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Speaking of Education: Open Season on Reason
http://speakingofeducation.blogspot.com/2015/03/open-season-on-reason.html
What's middle school like? I spend my days with hundreds of teenagers.teaching 8th grade English (at Pioneer Middle School in DuPont, WA), during which I try to convince 14-year-olds that writing and reading actually can be enjoyable and fruitful endeavors. To assuage my distress over the incomplete success of this work, I occasionally teach college courses in international politics (Troy University), and write. Thursday, March 12, 2015. Open Season on Reason. Standardized test season is open. This week,...
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Speaking of Education: Not all teaching is equally natural
http://speakingofeducation.blogspot.com/2015/02/a-new-book-claims-that-teaching-is-as.html
What's middle school like? I spend my days with hundreds of teenagers.teaching 8th grade English (at Pioneer Middle School in DuPont, WA), during which I try to convince 14-year-olds that writing and reading actually can be enjoyable and fruitful endeavors. To assuage my distress over the incomplete success of this work, I occasionally teach college courses in international politics (Troy University), and write. Friday, February 27, 2015. Not all teaching is equally natural. The supposedly tech-savvy gen...
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Speaking of Education: February 2015
http://speakingofeducation.blogspot.com/2015_02_01_archive.html
What's middle school like? I spend my days with hundreds of teenagers.teaching 8th grade English (at Pioneer Middle School in DuPont, WA), during which I try to convince 14-year-olds that writing and reading actually can be enjoyable and fruitful endeavors. To assuage my distress over the incomplete success of this work, I occasionally teach college courses in international politics (Troy University), and write. Friday, February 27, 2015. Not all teaching is equally natural. The supposedly tech-savvy gen...
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Speaking of Education: Some thoughts on race education...mine!
http://speakingofeducation.blogspot.com/2014/12/some-thoughts-on-race-educationmine.html
What's middle school like? I spend my days with hundreds of teenagers.teaching 8th grade English (at Pioneer Middle School in DuPont, WA), during which I try to convince 14-year-olds that writing and reading actually can be enjoyable and fruitful endeavors. To assuage my distress over the incomplete success of this work, I occasionally teach college courses in international politics (Troy University), and write. Monday, December 29, 2014. Some thoughts on race education.mine! Without apology, and, more t...
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Speaking of Education: March 2015
http://speakingofeducation.blogspot.com/2015_03_01_archive.html
What's middle school like? I spend my days with hundreds of teenagers.teaching 8th grade English (at Pioneer Middle School in DuPont, WA), during which I try to convince 14-year-olds that writing and reading actually can be enjoyable and fruitful endeavors. To assuage my distress over the incomplete success of this work, I occasionally teach college courses in international politics (Troy University), and write. Wednesday, March 18, 2015. I saw this pithy tweet. If I've told a student the same simple tas...
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Speaking of Education: What does 'standardized' mean?
http://speakingofeducation.blogspot.com/2011/08/what-does-standardized-mean.html
What's middle school like? I spend my days with hundreds of teenagers.teaching 8th grade English (at Pioneer Middle School in DuPont, WA), during which I try to convince 14-year-olds that writing and reading actually can be enjoyable and fruitful endeavors. To assuage my distress over the incomplete success of this work, I occasionally teach college courses in international politics (Troy University), and write. Tuesday, August 23, 2011. What does 'standardized' mean? Makes the noun into a verb. -. Then,...
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Speaking of Education: What if Classical Education is Best Practice?
http://speakingofeducation.blogspot.com/2014/03/what-if-classical-education-is-best.html
What's middle school like? I spend my days with hundreds of teenagers.teaching 8th grade English (at Pioneer Middle School in DuPont, WA), during which I try to convince 14-year-olds that writing and reading actually can be enjoyable and fruitful endeavors. To assuage my distress over the incomplete success of this work, I occasionally teach college courses in international politics (Troy University), and write. Monday, March 24, 2014. What if Classical Education is Best Practice? Not on any "research" o...
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Speaking of Education: This isn't going to be on the test!
http://speakingofeducation.blogspot.com/2015/03/teachable-moment.html
What's middle school like? I spend my days with hundreds of teenagers.teaching 8th grade English (at Pioneer Middle School in DuPont, WA), during which I try to convince 14-year-olds that writing and reading actually can be enjoyable and fruitful endeavors. To assuage my distress over the incomplete success of this work, I occasionally teach college courses in international politics (Troy University), and write. Tuesday, March 10, 2015. This isn't going to be on the test! With our 8th graders. The teacha...
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Speaking of Education: Is sarcasm the last refuge of scoundrelly reading teachers?
http://speakingofeducation.blogspot.com/2014/03/sarcasm-last-refuge-of-scoundrelly.html
What's middle school like? I spend my days with hundreds of teenagers.teaching 8th grade English (at Pioneer Middle School in DuPont, WA), during which I try to convince 14-year-olds that writing and reading actually can be enjoyable and fruitful endeavors. To assuage my distress over the incomplete success of this work, I occasionally teach college courses in international politics (Troy University), and write. Monday, March 17, 2014. Is sarcasm the last refuge of scoundrelly reading teachers? Book Talk...