Make Parenting Great Again!
Parenting has changed, huh? Let's see . . . take me back . . . when was parenting "great"? Was it in the early 1900s when kids were working, earning? …
Parenting has changed, huh? Let's see . . . take me back . . . when was parenting "great"? Was it in the early 1900s when kids were working, earning? …
The first year I taught kindergarten—my first year out of college—I had two classroom parents die. Another child would barricade himself in the bathroom and refuse to leave when his…
First, it is super to debut a guest post on TII. This work matters and is changing conversations for education and ambitious teachers. "Tag Parents, You're It." It is probably…
On to Week 2! Articles will be posted here, updated throughout the week. My students are also watching the documentary Resilience this week which is based on the ACES study…
It's already summer school time and I have a course titled Critical Issues in Special Education. We're kicking off with some conversations about LRE and inclusion backed by the literature…
What is this "real world" you speak of? Who defines it? Is it the same "real world" for everyone? I was recently in conversation with colleagues about class attendance. Now,…
When I was a child, my mother would take me to swimming lessons at the local pool. After she dropped me off, I would watch through the changing room window for…
Reposted from https://hawkhopesblog.wordpress.com/2018/11/15/unteaching-and-unlearning-is-intellectual/ The “apprenticeship of observation,” introduced by Dan Lortie (1975) provides a lens through which we can consider why preservice teachers (and the general public) may feel they know…
This article had me thinking today about all the ways college professors have historically and may still get in the way of student learning. So, I wrote a quick little…