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Calling out all Teachers “converted” by Public Education!
Like St. Paul on the way to Damascus, many of us undergo a “conversion” experience. We enter the world full of lofty goals, high-minded principles and some complex vocabulary. Sometimes, we even attempt to make those goals real, entering the … Continue reading →
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The Dos and Don’ts of the Common Core Standards
Lately, the Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS) has taken a good piece of my life. First, it was the beginning of the year meetings that introduced us to the CCLS (then called the Common Core State Standards, or CCSS) and … Continue reading →
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Slaves, Oranges and Arithmetic: The Dangers of Too Much Content Integration
In that ever-growing list of educational untouchables, the enslavement of African Americans is among the most sensitive and nerve-rattling. So why in Hell would a teacher build a set of math problems based on slavery? The misguided belief that social … Continue reading →
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