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Poverty: The Difference Between A Reason and An Excuse

by Jose 08.31.2010

The vegetables in the local grocery stores still rot, years after studies have shown that poor neighborhoods always get the stale and less desirable groceries. As if the residents here deserve any less than equitably fresh tomatoes, yellow ready-ripe bananas, and lettuce that doesn’t need multiple rinsing. People in this citadel get exposed to Whole [...]

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Common Core Standards Alignment to New York State Standards, Vilson Edition

by Jose 08.30.2010

To my New York State math teacher brethren, By giving you these three PDFs, I’m also sharing where I work. Yes, I’m also going to say I made these documents, which is 85% true (the other 15% was done by others in my school’s math department, but I’ll give them absolute deference to within my [...]

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You’re Far Too Kind

by Jose 08.29.2010

Here’s a special thank you to everyone who’ve congratulated me, helped me out, or contributed to any of my works in and out of the web. It’s a lot of people to thank, but really, you’re far too kind. I consider myself rather fortunate, as the blessings have rained down like manna as of late. [...]

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As Bad As I Can Breathe

by Jose 08.26.2010

“Well, there was a news report that said some lady took her driving test almost 800 times and never passed it! Yeah, but the great thing about her is that she never quit.” “Shut up! My thing is … you’re going to take your test THAT many times? I mean, she can’t just take the [...]

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On My Preconceived Notions about Muslims. [A True Story]

by Jose 08.25.2010

“You’re a Muslim now? Bullshit.” “Nah, man, I’m on my dean. It’s great. I have a Muslim name and everything. It’s awoken me from inside, and it feels so different.” Aquiles sits there, detailing his new views on the world, reformed after converting to Islam after having been a wavering devout Catholic for the 21 [...]

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Racing Requires Winners and Losers

by Jose 08.24.2010

On face value, getting money for education from the government is awesome. As a left-leaning voter (with no party), I should celebrate the government’s intervention in boosting the value of our schools most in-need. I should be happy that within the last few months, New York State has garnered at least 520 million dollars in [...]

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Five Blogs You Need To Have In Your Feed Right Now 2010

by Jose 08.23.2010

While working on the “magazine,” I thought I’d share some of my favorite blogs from around the blogosphere. While not all of them are education-related, all of them belong somewhere within your regular reading / watching material. I was also going to title this “Five Blogs To Read That Aren’t NYC Educator” simply because I [...]

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The Tumblr vs. WordPress Argument (and Why I Have Both Now)

by Jose 08.23.2010

At this point, there’s so many arguments over which blogging platform’s best, I decided I wouldn’t rehash those arguments as a whole. I still haven’t tried Drupal, and I don’t think Blogspot’s robust enough for me. I had four main sites in which I share my madness: Here (where I share my lengthier posts) Facebook [...]

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No Line On The Horizon

by Jose 08.16.2010

John Holland, the self-proclaimed Emergent Learner, sent me the greatest news I’ve gotten all day. The first (real) book I’d ever been published in is now in pre-order courtesy of Teachers College Press! I almost moonwalked out of my house when I saw the posting. For a writer, getting published through another publisher in a [...]

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The Token’s Worth More Than You Bargained For

by Jose 08.12.2010

My favorite part about the GE Futures in Education Conference in Orlando wasn’t the wonderful 85+ degree weather, the beautiful accommodations (including free wi-fi), or even the wonderful speakers ranging from Jon Saphier and Robert Marzano to Ron Ferguson and David Jackson. It was my eclectic crew of math and science teachers who I broke [...]

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