Monster Mash: The Education Edition

Don't miss David Bellel's edu-montage to the tune of "Monster Mash," which brings together Halloween edu-parade pics and the fantastic Photoshop work he's done (my favorite is Million Dollar Diane - check it out here - but the whole slideshow is a must-see.)

Thanks for putting this together, David!

Soapy Maggie Leads off the Halloween Edu-Parade!

Steve Barr: A Green Dot

See explanation here.

Will Michelle Rhee Part the Potomac?

From iPod to aPod: Andy Rotherham and Alexander Russo

Can someone explain to me what this beef was about? (See here and here.) And Alexander, I owe you a K-Fed.

Was that Armstrong Williams at the NCLB Signing?

I Want You!

Mr. Eli Burns

We're Off to See the Wizard!

P-Vall as A-Rod

Dr. Herbert and Mr. Hyde

On October 2nd, Bob Herbert writes that we must evaluate teachers based on their students' achievement (i.e. test scores); on October 9th, he writes that NCLB is a high-stakes flim-flam. Is anyone else confused?

Roland Wonka

Candy, treats, and dollars for all of those NYC kids who pass their tests and get good grades.

Randi the Vampire Slayer

Darth Klein

The Emperor Strikes Back

And we'll finish it off with Michael Bloomberg, folks. Happy Halloween!

Halloween Edu-Parade Sneak Preview

Meet Lord VoldeBush, harbinger of things to come in next Wednesday's Halloween edu-parade.

And if you're still looking for a costume, check out the 2007 Halloween Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey. The princess dominates the top ten children's costumes:

1) Princess (4,168,472)
2) Spider-Man (1,882,536)
3) Pirate
4) Witch
5) Fairy
6) Disney Princess
7) Star Wars Character
8) Pumpkin
9) Ghost
10) Power Ranger



And the top ten adult costumes include:

1) Witch
2) Pirate
3) Vampire
4) Cat
5) Princess
6) Fairy
7) Wench
8) Clown
9) Angel
10) Nurse

Halloween Edu-Parade Costume-a-Thon: Last Call!

Your school may not be able to have a parade, but my blog can! Costume nominations end Monday, October 22 at midnight.

My new favorites are Eli Broad as Mr. Burns from the Simpsons, Bloomberg as the Emperor, Joel Klein as Darth Vader, Broad as Jar Jar Binks, and Maggie S. as a giant bar of Ivory soap; old favorites include Randi Weingarten as a teacher, Roland Fryer as Willie Wonka, George Bush as Voldemort, Steve Barr walking a pet pig (remarkable explanation available here), and Joel, Mike, Eli, Bill, and Andy as a boy band. Also, in honor of the pending NCLB reauthorization, I've decided to add Rod Paige - nominate away.

1) Randi Weingarten
2) Joel Klein
3) Michael Bloomberg
4) Paul Vallas
5) Bob Herbert
6) Roland Fryer
7) George Bush
8) Andy Rotherham
9) Michelle Rhee
10) Bill Gates
11) Eli Broad
12) Wendy Kopp
13) Steve Barr
14) Alexander Russo
15) Margaret Spellings
16) Rod Paige