making
the blueprint
possible.

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
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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

#Educon, Edu-Nerds, Chris Lehmann, and A Slice of Race in the 21st Century

February 4, 2011
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My Philosophy, Part 2011

February 3, 2011

Inevitablizing the Postponable

January 30, 2011

Just Trust Us [The Future of Teaching]

January 26, 2011
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Pardon The Swag

January 23, 2011
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Jose vs. Mr. Vilson, Part 2 – Do You Think Segregation Is A Good Thing For Minorities?

January 20, 2011
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Creativity Is Almost Dead … and Non-Educators Want To Kill It

January 18, 2011
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Yes, We Still Have To Do Things Twice As Well

January 17, 2011
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Classroom Management Tip: Call The House, Not The Dean

January 14, 2011
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Every Waking Moment I’m Haitian, Too

January 12, 2011
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An After-Thought on My Teacher Pay Article On Huffington Post

January 9, 2011
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Huckleberry Finn and Why Post-Racialists Get The Race Thing Wrong Again

January 5, 2011
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Teachers Should Get Paid Like Derek Jeter … or At Least Like Phil Hughes [Huffington Post]

January 4, 2011

Ethnic Studies in Arizona: The Story You Might Have Missed on New Year’s Day

January 2, 2011
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Year In Review 2010: This Is It

December 31, 2010
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Writer’s Block: Less Like a Wall, More Like a Brick

December 29, 2010
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Before You Think Of Your Master Plan

December 27, 2010
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DREAM Act: I Know God Has My Back

December 19, 2010

My First Vlog: On Arne Duncan and the Poverty of The Discussion of Poverty

December 16, 2010
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Yes, I Do Want You To Explain It To Them

December 14, 2010

Me First, Students Second, on Huffington Post

December 13, 2010
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Bernie Sanders and The Idea That Everyone Matters (And I Mean Everyone)

December 12, 2010
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What The Hell Do I Know?

December 9, 2010
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My Race: Defining The Undefinable

December 6, 2010
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Walk Up And Donate Yourself

December 5, 2010
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Niggas Is Doing They Homework, Yo

December 1, 2010
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Everytime You Use “It,” They Win

November 29, 2010
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On Commitment

November 28, 2010
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My Balls and My Word, and I Have Both Still

November 23, 2010
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To Pretend Perfection, Sinful; To Aspire Towards It, Divine

November 22, 2010

This Writer’s Obligation

November 21, 2010
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Still Here, Still Alive, and Still Writing

November 17, 2010

Huffington Post Blog #4: About Joel Klein, Black Males, and Ridiculous Crises

November 15, 2010

The Idea of Race As A Number Line

November 14, 2010
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How’s That Novel You’re Working On, Vilson?

November 11, 2010

The Less Experience, The Better

November 9, 2010
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CoCoLoCo for Common Core Standards [A Conversation in Earnest]

November 8, 2010
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Life as a Marathon, Not a Short Sprint

November 7, 2010

Teaching Patience Where There Is None

November 4, 2010

They Don’t Care About Our Votes, Either

November 2, 2010
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Protect Your Neck [Or, Don’t Get Caught Up, Guys]

November 1, 2010
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Martin Luther and The Need for Another Reformation

October 31, 2010