FINALLY! A month later, I’m finally getting back to the third installment of my Common Core Standards series! I apologize for the delay, folks! Click below to read the first two parts. Part 1 – Common Core Standards: Busting the Myths Part 2 – Common Core Standards: What Do the Teachers Think? So, here we …
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Common Core Standards, Part 2: What Do the Teachers Think?
This is Part 2 of what will be a 3-part series on Common Core State Standards. Part 1: Busting the Myths can be found here. Part 3 will be my own reasons for supporting Common Core, as well as a couple of drawbacks I see to the standards. My goal for this post was to …
Common Core Standards, Part 1: Busting the Myths
There are a lot of arguments against the Common Core standards out there nowadays. Some of these arguments are based on misinformation about Common Core. If you know me, you know I’m pro-Common Core, and I want to share why. In this post, I will address some of the ideas and myths floating around about …
Summertime
Well, the day has come. My summer is over. Tomorrow I start the school year again. For the 14th time. Thankfully, I’m not dreading it too much, although I’ve spent the past 72 hours in semi-panic mode getting three different presentations ready for faculties I’m working with the first few days of school. In some …
Nashville Somalis: Being Able to Vote is a Miracle
The Tennessean had an incredible article today about Somali Americans who are able to vote in this election. Here are some quotes: “Nashville’s Somalis don’t want to hear how inconvenient it is to stand in long lines at the polls.They don’t like conversations about how watching TV is ruined by all the political attack ads, …