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September 2011 - Posts
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A recent article in The Seattle Times is entitled “What’s the Matter With Teachers Today?” The title is an obvious ploy to gain readership and increase online comments; however, it’s not an accurate title at all. The article itself contains a brief history Read More...
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One article in the L.A. Times compares the “blame the teacher” movement currently popular in the U.S. with the “blame the worker” movement that failed in the 70s and 80s. A great section has this: Recall the reaction of domestic manufacturers in the 1970s Read More...
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I may have created a monster…well, maybe 95 of them. I gave my students the assignment of choosing a school issue and then use the rhetorical triangle to organize their ideas. They loved it! Now they want to flood the administration with their proposals, Read More...
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Well, a school district has decided to strike . Sigh. Right or wrong, legitimate concerns or not, I don’t foresee a groundswell of public sympathy. It could be ugly. Filed under: Administration , Union Read More...
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I don’t have the words to express what I felt on 9/11, so I decided to post a comic from one of my favorite strips. Remember those we lost and cherish those we still have. Filed under: History Read More...
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I walked into the copy room today, and my new principal smiled and said, “How did the day go?” My reply: “No one cried today.” (Actually, it was a great day. No one came close to tears.) ———————————————– A while back I spoke with the Learning and teaching Read More...
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