Facilitator of Learning Experiences, Math/Physics/EdTech, Tech Nerd, Life Long Learner, Husband, Believer and Follower
Whitehall, MI
Joined December 2008
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Let’s be honest…
People aren’t against #SBG. Why would anyone be against basing grades on learning?
What many are really against is losing their ability to coerce behavioral compliance through the gradebook. They can’t say that out loud but we all know #ATAssessment #sblchat
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Saving money and pursuing Financial Independence has absolutely nothing to do with hating your job or running away from anything.
It's about running towards a life of possibility and options with a freedom to choose what you do with your 16 precious waking hours every day.
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“We have put too much faith in institutionalized education to remedy all social ills and make our society function well." #miched
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Everyone's always so worried that if we don't give trad exams students won't be prepared for college. Why aren't we concerned with preparing them to find intrinsic motivation for the vast amount of ungraded work in a college course that nobody is checking for "points"?
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I don’t think we appreciate how anti-intellectual American culture really is. It’s all premised on amusement and distraction. Americans don’t want or value knowledge. They value simple dichotomies and consumer options - this or that. And above all, they want to be entertained.
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Came across this quote in “Hacking School Discipline” - hits the nail on the head @NmaynardEdu @WeinsteinEdu
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How a West Michigan student-led LGBTQ club became the latest culture war flashpoint michiganadvance.com/2021/06/… via @michiganadvance
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"But students won't do anything if it's not graded!"
You're right. Sort of.
But we have two options: (1) continue doing things in a way that is meaningless for students outside of grades and just use grades to cover it up, or (2) start asking why school doesn't matter to them.
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Before the bicycle, there was the "running machine" 🚲 99percentinvisible.org/artic…
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We don’t need to recreate school as we experienced it. In fact, COVID-19 has ensured that’s pretty much impossible. So, how might we rethink education given the new reality?
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If we are doing remote teaching in the fall...do we still have to do the blood born pathogen video training? Asking for a friend.
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Smartest thing I heard from a supt recently:
As part of reopening planning, arrange a simulated school day (or even 1/2 day) for key stakeholders (supt, bd, union pres, etc) to "attend" school under draft plan.
From bus to class to bathroom, walk in their shoes b4 deciding.
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Our faith is not just a ticket in to heaven and a license to ignore the world we live in. We have promised people life after death, when many people are asking if there is life before death. This is not just about going to heaven when we die. It’s about bringing heaven to earth.