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

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Before You Think Of Your Master Plan

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DREAM Act: I Know God Has My Back

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Yes, I Do Want You To Explain It To Them

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Me First, Students Second, on Huffington Post

Bernie Sanders and The Idea That Everyone Matters (And I Mean Everyone)

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What The Hell Do I Know?

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My Race: Defining The Undefinable

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Walk Up And Donate Yourself

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Niggas Is Doing They Homework, Yo

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Everytime You Use “It,” They Win

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On Commitment

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My Balls and My Word, and I Have Both Still

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To Pretend Perfection, Sinful; To Aspire Towards It, Divine

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This Writer’s Obligation

Still Here, Still Alive, and Still Writing

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

The Idea of Race As A Number Line

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

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The Less Experience, The Better

CoCoLoCo for Common Core Standards [A Conversation in Earnest]

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Life as a Marathon, Not a Short Sprint

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Teaching Patience Where There Is None

They Don’t Care About Our Votes, Either

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

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Martin Luther and The Need for Another Reformation

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A Lesson From My Brother Chneux: How To Talk About Yourself When No One Else Will

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5 Reasons Mr. Vilson Isn’t Becoming An Administrator … Yet

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We’re In The Business of Kicking Ass and Taking Names, Too

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A Little Breakfast. A Little Water. A Little Air. A Little Time.

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On Why We Black / Latino Male Teachers Aren’t Effective … Yet

Savage Inequalities, A Redux

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Dear President Obama: It’s Not You; It’s Your Education Policy

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Top 5 Reasons Why The Kids Don’t Like You

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And Who Doesn’t Want To Be Latino?!

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Whatever Gets You Through The Night

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Mind Games, and How Unions Can Win Them

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A Small Addendum to My First Huffington Post Blog, Just Because

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Instant Karma

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The Union Said I Couldn’t Wear My Favorite Color (and Other Absurd Assertions in Education Nation)

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Cognitive Dissonance and Why You’re Not As Good a Teacher As You Think

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Unit Plan on Percents

Rock Wilk: It’s Like His Heart Broke Wide Open

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Education Nation: So Let Me Get This Right The First Time

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Vilson’s Got a Brand New Video (and Audio!)

How Much Superman Knows About Pedagogy

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Greg Michie and Why He’s a White Teacher Who Gets It (Whereas You May Not)

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What You Must Absolutely Know About My Next 175 School Days

You Think I’ma Sing My Way In?

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Nine Twelve