making
the blueprint
possible.

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Draft of a Letter to the New York State Board of Regents 2011

May 24, 2011

I Don’t Have The Words, But I Know Who Does

May 23, 2011
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On Malcolm X And The Importance of Public Opinion

May 22, 2011
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On Cursing When Necessary

May 17, 2011
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On Syracuse University Commencement 2011 and What Mentoring Means For Us

May 16, 2011

A Short Note on the 2011 New York State Math Test

May 11, 2011
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What I Would Say To A Group of Promising Educators of Color

May 9, 2011
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Place No One Above Ya, Sweet Lady

May 8, 2011
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#IKnowATeacher Who Made Me Want To Be Better

May 5, 2011
Featured image for “A Restraint On The Patriotism, Please”

A Restraint On The Patriotism, Please

May 3, 2011
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Love Is The Base, Not The Exponent (A Theorem Semi-Proven)

May 2, 2011
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How To Get Smart People To Follow You in 3 Easy Steps

April 28, 2011
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5 Things To Remember For Teachers Prepping Their Students for The Big Exam

April 26, 2011
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Finding A Needle in A Stack of Needles: A Solution to the Racial Achievement Gap

April 25, 2011

The No-Stats All-Star Teacher [On The Future of Teaching]

April 21, 2011
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Living Quisqueya

April 19, 2011
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Gov. Jan Brewer Has A Mind Of Her Own … Kinda

April 18, 2011
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Another Education

April 12, 2011
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15 Things I Believe In Right Now (Including the F-Word)

April 11, 2011
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Different Figureheads, Same Boss

April 10, 2011

Great Teachers Still Need Apply [The Future of Teaching]

April 8, 2011
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The Kids Will Tell You

April 5, 2011
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A Different Definition for Connected

April 4, 2011

Malcolm X in the Eyes of Manning Marable

April 3, 2011
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My Students Get Inequalities

March 31, 2011
Featured image for “A Future Too Big To Fail: Using Corporate Thinking Corrupts The Classroom”

A Future Too Big To Fail: Using Corporate Thinking Corrupts The Classroom

March 29, 2011
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Faint

March 28, 2011

We’re Not Gonna Take It Anymore [The Future of Teaching]

March 27, 2011

Why This Teacher Supports Unions (A Thought)

March 22, 2011
Featured image for “The Education Grassroots Ascends (#EduSolidarity, Great American Teach-In, and Save Our Schools)”

The Education Grassroots Ascends (#EduSolidarity, Great American Teach-In, and Save Our Schools)

March 21, 2011
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A Requiem for Japan, by Secret Asian Man

March 20, 2011
Featured image for “Another Reason Why Some Educators Won’t Talk About Race”

Another Reason Why Some Educators Won’t Talk About Race

March 17, 2011
Featured image for “Word To The Wise: Make The Words Count”

Word To The Wise: Make The Words Count

March 15, 2011
Featured image for “A Lesson on Blackness from The Fab Five (Jalen x Jimmy x Chris x Ray x Juwan)”

A Lesson on Blackness from The Fab Five (Jalen x Jimmy x Chris x Ray x Juwan)

March 14, 2011
Featured image for “Love Is A Better Teacher Than Duty”

Love Is A Better Teacher Than Duty

March 10, 2011
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Running To The Edge

March 7, 2011
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My 7 Great Ideas and Themes Behind #TEDxNYED 2011

March 6, 2011

A Draft Of My #TEDxRevolution Speech: A Kid’s Responsibility to Freedom

March 3, 2011
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The Reality of Dan, Diana, Andy, Michael … and TED (On The Future of Teaching)

March 2, 2011
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On Writing This Particular Book

February 25, 2011
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The Education Race Man On Black History Month 2011 (Exhibit V)

February 22, 2011
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3 Stories an Education Journalist Should Write About, from an Educator

February 21, 2011

My State of the Teacher Voice Address 2011 [The Huffington Post]

February 17, 2011
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Question and Answer Session on #LoveforPublicEd (Freire Strikes Again)

February 15, 2011

The Awesome Panel Discussion at The Ford Foundation [The Future of Teaching]

February 15, 2011
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You Are Loved

February 14, 2011
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Same As It Ever Was

February 13, 2011
Featured image for “Learn When To Treat Them As Students And Then As People”

Learn When To Treat Them As Students And Then As People

February 10, 2011
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This Writing Is Less of a Run, More Like a Dance

February 7, 2011
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On Being a Critical Friend (And Not A Hater)

February 6, 2011