The Illuminated Series: Where Jay-Z Makes His Former Teacher Eat His Words

The Illuminated Series: Why Should One Man Have All That Power?

The Necessary Summer
Why It’s OK To Work Behind the Scenes, Too

Poverty: The Difference Between A Reason and An Excuse

You’re Far Too Kind

As Bad As I Can Breathe

On My Preconceived Notions about Muslims. [A True Story]
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Racing Requires Winners and Losers

Five Blogs You Need To Have In Your Feed Right Now 2010

The Tumblr vs. WordPress Argument (and Why I Have Both Now)

No Line On The Horizon

The Token’s Worth More Than You Bargained For

Some of the Right Questions To Ask About The Police State

What Schools Can Learn From Gordon Ramsay

Everlong

Rest Elbows on Table, Insert Chin Into Hands (Pick Your Head Up Afterwards)

The Case for “Undocumented” and Against “Illegal”

5 Misconceptions About Education, Cleared

Karma Police (Jealousy Is A Crime)

Four Letters Down (I Come From)

Because Ed-Techies Need To Hear This

MiBodega Presents: “Time” with Jose Vilson (Episode 3)
The Manhood Series: What I’ve Learned About Manhood Thus Far

The Manhood Series: About Eminem And My Own Slight Conflicts

The Manhood Series: 8 Great Reasons Why She’s Not Calling Back

The Manhood Series: The Other Denzel Principle

An Excerpt From A Book I Should Be Writing: End of the School Year 2010
If You Smelt It, You Probably Dealt It

With Your Hearts Wide Open

Paint No Illusion, Try To Click With Whatcha Got

The Certainty of Fatherhood

On Making Sense of One’s World Through Inference

No, I Don’t Miss You Now

Jose Vilson in Teacher Magazine: What Education Can Learn From Baseball
The Last Lesson I Learned from John Wooden

Until Lambs Become Lions [About Blogging]
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This Means War For These Educators, Too
Unless They Don’t Want To Give Kids an Education [This Means War]
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On KRS-One and Why You Should Teach Righteously

Sugar, Spice, and Other Items We Should Never Mix

Your Favorite EduBlogger’s Favorite Edublog?

Short Notes: Bloomberg Wins Even When You Don’t
The Importance of Glee (And Extracurriculars, For That Matter)

Your Image Is As Important As Your Underwear

Distrust Agents [Pull Out The Highlighter For This One]
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Why Little Girls Shouldn’t Be Single
Short Notes: Stupid Is The New Stupid
Education Reform Group Likes The Taste of Old People
