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should we teach kids to be patriotic?


04 July 08 09:05 AM | jtspencer | 2 Comments   
Sometime after 9-11, I lost all sense of patriotism. It might have been the way people used the American flag to sell beer (not unlike Jesus Breathmints and granola bars). Perhaps it was when I first heard a country singer telling me we should stick a Read More...

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...