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Just Say No
In a commentary in response to the Democratic National Convention, Mark Naison, a Professor of African-American Studies and History at Fordham University and Director of Fordham’s Urban Studies...
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The Reaction has been overwhelming
When Aaron Barlow invited me to write this piece for Academe I had no idea what it would be unleashing. Quickly I receive several requests to republish/repost it, which included one from Valerie...
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The Reflective Practice of Teaching
The following was written for the blog of the Whole Child Initiative of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, where it went live today. You can see the original here As a teacher,...
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PA State System of Higher Ed Begins Academic Year Taking Ax to Jobs and Programs
Note: This article was published earlier today on Raging Chicken Press. An excerpt appears below. You can read the full article by clicking the link at the end, or you can go to the original article...
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Shock Turning to Anger and Mobilization at Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Note: On Monday of this week I posted an article about plans to cut 40 jobs, including 22 faculty members at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Earlier today, I posted another article on the situation...
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Reign of Error: the important new book by Diane Ravitch
This is crossposted from Daily Kos at the request of Aaron Barlow: The testing, accountability, and choice strategies offer the illusion of change while changing nothing. They mask the inequity and...
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Naïveté? Or Exploitation?
If there was one thing I learned from my Peace Corps experience it was that people everywhere know a lot more than the lucky few in the worldwide elites believe they do—and that the idea of helping...
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What Are We “Reforming” Education For?
Is learning simply the acquisition of information? Is teaching nothing more than the successful transmission of “answers”? Seems so. Seems, also, that those who know next to nothing about education...
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PA State Senators Crafting Legislation to Allow Universities to Secede from...
Author’s Note: A version of this post was publish on Raging Chicken Press under the title, “Slow Train to Destruction of Public Higher Ed in PA?: Defund then Divide-and-Conquer,” on Saturday, Feb. 22....
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Rubrics Are for Rubes: Is There Any Softer Way to Couch This?
The answer is no, but please read on in spite or because of this two-letter word. I am certain I am not the only individual in the world to have … Continue reading →
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Ebola News Coverage as Educational as Shark Week
I should have expected the exploitative nature of news coverage concerning Ebola. I don’t know why I thought the news media would offer an educational experience. Offerings on television and … Continue...
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The 2015 Official UW-System Faculty Exodus Update Part 3: The “ Why...
The other morning I opened my email, as I do every morning, to find this lovely message: “I saw online that you are leaving UW because of working conditions. I … Continue reading →
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Dear Educator Hating Strangers: Your Opinions Belong in the Comments Section....
This is now the third time I’ve written about being harassed for being an educator, but clearly the message isn’t getting through, so I will try one more time to … Continue reading →
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And This Is Why I Teach
My stepfather is dying. I hate even using the word “step” because in every sense of the word, he is my father. And he will be gone soon. He is … Continue reading →
View ArticleShock Turning to Anger and Mobilization at Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Note: On Monday of this week I posted an article about plans to cut 40 jobs, including 22 faculty members at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Earlier today, I posted another article on the situation...
View ArticleReign of Error: the important new book by Diane Ravitch
This is crossposted from Daily Kos at the request of Aaron Barlow: The testing, accountability, and choice strategies offer the illusion of change while changing nothing. They mask the inequity and...
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If there was one thing I learned from my Peace Corps experience it was that people everywhere know a lot more than the lucky few in the worldwide elites believe they do—and that the idea of helping...
View ArticleWhat Are We “Reforming” Education For?
Is learning simply the acquisition of information? Is teaching nothing more than the successful transmission of “answers”? Seems so. Seems, also, that those who know next to nothing about education...
View ArticlePA State Senators Crafting Legislation to Allow Universities to Secede from...
Author’s Note: A version of this post was publish on Raging Chicken Press under the title, “Slow Train to Destruction of Public Higher Ed in PA?: Defund then Divide-and-Conquer,” on Saturday, Feb. 22....
View ArticleRubrics Are for Rubes: Is There Any Softer Way to Couch This?
The answer is no, but please read on in spite or because of this two-letter word. I am certain I am not the only individual in the world to have made it through or done very well in excellent programs...
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