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![Featured image for “The Power of We: In The Memory of Malala Yousafzai [On Thinking Globally] #BAD12”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/malalasatish.jpg?fit=400%2C300&quality=80&ssl=1)
The Power of We: In The Memory of Malala Yousafzai [On Thinking Globally] #BAD12
October 15, 2012Short Notes: Comments On Suicide From Bill, Heather, And … Anonymous
October 14, 2012The School To Prison Pipeline From An Educator’s Perspective [Interview]
October 10, 2012![Featured image for “Don’t Let Me Down [On Opening Up When Things Go Down]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/paulisalmostdead.jpg?fit=600%2C450&quality=80&ssl=1)
Don’t Let Me Down [On Opening Up When Things Go Down]
October 9, 2012
AP: Jay-Z Signs Math Educator Jovan Miles to Roc Nation
October 8, 2012
Short Notes: Romney Flips The Big Bird
October 7, 2012![Featured image for “On Stuyvesant High School and Having One Cocoa Puff In A Bowl of Milk [Why We Write]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/cocoapuffsbowl.jpg?fit=3888%2C2592&quality=80&ssl=1)
On Stuyvesant High School and Having One Cocoa Puff In A Bowl of Milk [Why We Write]
October 4, 2012![Featured image for “We Can Do Better Than “Wrong” [Future of Teaching]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/wrongwaytoon.jpg?fit=400%2C301&quality=80&ssl=1)
We Can Do Better Than “Wrong” [Future of Teaching]
October 3, 2012![Featured image for “On Talking Teachers Down Off <em>That</em> Ledge [A True PLC]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/you-should-be-all-ears.jpg?fit=468%2C284&quality=80&ssl=1)
On Talking Teachers Down Off That Ledge [A True PLC]
October 2, 2012![Featured image for “On Junot Diaz, The Kennedy Center and Affirmative Action [Latino History Series]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/diazprize.jpg?fit=2000%2C1333&quality=80&ssl=1)
On Junot Diaz, The Kennedy Center and Affirmative Action [Latino History Series]
October 1, 2012Short Notes: “If This Is A Problem, Get The F**k Out Of The Classroom”
September 30, 2012![Featured image for “The Examiner Examines … Me (On Writing about Education) [Why We Write]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/calvin-writing.gif?fit=2000%2C2500&ssl=1)
The Examiner Examines … Me (On Writing about Education) [Why We Write]
September 27, 2012![Featured image for “Charter School Teachers Vs. Public School Teachers (Education Nation) [Why We Write]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/outsideeducationnationtth.jpg?fit=800%2C533&quality=80&ssl=1)
Charter School Teachers Vs. Public School Teachers (Education Nation) [Why We Write]
September 26, 2012![Featured image for “Teachers Teach and Do The World Good [Why We Write Series]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/KRS-One_Book_signing1.jpg?fit=2048%2C1360&quality=80&ssl=1)
Teachers Teach and Do The World Good [Why We Write Series]
September 25, 2012![Featured image for “Arizona Bars Children From Learning About Themselves (The Librotraficante) [Why We Write Series]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Luis-Rodriguez-2.jpg?fit=630%2C420&quality=80&ssl=1)
Arizona Bars Children From Learning About Themselves (The Librotraficante) [Why We Write Series]
September 24, 2012![Featured image for “Short Notes: Teacher Expectations Influence Student Performance [It’s True]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Jetsons.jpg?fit=360%2C286&quality=80&ssl=1)
Short Notes: Teacher Expectations Influence Student Performance [It’s True]
September 23, 2012Rarely Use The Word “Wrong” And Other Helpful Bits [Edutopia]
September 20, 2012
Some Educators Love The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
September 18, 2012![Featured image for “Commit To Everything And All Things At Once (Or Rebel) [Future of Teaching]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/balloonemotions.jpg?fit=400%2C300&quality=80&ssl=1)
Commit To Everything And All Things At Once (Or Rebel) [Future of Teaching]
September 17, 2012
Short Notes: Educator’s Rights Tied To Women’s Rights, Again
September 16, 2012![Featured image for “On Setting Expectations In Your Classroom [For The Student You Once Were]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/expectations1.jpg?fit=750%2C600&quality=80&ssl=1)
On Setting Expectations In Your Classroom [For The Student You Once Were]
September 13, 2012![Featured image for “Teaching Exponents In Eighth Grade, Part 1: [Old To The Now]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/india-power-outage-renovations_57534_600x450.jpg?fit=600%2C417&quality=80&ssl=1)
Teaching Exponents In Eighth Grade, Part 1: [Old To The Now]
September 11, 2012![Featured image for “The Beautiful Struggle [Society’s Fair Contract for Educators]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/karen_lewis_090912_AP269941900673_620x350.jpg?fit=620%2C350&quality=80&ssl=1)
The Beautiful Struggle [Society’s Fair Contract for Educators]
September 10, 2012
Short Notes: Another Check and Balance for President Obama
September 9, 2012
Teaching Another 180
September 6, 2012A New, Improved Me. Both Me’s.
August 31, 2012![Featured image for “On Why IDGAF About Dress Code … Kinda [Future of Teaching]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Statue_of_liberty_crown.jpg?fit=705%2C480&quality=80&ssl=1)
On Why IDGAF About Dress Code … Kinda [Future of Teaching]
August 28, 2012Edutopia + Jose Vilson = Back To School [… And Another One]
August 27, 2012![Featured image for “Shalom, Shalom, Because It Means Peace [A Thought for Ms. Waldman]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/shalom_everybody.jpg?fit=416%2C300&quality=80&ssl=1)
Shalom, Shalom, Because It Means Peace [A Thought for Ms. Waldman]
August 26, 2012On Rape [Where An Educator Stands]
August 23, 2012
The New York Times and Why Adding More Educators To Your Panel Matters
August 21, 2012
Nas, Lil’ Wayne, and Adolf Hitler: A Rap and Education Memo
August 20, 2012Sharing Sundays: A Renee Moore and Jesse Turner Sighting
August 19, 2012Where My Fatherhood Comes From [It Turned Into a Poem]
August 16, 2012![Featured image for “Why You Should Worry About Khan Academy, Not Just Math Geeks [Future of Teaching]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mckaylamaroneyunimpressedpeanuts.jpg?fit=612%2C612&quality=80&ssl=1)
Why You Should Worry About Khan Academy, Not Just Math Geeks [Future of Teaching]
August 15, 2012Our Children: Arrested Developments
August 14, 2012![Featured image for “Parent Trigger And Why We Need To Talk [Let’s Be A Solution]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/viola-davis-as-aibileen-clark-in-the-help.jpg?fit=780%2C419&quality=80&ssl=1)
Parent Trigger And Why We Need To Talk [Let’s Be A Solution]
August 13, 2012
Book Giveaway: Break The Habit by Tara Betts
August 9, 2012![Featured image for “Then You’ll Really Know What It’s Like [featuring Xian Barrett]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/catssleepbooks.jpg?fit=500%2C303&quality=80&ssl=1)
Then You’ll Really Know What It’s Like [featuring Xian Barrett]
August 7, 2012
7,000 Children Left Behind
August 6, 2012
Theatricality And Deception, Powerful Agents For The Uninitiated
August 5, 2012![Featured image for “It’s Just Different [The Three Vilsons]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/baldwin533.jpg?fit=533%2C311&quality=80&ssl=1)
It’s Just Different [The Three Vilsons]
August 2, 2012
Measuring My Teacher Effectiveness In Buckets
July 31, 2012
Great. Another Non-Math Person Complaining About Algebra.
July 30, 2012![Featured image for “Coalition Matters [featuring Bayard Rustin]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bayard_rustin.jpg?fit=500%2C354&quality=80&ssl=1)
Coalition Matters [featuring Bayard Rustin]
July 29, 2012How Many Houses Have You Built? [On The Future of Teaching Blog]
July 24, 2012![Featured image for “A Letter About My View on the Common Core Learning Standards [Because “Shut Up” Isn’t Clear Enough]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Kermit4.jpg?fit=300%2C400&quality=80&ssl=1)
A Letter About My View on the Common Core Learning Standards [Because “Shut Up” Isn’t Clear Enough]
July 23, 2012