Noah Mackert

I wrote about how teachers were represented by artists on the Left in the 1970s, as represented in books by eccentric publisher Harlin Quist. All now out of print. open.substack.com/pub/noahmacker…

@karinchenoweth @educationgadfly That's a good point. They are also beautiful.

@mrmackert @educationgadfly It's actually a really nice way to represent fractions of a whole--better than pizza.

With phone bans revealing that some students can’t read analog clocks, a genuine question: Does your child know how to tell time—without a screen? Curious what parents and teachers are seeing.

@Ed_Realist I must have followed you as a fellow educator, interested in revealing to the public what only those engaged in the great and difficult work of teaching can know, but I see it was a mistake.

She has, um, put on a *lot* of weight since the Viking goddess pic that has made the rounds.

@karinchenoweth @educationgadfly Happy to report that my kiddos learned to read an analog clock here in Los Angeles! But they aren't great at it because they never really have to do it. I think there may be a great deal of content that is technically covered, but with less depth.

@educationgadfly We had lessons in clock reading. Those have gone by the wayside.

@happyshell77 cbs8.com/article/news/l…

I was running on the Beach in Malibu and saw this orange light in the sky then something landed in the Ocean from the sky . What was that a Meteor or Satellites ? Anyone else see this ? Wow what a run 😂

@happyshell77 Beautiful. We saw it in West Hollywood as well!

people often post this stuff to imply that moral panics about the technologies of the past were quaint. But the past is full of reminders that we are on a long, slow march away from embodied experience, and that we’ve lost more of it than we can even remember

Yesterday, June 2, was an interesting day at work. I was reporting a story about how the Education Department hadn't delivered a report to Congress on the Condition of Education, despite the June 1 deadline mandated by law. 🧵 (1/9)

Another obscure corner of the Education Department is scheduled to lose funding this week. hechingerreport.org/proof-points-e…

.@GovBoard just voted (reluctantly) to kill several NAEP exams over the next 10 yrs. Cuts: 1) No Long-Term Trend NAEP at all until 2033. 2) No 4th grade science in 2028 and no 12th grade science in 2032. 3) Writing scrapped altogether. 4) No 12th grade history in 2030 (1/4)

@hubermanlab @pmarca Used to skip home after an eve at the club. In Williamsburg, many years ago. Attracted positive energy every time. Like I was walking a golden retriever.

@pmarca Ah well, you’re missing out. The sprinters all do it… But your mind is faster than anyone else I know so seems fair to opt out of this one,

I ain't fking skipping.

The stats agency inside the Education Dept dates back to 1867. It is supposed to collect, analyze, and report data on the condition of U.S. education—from early childhood to adult education. It has apparently been demolished today. Nearly everyone at NCES lost his/her job.

@MrLandesman Kliger's approach can work in elementary. I tried similar in 7th grade. It worked with a high amount of structure, which he describes well. But cognitive lift can be higher, needs to be higher, for adolescents. (And even for younger kids, more can be squeezed).

@MrLandesman I used to provide coaching on this! First place to focus was actually on the question. Very often students are asked questions that don't have more than one answer. So there's nothing to discuss, really. Needs to be "debatable."

I have never been able to use Turn and Talk well. Any advice on how you use it well in your classrooms?

@seanonolennon The educators are not in charge here, brother.

The educators have failed our society.

@Ed_Realist @ehanford Aw now. Having taught 8th grade classes with a large % of students building foundational skills while trying to meet grade-level standards at the same time, I am thrilled about solid 3rd (and 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th grade) reading scores!

@mrmackert @ehanford Well, if you can't manage 8th grade English, not much point in getting thrilled about 3rd grade reading scores. But I gotta say if everyone is uniformly great, then it's not the school

Third graders in Steubenville, Ohio, are among the best little readers in the nation. For nearly 20 years, the elementary schools in this economically depressed area have produced better readers than some of the wealthiest places in the country. apmreports.org/story/2025/02/…

@ehanford + @karinchenoweth is a dream collab.

@Ed_Realist @ehanford Yes, it seems, except for 8th grade English and high school biology: reportcard.education.ohio.gov/district/achie…

@ehanford Wow, 20 years! So that's done wonders for the middle and high school achievement, right?

Settling into the conclusion that schools can control much more than one might believe, while as a parent I control much less.

8-year-old: Dad, do you know why bears can walk for such a long time? Me: No, son. 8-year-old: Because they have so much salmina.

@PhonicsMom @alexanderrusso @ehanford @CLPeak @karinchenoweth @EduConsumersFdn This is very helpful - thank you!

@alexanderrusso @ehanford @CLPeak @karinchenoweth You can find them yourself with @EduConsumersFdn graphs. education-consumers.org/school-perform… Link for all states, here is Ohio, you can click on dots to see the school name and then investigate. You can also highlight entire districts.

Where are the other high-needs, high-literacy districts like Steubenville, @ehanford @CLPeak & @karinchenoweth (or anyone else)? Is there a list or map of known places you can share with us? Pretty please?