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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, April 17, 2015. Standardized Tests Ruin the Curiosity Required for Real Learning.

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Speaking of Education: Open Season on Reason

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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: What does 'standardized' mean?

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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: Is sarcasm the last refuge of scoundrelly reading teachers?

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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...

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Speaking of Education: This isn't going to be on the test!

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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: January 2015

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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, January 29, 2015. At Michele Norris' The Race Card Project. Posted by Andrew Milton.

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Murdock's EduCorner Cafe: August 2015

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Food for Thought about Public Education. Monday, August 3, 2015. He was enthusiastic and involved in his school and in band, and I didn't want to say anything to diminish that enthusiasm, so I just listened, but I found it easy to imagine the increasing stratification and inequity in his school. As I listened to his description, it seemed to me that two different trends were converging to cause what I might call a "flight from equity" in this school. If you haven't, read Carol Burris's book - On the Same...

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Food for Thought about Public Education. Thursday, October 2, 2014. What Can We Do About Bullying? Where do kids learn to bully? I also remember hearing a student telling another about asking a girl out and then saying "NOT! So what would I suggest to end bullying? After that, there are three possibilities: (1) the child says he can handle it; (2) the parent can coach the child on how to handle it ("What if you tell her you don't like it and ask her to stop? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Earlier th...

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Food for Thought about Public Education. Wednesday, December 3, 2014. What Is Really Needed in Education, Anyway? I recently finished reading Amanda Ripley's book, The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way. And it raised many questions about what is really going on in the world of education (or in education in the world! Have documented the disparities in a dramatic and powerful way. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I am a retired middle and elementary school principal. I am passion...

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Murdock's EduCorner Cafe: February 2015

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Food for Thought about Public Education. Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Personal Learning vs. Personalized Learning. A great blog post in "The Answer Sheet," written by Alfie Kohn, about some of the "learning" materials being foisted on schools -. Here's the beginning of it, explaining the difference between "personal learning" and "personal ized. Saturday, February 21, 2015. Excellent New Book About Testing. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I am a retired middle and elementary school principal. I am passion...

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Murdock's EduCorner Cafe: June 2015

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Food for Thought about Public Education. Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Who's Grading Those Standardized Tests Anyway? Ever wonder who actually grades kids' essays on standardized tests like the MCAS or the PARCC? If you care about education, you won't like the answer. Check out this recent New York Times. Article on the topic - http:/ mobile.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/us/grading-the-common-core-no-teaching-experience-required.html? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Image: The top 10 books most ...

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Food for Thought about Public Education. Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Who's Grading Those Standardized Tests Anyway? Ever wonder who actually grades kids' essays on standardized tests like the MCAS or the PARCC? If you care about education, you won't like the answer. Check out this recent New York Times. Article on the topic - http:/ mobile.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/us/grading-the-common-core-no-teaching-experience-required.html? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Image: The top 10 boo...

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Murdock's EduCorner Cafe: August 2014

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Food for Thought about Public Education. Wednesday, August 6, 2014. Testing Decisions Hurt Real Children. I thought I'd start this blog by repeating a post that I wrote and published on my previous blog last November, because it sets out the bottom line of why I care so deeply about working to stop the corporate-style "reform" being imposed on our public schools - the actions being taken in the name of "reform" hurt real people - real children and families. Be able to do. Whatever the purpose, where ...

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Murdock's EduCorner Cafe: Personal Learning vs. Personalized Learning

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Food for Thought about Public Education. Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Personal Learning vs. Personalized Learning. A great blog post in "The Answer Sheet," written by Alfie Kohn, about some of the "learning" materials being foisted on schools -. Here's the beginning of it, explaining the difference between "personal learning" and "personal ized. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I am a retired middle and elementary school principal. I am passionate about public education and am very concerned about ...

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Murdock's EduCorner Cafe: Excellent New Book About Testing

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Food for Thought about Public Education. Saturday, February 21, 2015. Excellent New Book About Testing. I've just finished reading a new book about testing - The Test: Why Our Schools Are Obsessed With Standardized Testing - But You Don't Have To Be. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Some Great Blogs About Public Education. The top 10 books most challenged in schools and libraries. How Charter Students Would Benefit from Teacher Unions. Saturday Night Live opened last night wi...

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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, April 17, 2015. Standardized Tests Ruin the Curiosity Required for Real Learning.

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