Mike Gwaltney
@MikeGwaltney
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Educator, Consultant. Engaged Citizen. Curriculum, Assessment, Pedagogy, Leadership, Culture, etc.
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http://mikegwaltney.wordpress.com 08-11-2008 18:29:40
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“Could cohorts of dead sequoias become lasting monuments of warning about historical hubris? The connected struggles for climate action and civil society in the U.S. will tell.”
latimes.com/opinion/story/…
#sequoianationalpark #sequoias #redwoods #climatechange #historyteacher
A tough challenge for #democracy .
“Cognitive psychology and neuroscience have found that people form political opinions based on emotions, such as fear, contempt and anger, rather than relying on facts. New facts often do not change people’s minds.
today.uconn.edu/2022/08/cognit…
“Alone, they’re a basic violation of the separation of church and state. But in the broader context, it’s hard not to see them as part of the larger Christian nationalist project.”
#democracy #edchat #education
cnn.com/2022/08/19/us/…
A thoughtful final day at the #FCIS LeadershipAcademy discussing faculty culture, recruitment, and retention with Mike Gwaltney from Independent School Management #FCIS events #FCIS
“In 2018, the richest 25 Americans were worth $1.1 trillion, the same wealth as 14.3 million ordinary wage earners put together. The personal federal tax bill for the top 25: $1.9 billion. For the wage earners: $143 billion.”
propublica.org/article/the-se…
#inequality
#democracy
“The U.S. tops the list as the country with the highest gap between CEO and worker pay: for every $1 an average worker received in 2018, the average CEO earned $265 U.S. dollars.” statista.com/statistics/424…
#inequality
#democracy
'If you think you can run a school that is 'neutral' in a divided landscape, you can't. If you think you are doing so, you're not.' Truth from Dr. Rodney Glasgow at #ismadvancementacademy #isedchat
“Many Americans have an image of our country they believe comes from history, when in fact it’s from marketing and mythology. This fantasy keeps us saturated with weaponry, and needs to be rejected before we can make any enduring change.”
#historyteacher
newyorker.com/tech/annals-of…