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Remind yourself that a five year old is sixty months on this planet. Less than 2,000 days old. They’re still brand new people! No one has the right to whisper anything about college or careers to a child determined to conquer the monkey bars.
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“One of my former colleagues is fond of saying, ‘Tenure is the right to be abused in perpetuity.’ My problem was not, however, that I was being abused, but that I was being asked to abuse others.”
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All Hail the Conquering Stick Figure: A Chat with Greek Myth Comix
Laura Jenkinson at Greek Myth Comix chats with us about teaching — and illustrating — the Classics.
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About WordsAt About Words, the official Cambridge Dictionaries Online blog, language lovers can find posts on new words, etymologies of trending buzzwords, and discussions of grammar and slang.
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Life Advice from Sheryl Sandberg
“It’s the hard days — the days that challenge you to your very core — that determine who you are.” Sheryl Sandberg gives the 2016 commencement address at UC Berkeley.
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Why I Don’t Want My Kid Growing Up “Normal”
“I want you to enjoy every moment of your life and sometimes just toss that hair in a quick messy bun and run out the door on your way to another adventure.” Writer Larinna Chandler wishes for her daughter to blaze her own path.
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The Humanities Are Not “Frivolous”
At Zócalo Public Square, Irina Dumitrescu argues against the notion that a liberal arts education is a luxury, sharing stories of political prisoners whose knowledge of languages and poetry proved crucial to their survival.
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My Father: The Ag Teacher
“Underneath all of the lesson plans, the CDE’s, the SAE’s and the FFA membership, isn’t that what it’s all about — showing students that they are loved, valued and capable.” A daughter writes a warm, thoughtful tribute to her father, who had left farming to teach agriculture.
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Shakespeare and Me: Bloggers Share Their Passion for the Bard
From webcomics and essays to videos, a collection of some of the web’s most engaging Shakespeare-centric blogs.
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It’s Always Plan B
“In the prison classroom, it’s always Plan B. Every text hits bone. Words have consequences.” Professor R.M. Gosselin reflects on teaching behind bars.
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On Math, Teaching, and the Magic of Bad Drawings: A Conversation with Ben Orlin
The math-enthusiast-cum-educator deploys his hilarious, insightful stick figures to talk about his work and his blog.
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Open CultureFrom movies and audiobooks to courses in numerous disciplines, Open Culture is one of the web’s biggest hubs for free cultural and educational media.
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“Stories Have to Be About White People.”
At Media Diversified, educator Darren Chetty writes about storytelling, diversity, and how important it is for minority kids to encounter characters that look like them when they read.
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In Defense of Poetry: “Oh My Heart”
“Will we soon wake one morning to find the carcasses of poems washed up on the beach by the tsunami of the Common Core?” A lovely reflection on poetry by scholar P. L. Thomas at The Becoming Radical.
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“We read to prepare for life. It follows, then, that we are raising our boys to dismiss other people’s experiences, and to see their needs and concerns as the center of things. We are raising our boys to lack empathy.”
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