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Teaching is not pouring knowledge into kids' heads. It's supporting students to choose their own values, develop their own skills and forge their own path in life.

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Safe

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Driving my daughter to school is safe. Driving back home is unsafe. Sitting at a stop light listening to loud Japanese prog house is safe. ...

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Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Which side are you on?

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Today, I returned to my classroom after a week at the bargaining table with Chicago Public Schools representatives and their lawyers. On ...

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Friday, June 12, 2015

When Teacher Evaluation is Driven by Bigoted Testing

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So today, on the last possible day to administer my End of Year REACH performance task (the test used to check how much I taught students an...

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Sunday, July 21, 2013

Yes, I Was Fired and Still We Will Win

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At 9:11am Friday morning, on a quiet, scripted phone call from my principal, my teaching career ended. Again. Many of you have already r...

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

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What will you do to save the lives of the children of the city of Chicago? Today, the Chicago Board of Education announced their plans to...

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Saturday, March 16, 2013

Where policy comes from

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If we race and leave childrans behind only then will will know is our childrans learning.

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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Obama's impending victory

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First of all, I want to congratulate many of you on your hard work. I still hold hope and as critical as I've been, I'm relieve...

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