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12 Ideas for Parental Involvement in Low-SES Schools

I'm posting this a little late. It's part of a presentation I did about parental involvement. Hey, check out my book Teaching Unmasked I'm selling it at-cost or you can download it for free as a PDF. Read More...
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2010 06 4

John Spencer

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How My Parents Shaped My Teaching

One would assume that I developed my philosophy of education based upon my own experiences as a student. Or perhaps I synethesized the philosophical books I read in college (one part Aristotle, another part Mills, add some Wittgenstein) or maybe it had Read More...
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2010 05 24

John Spencer

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I'm Concerned that Your Class Is Fun

sometimes "fun" isn't what's healthiest for a child On typical parent-teacher conferences, I interact as best as I can in Spanish. It becomes a role that I play, an act that I put on based upon memorized lines, key words and body language. My smile is Read More...
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2010 02 11

John Spencer

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why I no longer complain about parents

It's a common trend among edubloggers to vent about parents. On some level, I get it. Parents can seem apathetic to grades (Here's a shocker, I'm apathetic to grades, too. I don't even believe in them.) Few of them sign up immediately for field trips Read More...
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2009 10 26

John Spencer

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don't complain about parents

It's a common trend among edubloggers to vent about parents. On some level, I get it. Parents can seem apathetic to grades (Here's a shocker, I'm apathetic to grades, too. I don't even believe in them.) Few of them sign up immediately for field trips Read More...
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2009 10 26

John Spencer

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