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John Brown

@jbrown4343

Clinical Associate Professor of Education, University of Massachusetts Lowell & Consultant at praxis-group LLC

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“When, one of my students holds something to be true, and I hold an opposing truth, there is tension. This tension is common in teaching , and I used to regularly reject their truth, thinking that the tension was dangerous. Such a rejection is an unnecess…lnkd.in/d8Wh9dcs

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"The potential positive effects of investments in academic quality on the economic growth rate of the United States may provide a rationale for increases in the amount of shared governance at universities." W.D. Leach, University of Southern California

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“The potential positive effects of investments in academic quality on the economic growth rate of the United States may provide a rationale for increases in the amount of shared governance at universities." W.D. Leach, University of Southern California lnkd.in/etWXbfRX

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Congratulations to all UML graduates today, especially: Matt Abrahamson Mike Anthony Elyse Berube Denjani Bhattacharyya Simile Boden Tiana Brote Matt Charles Austin Corcoran Alexis Esposito Dan Falcucci Ana Gore Christina Gravina Hayley Grove Sean Ha…lnkd.in/ewb6jbPS

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A giant ship's engine broke down and no one could repair it, so they hired a Mechanical Engineer with over 30 years of experience. He inspected the engine very carefully, from top to bottom. After seeing everything, the engineer unloaded his bag and pull…lnkd.in/e9yTnspE

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"Our teachers are overworked already. Every one who adds a jot or tittle of unnecessary weight to their burden is a foe of education. A bad conscience increases the weight of every other burden; yet I know that child-study, and other pieces of psychology…lnkd.in/dMcCTB8w

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“our theory of the problem and our theory of action must have been flawed. We hold schools accountable for being our main — and in some cases exclusive — mechanism for creating social mobility, and it’s not working.” - Prof. Paul Reville, Harvard Graduate School of Education