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Ram Pride
Today during the daily 10-minute snack break in the morning at our own Holt High School, as the students were gathered in the Commons, music played and the staff came from all over and joined in a dance routine for … Continue reading
Recess Privilege
Leave it to my neighbor and friend, Mike. He always shows an interest in education and challenges my thinking in a good way. Tonight we chatted ever so briefly about the improving weather as I unloaded the car from work. … Continue reading
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Super-Boogeyman: Still Scary, But Nothing New
A few months ago, I wrote a piece for a different blog about the documentary “Waiting for Superman” in which I forecasted how educators should see this movie upon its release to be part of the conversation that I felt … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Politics, School Reform, Students, Teachers
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Report Card Frenzy, Conference Expectations
I love and hate report card time. It is forced, in-depth reflection on data that I collect and see at-a-glance on my students every day. It is an experience of aggregation, disaggregation, strengths, weaknesses, academics, social-emotional growth (mine and my … Continue reading
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A Balanced Calendar
I’ve been ruminating for a while on the questionable value of a balanced Pk-12 academic calendar (in other words, year-round school). There are good arguments on both sides of that debate, some more perfunctory than others. FYI – The “outdated, … Continue reading
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Team Teaching
I began researching team teaching during my first year in the classroom. I realized immediately that with the uber-high expectations of the standards movement on teachers, it really isn’t efficient or effective for one person to teach small, active humans … Continue reading
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