“I’m going to explain the Donald Trump phenomenon in three movies. And then some text.” Source: How Half Of America Lost Its F**king Mind Salty language in that article, but David Wong hits on a number of important themes that will need to be addressed after Nov. 7, regardless of […]
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We teach who we are. Teaching isn’t as much about the what as it is about the who – who you are as a teacher is communicated more thoroughly than any ‘content’ in the lesson plan. Source: Letter to a Young High School Teacher | Comment Magazine This is a […]
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I was stunned recently by three episodes in Malcolm Gladwell’s podcast, ReVisionist History, pertaining to higher education. He rips into rich colleges for leaving the poor behind. That’s gotta sting….. Gladwell’s episodes present only his point of view, a potential downside to any podcast, but their strength is in their […]
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With apologies to the writers of this essay, I think they’re on the wrong track. Take a minute to read their full article. We hate grading them; they hate writing them. But if we really value meaningful student learning, it’s time for academe to put more energy and resources into the […]
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Scraped from around the Interwebs in October mostly in the areas of education and technology/communication are my favorite short reads ….. I’ll divide this list between two posts this week, so look for part 2 on Thursday. Today: Great articles in the field of Education Absolutely the best thing I […]
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