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Be like Johnnie too good, well don’t you know he never shirks
Hate grading. Hate hate hate grading. It’s not just the labor of it—tho’ it is also the labor of it—so much as the pointlessness of the process. Identify this, define that, explain how this fits with...
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Everything! Everything! Everything!
Blows my mind how little I know. That is most excellent. I’m not kidding: However much I wish I knew, mm, everything, that there is so much more out there to discover keeps me keepin’ on. Consider my...
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We don’t need no education
Pretty much says it all: Tests for Pupils, But the Grades Go to Teachers By SHARON OTTERMAN Published: May 23, 2011 New York City education officials are developing more than a dozen new standardized...
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I have no opinion about that
Riddle me this how do we decide how much info/understanding should we have about a topic before we feel justified in having an opinion that is more than a gut hunch? —dmf I once introduced myself to...
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Why can’t we be friends
I’m not friends with my students. Friendly—yes, but hanging out with them, exchanging casual e-mails and texts, inviting them to read this blog? No. I’m not opposed to becoming friends with students,...
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Nevermind
I wrote a terrible post yesterday: it veered off at the outset and I never quite wrangled it back in line. Usually when that I happens I think Ah, what the hell and post it anyway. This time, I didn’t....
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Cancer requires stuff. If you’re getting chemo, then there’s a good chance that you’ll need something for your head: wigs, scarves, hats—something to cover you and keep you warm. Happily, I will not be...
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