Math and science teacher- working collaboratively to equip students to tackle the problems that matter to them.
San Antonio, Texas
Joined February 2011
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A friend who coaches basketball said every parent has the exact same idea of who the starting five should be: the best four players and their kid.
This attitude partly explains why standards at UC get lowered. Ask parents in California who should attend UC Schools...
The University of California is imploding. Reducing entrance standards is one part of the reason why. A second part is that schools like mine UC Riverside are chasing tuition dollars by increasing enrollments. Combining the two is a death knell. garryslist.org/posts/a-fundi…
was on maternity and they didn't learn math from the subs that rotated in and left.
Because if they only admit students with 4.0 GPAs and 1400+ SAT scores, they will not grow enrollment. If they try supplementing in-state enrolment with international and out of state...
I finally decided to join the conversation. Before I started teaching science I read two memoirs from Richard Feynman and they strongly influenced my philosophy on teaching. I believe some teaching should look like this clip, but not all... 1/3
Here's an online post where Feynman explains the difference between learning science and learning to do science. I strongly urge everyone with opinions about the video to read it 2/3
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Work out what you can change or improve as a teacher. Many things are beyond the control of 1 person or dept but are whole-school issues. There are no catch-all solutions. Every setting is different. Work where you are valued and where you experience joy a few times a week 🙂
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For those that need to hear it, there is not one way to teach. I've been teaching longer than most and have learnt what works for me and my classes. It's unique to me. A mixture of methods and lived experience. I'm open to learning more. Refining keeps it fresh.
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Education's biggest secret that lies in plain sight is this: the culture of many schools, and the outcomes of their students, is dominated by the social strata and economic circumstances of the cohort's families. Put simply, children from circumstances of poverty, neglect, abuse, lack etc are disproportionately exposed to risk factors that reduce and frustrate their opportunities to flourish at school and in life. This isn't (or shouldn't be) a controversial thing to say. 🧵
Of course this is probability not destiny: kids with every advantage can do badly. Children with nothing sometimes win everything. But when it comes to games of chance, the house usually wins.
Why do most kids grade so well in an independent school? It's not because of the teaching, which is very, very similar to state ed teaching. It's largely because of the social, cultural and educational capital inherited and absorbed from the home environment. Why do kids do so well in a grammar school? Because they are largely captured from the most able and academic cohort of children. Guess what happens when you put them all in one place? They do rather well. FANCY THAT.
This looks great! A nice refresher for high school physics and chemistry teachers too
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The question shouldn't only be:
"what are the best teaching methods to get kids to learn what you're teaching?"
It's essential to ask and research:
"what are the best teaching methods to get kids to *want* to learn what you're teaching?
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With @ca_legends_ support we now have a FB program on @CollegeGameDay A donor has pledged a million dollar match and if I get 1000 retweets to this link, me & @CoachRiv2 will donate $10,000 to the campaign. #GoBears🐻
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Thanks to a generous donor inspired by @CollegeGameDay's decision to visit Cal’s campus for the first time in its 36 year history as Cal takes on the Miami Hurricanes, the first million dollars donated to this campaign will be matched 1:1.
Give today!
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1k likes and 100 reposts on this post and I’ll simulate the season using my Preseason v2 numbers to fill out this 12-team CFP bracket
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With my move, quite possibly the best Physics Teaching job in TX is now open. CAST Tech High School in San Antonio needs a full time physics teacher to teach 6 classes of Physics 1 for 9th grade. The school is innovative, collaborative and provides a ton of support for teachers.
I'm making the move this summer from physics teaching to school administration. I'll be an Assistant Principal at CAST Med High School. I'm looking forward to supporting teachers and students at CAST Med and I am excited to be a part of this school community.
With my move, quite possibly the best Physics Teaching job in TX is now open. CAST Tech High School in San Antonio needs a full time physics teacher to teach 6 classes of Physics 1 for 9th grade. The school is innovative, collaborative and provides a ton of support for teachers.