goes on to say that motivation that is found with young soccer players is also found with students in the classroom, that it "makes a real difference." He also provides a short historical background before sharing 13 motivational techniques, with explanations that explain why some techniques do not work for some children.
Mary Perfitt-Nelson's curator insight,
December 20, 2012 10:57 PM
Kids vary re: academic motivation. I also think they vary over time. Don't give up ! Delete the scoop?
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We need a shared vision!