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Hello, Again
Being the winter’s solstice, it seems a propitious day to offer up my “good-enough” parenting book, Privilege of Parenting, and to unveil my new blog home with much thanks to Sarah Fite (and for the b… more →
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Creativity, Education, and the Economy
wrote 1 month ago: I’ve been an educator for almost fifteen years. When I was a student, school teachers and pro … more →
The One Where I Bitch About Teachers And Issues Concerning Immigration
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wrote 1 month ago: I have never discussed my teachers on a post dedicated to them. Until now. I’m back. I had a f … more →
Eugene Robinson: The racket with standardized test scores - The Washington Post
wrote 1 month ago: Eugene Robinson: The racket with standardized test scores – The Washington Post. … more →
Education Nation--2013 Edition
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wrote 1 month ago: Every year for the last4 or 5 I have posted on the whole crap that the media is pushing….the E … more →
Teaching Tips Poem: Clean Out Your Ears With Hope
wrote 2 months ago: More recently I’ve seen a need for communication across so many different lines: interdisciplinary, … more →
So what's the real issue here?
wrote 2 months ago: “To sum up, by paying teachers poorly, offering them no career ladder, and subjecting new entr … more →
Creative Education
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wrote 3 months ago: Every year we have the “Education Nation”….that is when millionaires get together … more →
Drug Testing Students
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wrote 3 months ago: Since the days my daughter was in high school there has been schemes upon schemes by well meaning sc … more →
The For-Profit College Question
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wrote 4 months ago: For-profit colleges get a bad rap, sometimes for good reason: According to Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), t … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Why I am Quitting TFA A former TFA CM (Teach for America Corps Member) writes about all the factors … more →
The Future Of Education?
wrote 5 months ago: Every year the media goes batshit crazy with education….they have endless shows and talks on t … more →
See How UClass Students Celebrate The Holidays!
wrote 5 months ago: The second UProject is in full swing and many students have been displaying their personal holiday t … more →
Education profiteering: Wall Street’s next big thing? | Economic Policy Institute
wrote 5 months ago: For years I have been writing against the trend of Charter Schools….basically, your child … more →
Educational Issues: Bringing Reading to Life
wrote 5 months ago: Whilst browsing The Guardian’s ‘Teacher Network’ webpage, I came across a very in … more →
Educational Issues: New Curriculum Draft 'Riddled With Errors'
wrote 5 months ago: It was revealed today in ‘The Telegraph’ that the most recent draft of the new Primary N … more →
Educational Issues: Calculators To Be Banned in KS2 Tests
wrote 6 months ago: This week, the government made the announcement that it intends to ban the use of calculators from K … more →
Educational Issues: Failing Primaries To Covert Into Academies
wrote 6 months ago: Whilst browsing the BBC Education News webpage I came across an interesting article which highlights … more →
Educational Issues: A New Approach To Behaviour Management
wrote 6 months ago: Behaviour management is one of those topics where you can never know enough about it. There are new … more →
Educational Issues: The Importance Of Playtime
wrote 6 months ago: Whilst browsing the TES for this week (dated 2nd November) I came across an interesting article look … more →
