Category: Education

It Takes a Village to Raise a Child

My experiments with truth in education.    I thought I’d swim, float, back stroke even. Then, tread water with the

Voice, rather Teacher’s Voice

Lesson today on voice in 6th grade reminds me of the lesson in writer’s workshop where non-stop writing happening and

What is Knowledge?

There are a few things one can learn on the other side, the other camp.  One thing that is paramount

Avatar

There’s a scene in Avatar when He talks into the camera, doing “science.” Funny how he was his brother’s twin, and

Month 1; Day 20

I took a job in the classroom…teaching English, aka, ELA.  6th grade. The last classroom teaching job I had was

Carlos

Small boy in the back row shouts louder than the others. He attends a small school at the bottom of

Carrots & Sticks

What motivates educators?         This is not just about merit pay.  This is about seriously thinking about why people

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