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Special Ed Philosopher: February 2009

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A discontented special educator bloviates about everything from "the profession" to politics. Saturday, February 28, 2009. Special Education: A Delicate Balance Between Inclusion and Differentiation. For my final "Portfolio" class, I have to include an article articulating a personal philosophy of special education. It has taken me a while to figure out how I might write an honest article while not risking a good grade by being a contrarian. Below is my best attempt. 8221;) Others, like requiring the tea...

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Special Ed Philosopher: May 2009

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A discontented special educator bloviates about everything from "the profession" to politics. Thursday, May 21, 2009. Discipline, Education, and the Concept of Moral Hazard. Many other times, I have seen the risk of moral hazard come into play when teachers explain rules and cosnequences to students only to, when push came to shove, chafe and allow students to break said rules without undergoing the consequences. Why do we teachers allow and evene encourage such moral hazards to occur? Jonathan is overwe...

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Special Ed Philosopher: April 2009

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A discontented special educator bloviates about everything from "the profession" to politics. Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Why High-School Diplomas Don't Always Mean What They Advertise. Below is an example of why one should not trust a high-school diploma to indicate mastery of much of anything. The next day, he failed to attend my Study Skills class. Thus, per our agreement, the deal was void. Or so I thought. Tuesday, April 21, 2009. We Almost Got Through the Evolution Unit Without a Hitch. And today, ano...

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Special Ed Philosopher: December 2008

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A discontented special educator bloviates about everything from "the profession" to politics. Monday, December 29, 2008. Michael Novak, Religion, and "Blicks". I recently finished Michael Novak's book " No One Sees God: The Dark Night of Atheists and Believers. One of the questions Novak seeks to answer in this very cordial book is, "Why do atheists and religionists scream past eachother? Why are arguments that are so convincing to the one never convincing to the other? Kindle Edition, loc. 2267). To my ...

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Special Ed Philosopher: March 2009

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A discontented special educator bloviates about everything from "the profession" to politics. Tuesday, March 31, 2009. On the Human Quest for Cosmic Purpose and Rationale. On anothe blog, a fellow atheist hs written a piece. Oce the human quest for external purpose. Many humans, that is, quest for a purpose in life that is extenal and not of their own making ("I am part of god's plan, etc.). Early in the article, though, he asks a very non-rhetorical question that I think should and can be answered:.

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Special Ed Philosopher: Discipline, Education, and the Concept of Moral Hazard

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A discontented special educator bloviates about everything from "the profession" to politics. Thursday, May 21, 2009. Discipline, Education, and the Concept of Moral Hazard. Many other times, I have seen the risk of moral hazard come into play when teachers explain rules and cosnequences to students only to, when push came to shove, chafe and allow students to break said rules without undergoing the consequences. Why do we teachers allow and evene encourage such moral hazards to occur? Exactly right....

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Special Ed Philosopher: Is "African-American" a Valid Educational Category?: A Pragmatic View

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A discontented special educator bloviates about everything from "the profession" to politics. Saturday, May 9, 2009. Is "African-American" a Valid Educational Category? Recently, a sparring match has surfaced between William Seletan. Seleatan's point is that in the age of genetics, race is hardly the most pertinent or salient category. He writes that McWhorter is relying on an arbitrary categorizing when he:. While my personal sympathies lie with Saletan - I really cannot see how different skin colors ar...

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Special Ed Philosopher: June 2009

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A discontented special educator bloviates about everything from "the profession" to politics. Saturday, June 13, 2009. Now that I am done my school year, I think it is a good time to pack up my blog. I am now contributing to a new blog, Liberty and Skepticism. And have started a new blog more aptly titled Education Philosopher. This new blog, I think, will focus on the more philosophical side of education, as I will write for it during my PhD study. See you all there. Reflections from the Finish Line.

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Special Ed Philosopher: Does This Sound LIke Something From the USSR?

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A discontented special educator bloviates about everything from "the profession" to politics. Thursday, May 14, 2009. Does This Sound LIke Something From the USSR? I just read a quite scary (to me) article today about the forced "govermentizing" of banks, in the form of the government buying bank equity shares. The article is called "Paulson gave banks no choice on government stakes: memos". Scary, scary stuff. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Websites to Check Out. Kevin's Amazon.com Review Page.