making
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Emphasize The TEACHER In Teacher Leadership

May 30, 2013

Moments Like This [Soul Of A Man]

May 27, 2013
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Honesty In The Time Of Professionalism

May 20, 2013

Stand Up On The Train

May 14, 2013
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Please, Keep Writing and Teaching [Kick More Ass]

April 30, 2013
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The NFL Draft Has Lots To Teach Administrators [Edutopia]

April 29, 2013
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Short Notes: Disempowerment Is A Cooperative Act

April 28, 2013
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Born To Do This Shit [On Personal Legends and Teaching]

April 25, 2013
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Resolve

April 23, 2013

When It Comes To Testing, Kids Get Labeled Failures First

April 22, 2013

Short Notes: Pearson Makes Money, Whether You Like It Or Not

April 21, 2013

The Stakes Is High For Assessment [Collaborateurs]

April 18, 2013

Freestyle Week: Just Getting To The Test Is A Challenge [Common CorrrUGH]

April 17, 2013
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Freestyle Week: How Politeness Kills Even The Pretense of Justice

April 16, 2013
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Short Notes: Y’All Gone Learn Today [Open Letter]

April 14, 2013
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An Open Letter From The Trenches [To Education Activists, Friends, and Haters]

April 8, 2013

Short Notes: On The Backs of Black and Brown Children

April 7, 2013
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For Students, No Success Goes Unpunished

April 4, 2013

Another Countdown To The Statewide Math Test [OMGWTFGAAAHHH]

April 2, 2013

My Exclusive Interview with The Amazing Robert J. Marzano [Edutopia]

April 1, 2013
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Chesar Chavez, Jesus Christ, and Commitment to Eradicating Poverty [To The Foolish]

March 31, 2013
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Chinua Achebe and Finding The Language For My Experience

March 25, 2013

My Philosophy On Math Pedagogy, And Other Tidbits [Edutopia]

March 21, 2013
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Is Education The Same As Schooling?

March 19, 2013

Hey, Bill Gates: You Evaluatin’ Me? (Part I) [Future of Teaching]

March 18, 2013
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Short Notes: What Is The Political Future for Teachers?

March 17, 2013
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John Legend and the Well-Meaning Corporatists

March 13, 2013
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Riot When You’re Black, Angry Need Not Apply

March 12, 2013
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If You Smell What I’m Cooking, Read This. [Future of Teaching]

March 11, 2013
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Short Notes: My Dreams Is Vivid, Work Hard To Live It

March 10, 2013
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Educators, You Might Be A Good, Racist Person Too

March 7, 2013
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A Suspension of Time and School

March 5, 2013

Short Notes: The Realest Podcast You’ll Hear All Month (Thanks, Zac Chase)

March 3, 2013

A. Phillip Randolph and Who Really Controls Teacher Voice

February 28, 2013

The Dark Side of Teacher Leadership [Future of Teaching]

February 26, 2013
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Quvenzhané Wallis, Matthew McConaughey, and How We See Our Children of Color

February 25, 2013

Short Notes: Mr. President, Please Stop Pointing Everything On Fathers of Color

February 24, 2013

On Leadership Through Teaching Others To Lead

February 21, 2013

Leonard Cooper’s Genius And What He Represents [Future of Teaching]

February 18, 2013
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My Love For School [And My Rancor For The System It’s In]

February 14, 2013
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On Edu-Blogging While Negro [We Ain’t Even Supposed To Be Here]

February 12, 2013

Short Notes: Dear Chris Lehmann [This Time, It’s About You]

February 10, 2013

A Quick Note on Student Voice [Because You Need To Hear It … Again]

February 7, 2013

Heart Matters When You Speak

February 5, 2013

What If You’re A White Teacher Teaching Black History? [Some Examples]

February 4, 2013
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If You’re Teaching Black History Month This Way, Please Stop

January 31, 2013
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On Writing As Revenge

January 28, 2013
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The Revisionist’s Martin Luther King Jr., “I Have A Dream For Most Of Us”

January 21, 2013
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Karen Lewis on Using The Bosses’ Tools [Pre-MLK Jr. Day]

January 20, 2013

On National Education Discourse (Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That)

January 17, 2013