Remainders: On Twitter, a celebration of teachers and their strike

  • A trending hashtag on Twitter last week documented things that #NoTeacherSaidEver. (Larry Ferlazzo)
  • First Twitter responses to Chicago’s teacher strike ranged from exuberant to sad to incisive. (BuzzFeed)
  • Here are a couple of views of how the strike’s first day played out on the ground. (Teacher BeatCatalyst)
  • Mitt Romney used the strike to pan Obama, but it’s Obama’s ally who is being protested. (Politics K-12)
  • Among the ways new New Yorkers find affordable housing: a real estate service just for teachers. (Times)
  • Chris Whittle’s new Avenues School blends public school, private school, business, and a mall. (NYMag)
  • A city teacher argues that what education needs is a set of standards for digital learning. (SchoolBook)
  • Michelle Rhee used to occupy an uncomfortable place in the Democratic Party, but no more. (Atlantic)
  • A student who wrote about the city’s special ed reforms here is blogging his college search. (The Choice)
  • Rick Hess says the Daily News’ takedown of School of One used research in twisted ways. (Straight Up)
  • A teacher lists four ways that small schools hurt students, starting with curriculum. (Chaz’s School Daze)
  • A father says (satirically) that Valium is too often left off school supplies shopping lists. (Insideschools)
  • A teacher in a shared building takes issue with the new school’s promo materials. (Inside Co-Location)