Saturday, October 14, 2023

Tracking versus Detracking in Secondary Math Programs — a primer on educational psychology

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In order to understand the 'why' behind all the arguments around tracking versus detracking in public school secondary math programs...
Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Angle Measuring Practice & Fine Motor Skills

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My 10th grade Geometry classes missed two critical years of in-person schooling in middle school. One thing I've noticed is that these s...
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Monday, July 31, 2023

PART III: The Four Mistaken Goals of the Discouraged Child

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  2. A Struggle For Power Misunderstanding unpacked: "I only have value if I prove my own value by refusing to cooperate with the teach...
Thursday, June 15, 2023

PART II: The Four Mistaken Goals of the Discouraged Child

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  The Four Mistaken Goals of the Discouraged Child   What I love most about Dreikurs' psychology is his clarity about boundaries -- both...
Monday, June 5, 2023

Belongingness Comes First: Classroom Management through a Harm-Reducing Lens -- PART 1

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  This is a post that has been rattling around in my mind for a long time, but this has been the year when colleagues younger and older have...
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Monday, June 13, 2022

Choices Have Consequences: How the 9th Grade Failures at Lowell Shine a Spotlight on SFUSD's Literacy Emergency

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By Megan Potente and Elizabeth Statmore The news coverage of the rise in 9th grade Ds & Fs at Lowell High School after this first year o...
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Saturday, November 20, 2021

Why I'm In This Fight - the Future of Mathematical America

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 Jo Boaler is utterly missing the point . My argument is simply, Enough is enough. We need  all  of our children to be mathematically compet...