Thursday, August 28, 2014

FALL 2014- exploring schools, teaching, race, curriculum, and more!

On the brink of so much happening in education...Common Core, all the people for or against it, Where do you stand?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/05/02/6-reasons-to-reject-common-core-k-3-standards-and-6-axioms-to-guide-policy/
And what gives with Koch brothers and education?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/16/koch-brothers-education_n_5587577.html?utm_hp_ref=tw

This year there will be elections, who will you vote for and where do these candidates stand on important educational issues...do you know?

What is this field called Education, and what do you know about it and what do you want to know about it?

How many facets are there to this field?  Is it simply loving kids, or a whole lot more?

Ferguson, and how will you teach kids, or yourself about the topic of race, white privlidge, etc?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/22/proof-of-white-privilege_n_5375800.html?utm_hp_ref=tw

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-millennials-perpetuate-racism-by-pretending-it-doesnt-exist-2014-5

Market basket:  what does that event teach you about empowerment and how does that translate to teaching?

What about Finland and their awesome schools compared to ours?
http://m.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/06/how-finland-keeps-kids-focused/373544/

Technology in teaching:
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/blogging-in-21st-century-classroom-michelle-lampinen?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-21st-century-classroom-langwitches-shared-image

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