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  1. Nov 2024
    1. Trump’s victory illustrates a fundamental disconnect between academic researchers and many Republican voters. Finding common ground will require social engagement and likely humility on the part of scientists, who have yet to fully grapple with this social and political divide. For many Republicans, “the problem is us” — the academic ‘elites’, Jasanoff says.

      for - climate denialism- science education - public distrust of science

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  3. Mar 2024
    1. Résumé de la vidéo [00:00:00][^1^][1] - [00:27:26][^2^][2]:

      Cette vidéo présente le témoignage émouvant d'enseignants français sur les difficultés et les défis du métier. Ils partagent leurs expériences personnelles, allant de la passion pour l'enseignement à l'épuisement professionnel, et soulignent le manque de soutien institutionnel.

      Points forts: + [00:00:32][^3^][3] Le dévouement des enseignants * Passion pour l'éducation * Épuisement et manque de reconnaissance + [00:01:47][^4^][4] Les premiers jours en classe * Doutes et adaptation * Devenir enseignant par la pratique + [00:04:14][^5^][5] La direction d'école * Responsabilités multiples * Manque de formation adéquate + [00:07:06][^6^][6] La relation avec les élèves * Attachement profond * Rôles multiples de l'enseignant + [00:10:08][^7^][7] Les défis quotidiens * Gestion de classe difficile * Absence de vie personnelle + [00:14:17][^8^][8] La descente aux enfers * Pression croissante * Absence de soutien face aux problèmes + [00:17:39][^9^][9] Les réformes éducatives * Impact sur les enseignants et les élèves * Manque de consultation des enseignants + [00:23:43][^10^][10] L'évolution de la carrière * Demandes institutionnelles croissantes * Retrait des ressources utiles Résumé de la vidéo [00:27:28][^1^][1] - [00:51:30][^2^][2]:

      La vidéo traite des défis et des souffrances rencontrés par les enseignants en France, y compris les menaces de violence, le manque de soutien institutionnel, les problèmes de santé mentale comme le burnout, et les difficultés à protéger les élèves en danger.

      Points forts: + [00:27:28][^3^][3] Menaces de violence * Gestion des menaces en classe + [00:29:02][^4^][4] Santé mentale des enseignants * Insomnies, perte de poids, burnout + [00:31:40][^5^][5] Suicide et dépression * Omerta sur le suicide dans l'éducation + [00:37:37][^6^][6] Crise de l'éducation * Gestion constante des crises + [00:39:33][^7^][7] Démission pour la santé mentale * Changement de carrière pour le bien-être + [00:45:43][^8^][8] Passion pour l'enseignement * Amour du métier malgré les défis

  4. Jan 2024
    1. I would point you to something like recent Gallup polling. We know, it's no secret that American trust and institutions has plummeted across the board, but something like only 26% of Americans say that they have faith in public schools. Among Republicans, it's even lower, it's 14%. Groups like Moms for Liberty have played a huge part in exacerbating the erosion of that trust.

      Gallup polling shows drop in confidence in public schools, especially among Republicans

      Losses by Moms-for-Liberty candidates reinforce the notion that there is partisanship in public education.

  5. Apr 2023
    1. Aristotle, who had said, many centuries before in Politics (BookVIII): ‘No one would dispute the fact that it is a lawgiver’s prime duty to arrangefor the education of the young. In states where this is not done the quality of theconstitution suffers.’

      Current American climate indicates that Republicans take this quote of Aristotle's to heart, but they're not closely thinking about how they define "education". They're definitely not defining it with respect to John Locke's views in Some Thoughts Concerning Education which encourages political systems that move away from an electorate that is subservient to authority.

      see: https://hypothes.is/a/upfxCtSiEe2wrdd3cOo-Lg for John Locke

  6. Jul 2022
    1. We don’t expect National Defence or health care to promote growth: we just accept that territorial integrity and a healthy populace are good things.

      Been making that point about health (especially since, like education, it's a provincial jurisdiction). It's easy to think of perverse incentives if a profit motive dominates education and health. Physicians would want people to remain sick and teachers would prefer it if learners required more assistance.

      Hadn't thought enough about the DND part. Sure gives me pause, given the amounts involved. Or the fact that there's a whole lot of profit made in that domain.

      So, businesspeople are quick to talk about "cost centres". Some of them realize that those matter a whole lot.

  7. Apr 2022
    1. Eric Feigl-Ding [@DrEricDing]. (2021, November 12). 💡BEST. VIDEO. ALL. YEAR. Please share with friends how the mRNA vaccine works to fight the coronavirus. 📌NOTA BENE—The mRNA never interacts with your DNA 🧬. #vaccinate (Special thanks to the Vaccine Makers Project @vaccinemakers of @ChildrensPhila). #COVID19 https://t.co/CrSGGo6tqq [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1459284608122564610

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  13. Jul 2021
    1. It’s a familiar trick in the privatisation-happy US – like, say, underfunding public education and then criticising the institution for struggling.

      This same thing is being seen in the U.S. Post Office now too. Underfund it into failure rather than provide a public good.

      Capitalism definitely hasn't solved the issue, and certainly without government regulation. See also the last mile problem for internet service, telephone service, and cable service.

      UPS and FedEx apparently rely on the USPS for last mile delivery in remote areas. (Source for this?)

      The poor and the remote are inordinately effected in almost all these cases. What other things do these examples have in common? How can we compare and contrast the public service/government versions with the private capitalistic ones to make the issues more apparent. Which might be the better solution: capitalism with tight government regulation to ensure service at the low end or a government monopoly of the area? or something in between?

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  23. May 2020
    1. les groupes multi-niveaux peuvent être constitués pour scolariser des élèves prioritaires dont les cours n'ont pas repris et correspondant aux catégories suivantes  les élèves en situation de handicap ; les élèves décrocheurs ou en risque de décrochage ; les enfants des personnels indispensables à la gestion de la crise sanitaire et à la continuité de la vie de la Nation. Dans la mesure du possible, il est également tenu compte des élèves relevant d'une même fratrie ;

      La réunion avec le Dasen (Directeur académique des Yvelines) du 8 mai nous a permis de comprendre que la première semaine, la DSDEN laisse de la souplesse aux écoles et aux communes quant à la "sélection" des publics prioritaires". Pour résumé, certaines écoles prennent des enfants d'enseignants, alors que d'autres se restreignent cette semaine aux enfants déjà accueillis lors du confinement.

      Le souhait du Dasen est que rapidement (semaine prochaine) la liste des publics accueillis s'allonge en fonction des priorités définies dans la circulaire. Il semble important d'engager le dialogue avec l'IEN pour faire apparaître les perspectives de scolarisation de chaque groupe scolaire.    A noter que les choses vont très certainement bloquer à un moment si les communes ne désengorgent pas les écoles en organisant les 2S2C

  24. Apr 2020
  25. Nov 2018
    1. OER matters not because textbooks matter. OER matters because it highlights an example of how something central to our public missions, the transfer of our foundational disciplinary knowledge from one generation of scholars to the next, has been co-opted by private profit. And OER is not a solution, but a systemic shift from private to public architecture in how we deliver learning.

      I love this framing of OER as public infrastructure to facilitate the transfer of knowledge. I think it is not only generational, but also more broadly to the public. OER use is not limited to just students within our institutions, but are available freely and openly more broadly to the public. To anyone. I think we need to make that point more widely known. Every OER that is made freely available is making knowledge more open to not only students in our institutions, but to anyone, anywhere. It truly is "public" infrastructure.

    1. We have real insights to offer the world as academics and not only should universities encourage us toward the public square, but they should expect us not to shy away from it.

      writing for the public

  26. Aug 2018
    1. However, as admirable as James’ philanthropic efforts are, they are not a solution to the problems in public education.

      I don't think James ever claimed he was solving "the problems in public education." How about he's shining a light on ways increased public funding could stimulate public education?

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    1. What Does It Mean to Open Education? Perspectives on Using Open Educational Resources at a US Public University1
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  36. Aug 2016
    1. When Robertson started out, they were hosting small rummage sales and bake sales. But by the 2008 recession, PTA fundraising had graduated to silent auctions. The money from fundraising was enough to allow Grattan to maintain its academics and actually expand its staff and its infrastructure in the midst of statewide budget cuts.

      Let's just highlight a root problem here, then: "statewide budget cuts".

      Why should any public school ever have to do fundraising?

  37. Apr 2016
    1. Education is no longer viewed as a public good but a private right, just as critical thinking is devalued as a fundamental necessity for creating an engaged and socially responsible populace.

  38. Oct 2013
    1. et it is not to be concealed that there are some, who from certain notions of their own, disapprove of this almost public mode of instruction.

      examining public vs. private education: an ongoing argument. wonder if we ever might like to try something else.