February 2022 Blog Posts (17)

Opinion: ‘Let’s ban algebra, too!’ adds Fla. legislator who is clearly not three kids in a trench coat

Opinion: ‘Let’s ban algebra, too!’ adds Fla. legislator who is clearly not three kids in a trench coat



This causes way more discomfort than history! (Astrid Riecken/FTWP)…



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Added by Michael Keany on February 24, 2022 at 10:22am — No Comments

Cooperative Games: Discovering How Much Fun Competition Isn’t by Alfie Kohn



Cooperative Games

By
 

Alfie Kohn 
alfiekohn.org
5 min…






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Added by Michael Keany on February 23, 2022 at 12:56pm — No Comments

5 Ways Managers Drain People’s Energy

5 Ways Managers Drain People’s Energy

by Dan Rockwell

Managers that care about results notice and fuel energy. You fail when you neglect or ignore energy. You never…

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Added by Michael Keany on February 23, 2022 at 9:23am — No Comments

Memorization--pro and con

Ed Establishment worships rote memorization if it suits their social engineering goals. For example, forcing sight-words into the curriculum. One bad idea sustains another bad idea; together you get the crime of the century.

Note that in every other situation, professors of ed endlessly denounce memorization!!!…

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Added by Bruce Deitrick Price on February 16, 2022 at 6:11pm — No Comments

Memorization--pro and con

Ed Establishment worships rote memorization if it suits their social engineering goals. For example, forcing sight-words into the curriculum. One bad idea sustains another bad idea; together you get the crime of the century.

Note that in every other situation, professors of ed endlessly denounce memorization!!!…

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Added by Bruce Deitrick Price on February 16, 2022 at 6:11pm — No Comments

School Culture: When Parents Raise Concerns Over Academic Achievement

School Culture: When Parents Raise Concerns Over Academic Achievement 

“If there is a universal truth in education, it is that students achieve more when they feel good about themselves. As educators, we must equip our families with the skills, language, and knowledge to partner with us in that effort.”

In the latest Independent…

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Added by Michael Keany on February 14, 2022 at 9:52am — No Comments

If your child’s report card is not what you were expecting, do you know why? There’s a lot more to consider than your child’s effort.

If your child’s report card is not what you were expecting, do you know why? There’s a lot more to consider than your child’s effort.
In today’s blog, two of the DC area’s top…
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Added by Michael Keany on February 14, 2022 at 9:30am — No Comments

Learning portraits help differentiate teaching

Learning portraits help differentiate teaching
Want to differentiate instruction while assuring rigor? Create a 3D portrait of each of your students using a mix of formal and informal strategies. Teaching expert Barbara Blackburn has tips for gathering insights about background knowledge, culture, and growth mindset.…
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Added by Michael Keany on February 14, 2022 at 9:01am — No Comments

The importance of a morning ritual - You can’t pour from an empty cup - take care of yourself first

There’s nothing better than setting and following certain morning rituals in the quest to achieve a better work-life balance. Setting yourself up each day in a beneficial way greatly impacts productivity and motivation to continue the day on in a similar fashion.

The key to morning rituals is to make them SIMPLE. Simple and realistic to your lifestyle, environment, and unique circumstances. It could be a morning run, a yoga practice, meditation session, or even…

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Added by Michael Keany on February 13, 2022 at 9:26am — No Comments

Removing the Mask Mandate - Opening Up to More Issues by Michael Keany

Removing the Mask Mandate - Opening Up to More Issues

The Dim Bulb

The Occasional Musings of an Educator

by Michael Keany

#11 - February 1,…

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Added by Michael Keany on February 12, 2022 at 10:00am — No Comments

Education Elite considered as Imperialists and Colonialists

The Left likes to vilify colonialism and colonialists, people who take over other people’s territory. But what else is our Education Establishment but modern-day conquistadors? They think they are entitled to rule over our schools.

Short podcast explains the matrix.

Episode 32: Education Elite are Imperialists and…

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Added by Bruce Deitrick Price on February 9, 2022 at 7:06pm — No Comments

Silent Closings

A door slams shut, you hear it loudly and clearly. The job for which you receive a rejection email. . . the “let’s have lunch” offer that’s rejected with a “good idea, I’ll give you a call when I can,” . . . the request to a boss for whatever that’s turned down; these are easily perceived, often with sadness or anger, along with disappointment. The door slammed shut and you surely heard it. But how about those silent…

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Added by Ronald L. Friedman on February 9, 2022 at 11:03am — 4 Comments

How Much Phonics Should I Teach?

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Added by Michael Keany on February 9, 2022 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

Stupidity is More Dangerous Than Evil - What's an Educator to Do?

The Dim Bulb

The Occasional Musings of an Educator

by Michael Keany

The brain is capable of performing 10 quadrillion (that’s 10 to the 16th)…

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Added by Michael Keany on February 2, 2022 at 11:00am — No Comments

School librarian weighs in on censorship debate

School librarians are thoughtful and purposeful about the book collections they curate, writes Kimberly Rues, a school librarian in Missouri. In this commentary, Rues writes that as national debate focuses on removing certain titles from bookshelves, she respects…
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Added by Michael Keany on February 1, 2022 at 9:30am — No Comments

We all agree that college isn’t for everyone. We should start acting like it.

We all agree that college isn’t for everyone. We should start acting like it.…

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Added by Michael Keany on February 1, 2022 at 9:23am — No Comments

Alarming Pre-K News

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Added by Michael Keany on February 1, 2022 at 9:18am — No Comments

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