Category : “Social Issues”

30 Days In

January 30, 2017Jen Robinson Education, Elementary, Social Issues, Teacher Leadership, Uncategorized

Early this month I posted a blog The Broken Principal and outlined several changes I was committed to making in an effort to be a human being, not a human doing. This is my 30-day check in and you are

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A School Choice Reading List

January 28, 2017Sandy Merz Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Social Issues

January 22 – 28, 2017 is National School Choice Week, the goal of which is to, “[Shine] a spotlight on effective education options for every child.” That timing, combined with my post last Sunday on how not to attack charter

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Right to Recess

January 23, 2017Beth Maloney Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Social Issues

In a scene from my favorite TV show, My Crazy Ex Girlfriend, a clueless shopper holds up a plastic wiffle ball and bat set and asks the clerk if a 10 year old would like it.  She responds with, “You

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Playing the Victim

January 20, 2017Mike Lee Current Affairs, Education, Social Issues, Uncategorized

We’ve become a world of 0’s and 1’s, coded for speed in decision making, processing, and response.  This is true in a literal sense, with algorithms impacting our daily lives in ways we don’t even realize, but also figuratively.  We’re emotionally

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A Serial “Liker’s” Call to Action

January 10, 2017Danielle Brown Books, Current Affairs, Education, Social Issues

  Twitter: my professional platform Facebook: friends and family Insta…..what? I am sure I have one picture posted and it’s of  a lamp I found at Target for an AMAZING price. As my teacher network grows I have noticed that

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Sticks and Stones

January 9, 2017Alaina Adams Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, Literacy, Love, Social Issues, Teacher Leadership, Uncategorized

Recently, a colleague of mine had the honor of speaking to teenagers about the power of becoming an educator. To prepare, she posted a Facebook status asking these questions: “Why should people pursue teaching degrees? Why should people teach in public schools?”

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I Wonder

December 26, 2016Jen Robinson Education Policy, Social Issues

I Wonder After spending a several days serving on jury duty, I began to wonder about a few school policies and how they are practiced and / or implemented within different districts and schools. I wonder how different schools track

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The Broken Teacher

December 11, 2016Treva Jenkins Education, Life in the Classroom, Social Issues

This blog was inspired by Jess Ledbetter’s November blog entitled, Pressures of Teaching: Decreasing our Effectiveness? It’s definitely a serious issue that deserves our attention and further study. There are countless reasons why teachers become highly stressed: high stakes exams,

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The War Against Cognitive Dissonance

November 29, 2016Mike Vargas Life in the Classroom, Science, Social Issues, Uncategorized

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does the tree make a sound? According to George Berkley 1750, who I studied in philosophy 101 at NAU, neither the tree nor the forest

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We Shall Not Cease From Exploration: A Plea for Geography Education

November 15, 2016Beth Maloney Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Literacy, Mathematics, Science, Social Issues, Teacher Leadership, Web/Tech

Did you know it’s Geography Awareness Week (November 13-19)?  Did I just lose your interest because when you hear “geography” you picture a dusty, outdated atlas on your classroom shelf?  This is my plea for geography instruction in today’s schools.

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