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Standards Matter, But Kids Matter More–And Passionate Educators Make a...
It’s that time of year. We’re entering the last quarter in US schools and that means standardized testing is taking over the classrooms and dreams–or nightmares–of many teachers and students. So many...
View ArticleTeaching in a Silo 2
I just got this on email: After I read your post on teaching in a silo I got {this poem} out and thought I’d share it with you. “Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a...
View ArticleSolid on the How, Struggling with the What
Yesterday I participated in the Reform Symposium as a keynote speaker. I’m not quite sure what distinguished keynoters from presenters, but it was pretty cool presenting virtually and having an...
View ArticlePlanting… or Uncovering… Brilliance
“Planting Brilliance” is a phrase I first heard in a post by Ben Grey. After thinking about some conversations with some of the teachers in my school, I’m thinking it’s more about uncovering...
View ArticleBelieve
What I Want To Be When I Grow Up: A misfit. A rebel. A troublemaker. A round peg in a square hole. Someone who sees things differently. Not fond of rules. No respect for the status quo. Not...
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Passionate Educators Are Everywhere
This morning I read a tweet by @e_shep who quoted “Inventing Creativity” http://bit.ly/b2kYT The true pain of being passionate is encountering people who are not. I think that’s a true statement...
View ArticlePlaying School. . .
I continue to struggle with meaningful learning in schools. I continue to think about what Ira Socol said–“Educators often think that school is the point, when it needs to be the path.” I continue to...
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Learning Well
Last spring I saw a tweet about a collaborative venture called “Teaching Well” that was part of the work Darren Kuropatwa (@dkuropatwa) was doing with facilitating PLP work. Basically the idea was that...
View ArticleSparks of Learning
Recently I have read a series of other people’s posts and websites that have helped me realize that we, as teachers, often sit down, roll over and play dead when we should be questioning, expressing...
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