Tag Archive | "popculture"
The World (of English) According to Me – Pt. 1
[I realize this post is long. If you'd rather read this post as black text on white background, you can use the "Print This" link to view the post in that format without actually having to print.] In an earlier post, Humanities and the DY/DAN Method, I linked to Dan Meyer‘s blog and his take [...]
Continue reading...Debate, Pop Culture, and Assessment
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
I’ve been reading the “Bridging Differences” blog for a few months now and love it. These are two really smart, well-informed, thoughtful, and passionate educators engaged in one of the best examples of extended civil debate I’ve found online … and the hyperbole is justified. A few days ago, Deborah Meier posted “Let’s Play with [...]
Continue reading...Remembering a Great Speech
Saturday, October 27, 2007
While preparing for my next class session, I re-read John Taylor Gatto’s 1990 “New York City Teacher of the Year” acceptance speech. It’s worth re-reading regularly. It angers, frustrates, depresses, and inspires me. It scares me, too … scared for myself, for our students, for our future. I think we can now replace “television” in [...]
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No More Trouble-Makers Asking Questions
I understand (and agree with) the goal of removing ineffective teachers from the classroom. I have no idea why anyone thinks that removing 50% of the teachers in a school and replacing them with substitutes and college grads will make things better. But Mary Tedrow might have the answer: Young, un-credentialed teachers are much easier to control [...]
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In the Set of All Factors, Money Wins
This chart pretty clearly illustrates the correlation between student performance and socio-economic status: I have no interest in defending ineffective teachers, but we also have to talk honestly about what schools can and can’t do to help students. I don’t doubt that the effectiveness of a teacher is the single largest factor in determining a [...]
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The Impermanence of Digital
Simon Winchester, commenting on the fact that the Oxford English Dictionary won’t be reprinted and future editions will only be available in digital formats: The printed book is about to vanish at extraordinary speed … Books are about to vanish; reading is about to expand as a pastime; these are inescapable realities. In practical and environmental [...]
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
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