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Who talks like this?
Who talks like this?
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Have you ever seen these words outside a school? Can we use words that parents can understand?
Have you ever seen these words outside a school? Can we use words that parents can understand?
Here's how to write simply. Follow the example of Dennis Littky. He talks with stories.
Here's how to write simply. Follow the example of Dennis Littky. He talks with stories.
Creating an Atmosphere That Supports Learning
I once heard a student say, “At school, I need a pass to go to the bath- room, but at 3:00, I’m an assistant manager at McDonald’s.”
Come on. What are we teaching our kids?
How unlike the real world are we trying to make our schools? Passes are disrespectful. Bells are dis- respectful. PA systems are disrespectful. Telling kids that their 45 minutes are up and it’s time to stop learning is really disrespectful, and it goes against what we’re trying to do as educators.
How unlike the real world are we trying to make our schools? Passes are disrespectful. Bells are dis- respectful. PA systems are disrespectful. Telling kids that their 45 minutes are up and it’s time to stop learning is really disrespectful, and it goes against what we’re trying to do as educators.
I once shadowed a student at a school I was visiting, and I really felt that lack of respect and trust as I sat by him in class and walked with him through the halls. By the end of the day, I was exhausted, confused, and had the worst headache I’d had in years. I couldn’t believe how much he was talked at and the meaning- less stops and starts of it all. Nothing in his day was connected to any- thing else, and nothing gave him (or me) the sense that our presence was valued or that our voices were really heard.
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