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@EducationIs

Education Is... is a new effort to share and discuss ideas about education, looking at the nature of education. What is education about? What do you think?

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We are living in a dangerous time wp.me/p1a4ve-8v

We are living in a dangerous time

What I hope the events in Ferguson have made clear to all Americans is that in 2014, we still live in dangerous times. I’m reminded of, and find myself turning back to, many important figures…

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Unintended Consequences wp.me/p1a4ve-8u
What Finish Line? wp.me/p1a4ve-8k

What Finish Line?

I’m always reluctant to write about specific students–partially for privacy reasons, and also out of respect. I’m not comfortable asking, and they generally haven’t agreed t…

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Where are the White Men? wp.me/p1a4ve-8d
Where are the White Men?

Where are the White Men?

How often do you see the question posed in the title? Ever? It seems that most everywhere I go, there’s no shortage of white men; it’s true in nearly every sphere of American life. Whit…

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Obama Leaning to the Left? wp.me/p1a4ve-8b
Imitation and Flattery wp.me/p1a4ve-88
Imitation and Flattery

Imitation and Flattery

Charles Caleb Colton was an English writer best known for the aphorism “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” That quotation has stuck with me over time, especially since I bega…

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Quick Notes on Inspiration wp.me/p1a4ve-7O

Quick Notes on Inspiration

Wrestling over what to do with my future, I thought back on some inspiring quotations. I found myself looking back at a quote I first saw many years ago. At first, I dismissed it as both unimportan…

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Silver Lining of Zimmerman Acquittal wp.me/p1a4ve-7K
Silver Lining of Zimmerman Acquittal

Silver Lining of Zimmerman Acquittal

My reaction to the jury’s not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman came in a couple of distinct phases. Initially, I took it in stride and mentally added it to the centuries of inj…

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Education is Dismantling Inequality wp.me/p1a4ve-7G
Education is Dismantling Inequality

Education is Dismantling Inequality

The not guilty verdict in George Zimmernan’s trial left many observers feeling sad, angry, but also motivated. Anger is appropriate at a moment like this, but not if it remains idle. We must …

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Special h/t to @answersheet & @jeffbcdm for inspiring today's post: wp.me/p1a4ve-6P Why we miss out on most impt debates in education
Having the Conversation

Having the Conversation

In a longer piece that is eminently worth reading in its entirety, communications consultant and writer Jeff Bryant (@jeffbcdm) analyzes recent comments from Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on t…

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RT @willehrenfeld: Why is it so hard to debate important issues in #publiced? Having the Conversation wp.me/p1a4ve-6P #edchat
Having the Conversation

Having the Conversation

In a longer piece that is eminently worth reading in its entirety, communications consultant and writer Jeff Bryant (@jeffbcdm) analyzes recent comments from Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on t…

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Having the Conversation wp.me/p1a4ve-6P
Having the Conversation

Having the Conversation

In a longer piece that is eminently worth reading in its entirety, communications consultant and writer Jeff Bryant (@jeffbcdm) analyzes recent comments from Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on t…

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How High-Stakes Testing Feeds the School-to-Prison Pipeline (h/t FairTest) wp.me/p1a4ve-6E
How High-Stakes Testing Feeds the School-to-Prison Pipeline (h/t FairTest)

How High-Stakes Testing Feeds the School-to-Prison Pipeline (h/t FairTest)

This is my daily reminder that I need to spend more time on communication and connecting the dots…to me, this has long been obvious, but it represents a leap to many. We must see oppression h…

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Reflections on Privilege wp.me/p1a4ve-61
Reflections on Privilege

Reflections on Privilege

I spent the weekend here, at my grandmother’s house in the Hamptons. While no one in my mother’s family has much money, this house has been passed down since only whalers and fishermen …

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Towards a Broader Conception of Violence wp.me/p1a4ve-4X
Towards a Broader Conception of Violence

Towards a Broader Conception of Violence

As a history teacher, I spend a lot of time discussing and thinking about violence—wars, conflict, and the like. Students, especially my sophomore boys, are enthralled by talk of war, artillery, bo…

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My mood skyrocketed after a quick conversation that came at the end of a LONG day...best PTA meeting ever ow.ly/i9Cff #edchat
Teaching and Parenting wp.me/p1a4ve-3Y
Teaching and Parenting

Teaching and Parenting

This has been a long week at school, our first full week back after the false start February break (NYC schools were open Wed-Fri, to make up for time lost due to Sandy). Even though it’s onl…

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Digging into college readiness - what does that even mean? wp.me/p1a4ve-2O #edchat #ccr
What is College Readiness?

What is College Readiness?

If you’re new to the conversation about “college readiness,” you might suppose that preparedness would be measured in multiple ways. Of course, many students who can score well on…

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What is College Readiness? wp.me/p1a4ve-2O
What is College Readiness?

What is College Readiness?

If you’re new to the conversation about “college readiness,” you might suppose that preparedness would be measured in multiple ways. Of course, many students who can score well on…

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State of the Union Shout-out wp.me/p1a4ve-2E
State of the Union Shout-out

State of the Union Shout-out

As I sat down to watch the State of the Union on Tuesday evening, carrying the usual skepticism that is owed to political oratory, I was hoping for new ideas that would guide the country towards pr…

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