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Tag Archives: middle school
(Positive) Actions Have Consequences (Too!)
When working in a high-needs school (or, I’d guess, any school, for that matter), educators are trained to help students connect actions to consequences: “Well, you chose to make that rude comment in the middle of class to your classmate, … Continue reading
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Tagged City Year, education, empowerment, Leadership, middle school, school as prison
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Is Algebra Necessary?
Andrew Hacker recently had an op-ed in the New York Times entitled Is Algebra Necessary? His answer is “no” based on an argument that algebra is hard and that people who do poorly in algebra tend to drop out and … Continue reading
Having New Eyes 