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JUST SAY NO… To Homework?
Recently, this tweet showed up at the top of my timeline: 'Stop Giving Homework' – http://t.co/pIm9JR1kyJ pic.twitter.com/NRNljr42g2 — Alice Keeler (@alicekeeler) July 15, 2015 I’m personally pretty...
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Jumping out blindly, or “my greatest fear(s) about SBG”
No. What is it about that picture that freaks me out the most? Is it the 300 foot 1 drop that this psychopath is going into? Is it that he’s clearly falling into not-that-deep water, nestled between...
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Guest post: Thank you to my teacher, Ms. Brundula!
For a guest post, I asked a friend of mine, Becky Dewey-Daniel, to share an interaction she had with a teacher that left a mark on her. This story touched me, and I hope it reaches you as well. I was...
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Talking about my generation: discussing digital natives and immigrants
***Apologies for this being late. I flew from SF to Orlando today and had a supremely fun (not really) 4 hour delay 1 that screwed up my publishing plans. Better late than never *** This week’s...
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My mantra for this year—”Work is love made visible”
I was messing around online, reading a few of my favorite websites on my Feedly 1 feeds, when I stumbled upon this beautiful comic via one of the coolest sites out there, ZenPencils. It’s a bit of a...
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Looking into the past through today’s eyes
Last year in my World History class, we focused a lot more on current events than the typical history class did, looking at what was going on in the news and tracing it back to its roots. We were able...
View ArticleWhat Inspires Me: Louis CK
***Warning: The below video has some NSFW language, but I believe its big thesis makes it well worth it.*** Louis CK is one of my favorite comedians of all time. He’s brilliant, uncouth, controversial,...
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Should schools teach about morality and democracy?
***UPDATE: Something is kind of weird about the poll plugin I used for this blog, so on fixing it, I accidently deleted the previous poll answers (Only 2 for “Yes they should teach both”). FYI, for...
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Jon Stewart’s final thoughts, or “Here’s what you need to do now”
From Jon Stewart’s last Daily Show, his “graduation speech” on what he wants needs us to know when he’s gone—how to cut through the bullshit. Bullshit is everywhere. There is very little that you will...
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#WorstToFirst #WorstToNotWorst Classroom Decor
Last year, I can remember at least 3 times being visited in my classroom by my principal, who glared around my room at its bare walls and muttered “This classroom depresses me.” 1 So this summer, I...
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#cometothelandoftheiceandsnow: Summering in Iceland = trip of a lifetime
After we moved back to the States 2 years ago, we haven’t had a huge opportunity to travel internationally like we did when we lived in Taiwan. In March, Lisa and I led our school’s mission trip to...
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Bailando-ing across Cuba: Summer 2017
Weirdly enough, it started towards the end of a pretty intense Narcos binge. “Lisa, we should go to Colombia! Wouldn’t you want to visit Medellin? Check out Pablo Escobar’s old stomping grounds?” We...
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Welcome to the game: Churning Credit Cards
“This is just my life now.” After returning from Cuba, Lisa and I got thinking about where our next adventure was going to be to. Of course, we want to do a better job of building wealth, but it sucks...
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