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Stars and storytelling


05 August 11 11:28 AM
I've been immersed in the new esocial culture the past week, even carried around an iPod for a couple of days. I wandered down to D.C. for the march , then back up to NYC for #edu140 . I saw incredible visionaries seduce their audiences with words, with Read More...
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Un-teaching "science"


25 November 10 03:23 AM
I am a high school un-teacher. I spend more time un-teaching than I do teaching. I cannot hope to get kids to think if they walk around life believing much of the nonsense they learned during their impressionable years. The idea of teaching a room full Read More...
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On balance


05 November 10 07:08 AM
Theology alert--f eel free to jump in.... This was inspired by Father Sean and Brother John and the Reverend Scott. Balance. We need balance in our lives. Overwhelmed? Seek balance. An innocuous philosophy--who could possibly be against balance? A madman Read More...
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Death in a classroom


23 August 10 04:47 PM
Is part of a public education reminding a child of her mortality? And if so, would the task fall upon the biology teacher? It's not a trivial matter. For all the posturing by folks at the national level about our record college enrollment rates , almost Read More...
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"An infinite number of biological factoids"


03 August 10 08:23 PM
Because biology is a dynamic field with an ever-expanding knowledge base, focusing students more on how to interpret and understand new data as they become available will be much more important than having students memorize an infinite number of biological Read More...
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