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It Takes More Than a Team
After the recent mass murders by disturbed teenagers with all-too readily available assault weapons, it’s hard to see a way forward given the dysfunction of our political system (though there is some bipartisan movement on federal legislation as of this writing). Short of federal gun regulation, there are other areas we can influence that could […]
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The Danger of the Story of White Displacement
One of the keynotes at the NYC Learning and the Brain conference I’d just posted about was by Jonathan Gottschall on “The Story Paradox,” and which was based on his book of the same name. His talk was compelling enough that I promptly read his book as well. Like Gottschall, I’ve done some pondering about […]
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The Common Core: An Opportunity Squandered
Back in 2013, I wrote a series of posts for the Core Knowledge Foundation blog that were titled, “Promethean Plan: A Teacher on Fulfilling the Intent of the Common Core.” Unfortunately, they don’t appear to be available there anymore, so I thought it could be fun to re-post them collected here as one post, both […]
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Learning How Kids Learn to Read
Originally posted on Schools & Ecosystems:
You might assume I know something about teaching kids to read. I studied English at UCLA and obtained my master’s in education at The City College of NY. I taught special education grades 5-8 for 7 years, and I’ve supported schools and teachers throughout the Bronx with K-8 ELA… -
Welcome to the Language and Literacy Blog
Welcome to my new blog. My name is Mark, and I serve NYC schools. I’ve been blogging for some time over on Schools & Ecosystems, but my main focus these days is on language and literacy, rather than on the physical and social-ecological environments of schools. Plus, my writing has just totally petered out, so […]
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