Transformation
An Act of Aggression
Source: http://www.diversityactions.com/images/button.gif An undiscussable is a work-related problem that people hesitate to address with those who can do something about it. It isn’t that people don’t talk about undiscussables. They talk about them frequently — in the hallways and parking lots, bathrooms and across the cubicles. But it isn’t with the person or the people [...]
A Little Less Sad
I wonder if the call for change and reform is all that effective. If it’s our task to bring about change with legislators, to be honest and blunt, I see those changes as happening so slowly they never will in my lifetime as an educator. That is, I’ll be retired before changes come about that [...]
Strength in Weakness
I am drawn to this topic, again and again. Fear. It is more than a word. It is a creature that haunts me, hovering at the very edge of sight, always in pursuit. Our education system is founded on that fear because it is who what we are. At every turn, uncertain freedom laced with [...]
Share the Joy
Source: http://www.illusionsgallery.com/Grail-L.jpgSteve Dembo (Teach42) makes this point about ignorant educators drinking the Web 2.0 Kool-Aid: These are people that were happy, productive, and doing right by students before they got connected. Could it be that the PLN like the Matrix? Once youâre connected, you can never go back. And education is a lot dirtier than [...]