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At some point people are going to look back at this current era of education and wonder why there was so much emphasis on getting one type of screen out of the hands of students only to have so much time in the classroom be spent...staring at another screen.
January 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
At some point people are going to look back at this current era of education and wonder why there was so much emphasis on getting one type of screen out of the hands of students only to have so much time in the classroom be spent...staring at another screen.
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Yes! This isn’t a hard line as much as a framework to guide my work. Our students already live in the ‘real world,’ they’re citizens of, participants in, and victims of it.
Also, when folks talk about the real world they’re too often referring to adherence to an oppressive capitalist machine.
Also, when folks talk about the real world they’re too often referring to adherence to an oppressive capitalist machine.
Both/and rather than either/or, IMHO. An authentic education helps students to understand the “real world” and why it’s organized that way so that they can “dream of a better world” and figure out ways to realize their dreams for themselves and others.
I don’t want my class to prepare students for ‘the real world.’
I want my class to help students dream of a better world.
I want my class to help students dream of a better world.
December 29, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Yes! This isn’t a hard line as much as a framework to guide my work. Our students already live in the ‘real world,’ they’re citizens of, participants in, and victims of it.
Also, when folks talk about the real world they’re too often referring to adherence to an oppressive capitalist machine.
Also, when folks talk about the real world they’re too often referring to adherence to an oppressive capitalist machine.
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I continue to be deeply moved by this statement to the heavens by President Carter.
December 30, 2024 at 2:30 PM
I continue to be deeply moved by this statement to the heavens by President Carter.
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Matthew 28, John 20.
Luke 24, Mark 10.
That means Matthew and Luke will meet in the finals.
Luke 24, Mark 10.
That means Matthew and Luke will meet in the finals.
December 13, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Matthew 28, John 20.
Luke 24, Mark 10.
That means Matthew and Luke will meet in the finals.
Luke 24, Mark 10.
That means Matthew and Luke will meet in the finals.
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People will say that students need to be prepared for the real world as if the real world doesn't include joy, curiosity, self-discovery, and grace. #EduSky
December 6, 2024 at 4:27 PM
People will say that students need to be prepared for the real world as if the real world doesn't include joy, curiosity, self-discovery, and grace. #EduSky
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Very important thread! Child care is an education and public school is child care and if the US cared about children we would already have universal childcare for all.
The US likes to pretend there's a neat line between education and childcare. Because that line allows us to justify paying for universal public education ("kids need it!") but not universal public childcare ("it's only for selfish or irresponsible moms!"). 1/
www.startribune.com/a-four-day-s...
www.startribune.com/a-four-day-s...
A four-day school week? More Minnesota school districts are giving it a look.
Proponents say the shortened week can lead to cost savings and make it easier to recruit teachers. But for some communities, concerns about childcare remain a barrier.
www.startribune.com
December 1, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Very important thread! Child care is an education and public school is child care and if the US cared about children we would already have universal childcare for all.
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My Life As a Homeless Man in America
An extraordinary firsthand account.
www.esquire.com
November 25, 2024 at 9:40 PM
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Maybe just me, but I really don't like when students are required to express gratitude for things they may not actually be grateful for this week.
Better: tell your students why you're grateful for them.
Better: tell your students why you're grateful for them.
November 25, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Maybe just me, but I really don't like when students are required to express gratitude for things they may not actually be grateful for this week.
Better: tell your students why you're grateful for them.
Better: tell your students why you're grateful for them.