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it takes a village

01 June 08 08:57 PM | jtspencer | 2 Comments   

Johnny passes by in his cap and gown as a flood of memories pass. I recall snippets of hard conversations, small arguments, difficult basketball games and the late nights where I was editing his papers. I thought of that first moment when he was a fourth Read More...

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thoughts on problem-based learning

04 April 08 10:27 PM | jtspencer | 6 Comments   

For the last two weeks, students in my class have explored multiple facets of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. They have analyzed sources for bias, posed intelligent questions, created metaphors for the conflict and developed solutions. I admit that Read More...

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