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Epiphany: Co-teaching is NOT a Panacea
Arguing in my head has led to a lot of Aha moments in my life, but I just had one that takes the cake. Often I have seen it argued that we are assuming that our students are dumb because they cannot complete the work because of their language level. However, it’s not that the… Continue reading
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Massive Hypocrisies
Can I point out a massive hypocrisy without being ostracised for a moment? Good One thing that really grinds my gears is when teachers use the phrase, “We need to prepare them for life” when describing their reasoning behind an action that could be seen as unfair in practice. In fact, the student often calls it… Continue reading
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Success
Success comes in many forms. At times success comes after a lot of hard work and time dedicated to a particular event or objective. Sometimes success just happens because the right pieces fall together. That was today. Today’s success was a mix of well thought out planning, and great students coming together to make a lesson… Continue reading
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Summertime Blues
The summer is coming to an end and schools across the country are ramping up for a fresh start. As for myself, I have spent this summer finishing up my first semester of grad school, traveling to Portland, OR for an equity conference, and telling myself I was going to read far more than I… Continue reading
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In God We Trust
So little time, so much to talk about. This one just sprung up, however, so I felt compelled to write sooner, rather than later, especially considering that it is currently in the MN state government system. For some reason, the Minnesota State Senate has decided to add an amendment to the education funding bill that… Continue reading
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4 Weeks Left
I can’t believe we are just about 4 weeks away from the end of the school year. It has been an incredible journey. I know I haven’t posted in a while, but life has been a little busy up to this point, so I thought I would give a quick update. For starters, I was… Continue reading
The Life Argotic 