During our first week of the second semester, I gave my students the opportunity to complete free writes for bell work. This means they were able to write about any topic they chose, and in any …
How To Reform Education Once And For All — For Real!
Just when we thought we'd weathered the worst in educational deformation, we're flooded with another tsunami of malicious political tomfoolery.This time it's presidential wannabe Hillary Clinton …
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Is There A Teacher Shortage In #OklaEd?
Read the Twitter discussion between @OKCAdvocate and a few #Oklaed regulars regarding the teacher shortage (or lack thereof) and parental satisfaction with their local schools. A Social Media Story …
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Quality Teachers: Are They Born Or Made?
Brett Dickerson over at Life At The Intersections has hit the nail on the head again. While many people do have an innate ability to teach, ultimately, teachers must develop their skills over time. In …
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Keating Claims #OklaEd Needs Dramatic Improvement, “Education Establishment” Attacking Grading Methodology
From Keating, Meacham: Quality of Oklahoma's education needs dramatic improvement: Instead of studying and adopting best practices from around the country, the education establishment chose to attack …
Why The Media Silence In Our Time Of Education Crisis?
Where are Woodward and Bernstein when you need them? More than 40 years ago, these two Washington Post reporters doggedly followed the trail of an investigation over two years that led all the way …
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