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This most recent issue of Educational Leadership, a publication of ASCD, contains a series of articles under the title, Unleashing Problem Solvers. The basic premise of many of the articles is that school is more interesting for students when their interests and learning profiles are integrated into program design and a teacher’s pedagogy aligns to the…
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A very interesting and instructive study on the attitudes towards guns, gun violence, and gun control in the U.S was conducted recently. In June 2017, Pew Research Center reported on a study, America’s Complex Relationship With Guns, that revealed a series of interesting, deeply seated attitudes that impact our ability to manage the gun problems in our…
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We have few choices remaining if we want to prevent the “next deadliest shooting in modern US history” from happening around the next corner. The question isn’t if it will happen, but when will it happen? Fifty-eight innocent Americans lost their lives to gun violence in less than an hour at the hands of someone…
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This article just appeared in the Guardian, Facing Poverty, Academics Turn to Sex Work and Sleeping in Cars. Quite disturbing to think that some schools of higher education are not looking after valuable members of their teaching community. Adjunct professors contribute in significant ways to the teaching and learning community of our community colleges, small…
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What makes a school a high-quality experience for students? (see CFT blog post entitled, What Qualities Make for an Ideal School?) Educators and policymakers have been wrestling with this question for decades. In fact, when we go back into the archives of school reform, we find studies, conversations and debates about what makes for a high-quality…
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