One of the more persistent myths of education: If we just get every teacher to do X, then all students will learn Y. This is also one of the dumbest myths of education, but it is a freaking titanium cockroach.

Also, imagine if Trump wins in 2024. What will he do to student protestors? Republicans will just cite the Biden Administration and its support for unleashing law enforcement.

Ronnie Colvin, MS, CFP® Cotton: 'Do you hate America?'
Me: 'No, I'm quite fond of Montreal.'
Cotton: 'The UNITED STATES of America?'
Me: 'Define 'hate'?'
Cotton: 'Do you think the USA was a good idea?'
Me: 'It's better than the Confederacy your ancestors fought for, is that the question?'

Just an FYI for people referencing the Civil Rights Movement as the ideal and legal means of protesting, students sitting in at lunch counters, in movie theaters, in bus terminals and marching in public parks were violating laws and ordinances and agents of the state were also…

Trump is confused and a pathological liar.

A great joy doing good work with great educators and kids. Read what I’ve been up to this week. linkedin.com/posts/westbour…

Pesky facts!

Your principal looks thirsty! Bring him/her to the Stager Melbourne Meetup Monday! professorgarystager.com/meetup

I’ll visit you in Gitmo Lawrence O'Donnell

So this happened today. Details ⁦The Last Word⁩ 10pm ⁦MSNBC⁩

Living my best life!

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This sort of coverage versus the coverage of the actual violence against pro-Palestinian protestors at UCLA confirms why so many of us call out the false god of objectivity in journalism. It has never existed. Choices about framing, emphasis, legitimacy are made every single day…

12-hour day today at Westbourne Grammar School. Full-day teacher masterclass, meeting with senior school department chairs, and a family micro:bit workshop for kids and parents. Getting up early tomorrow to check out the school jazz band.

Rodney Dangerfield meeting Elvis Presley in Las Vegas, 1969.

Victorian educators, please join me for a cold one and chips Monday night. I would especially love to meet school leaders.

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Nick Covington This is why we can’t have nice things. A licensed professional educator should be capable of discerning the difference between instruction and the illiberal advocacy for explicit systematic instruction.

Chris Lehmann Mme Lockhart Once again, there’s nothing worse than bad progressive education.

Mme Lockhart Mrs Saunders I’m sure you’d love debating different definition of practice as well. Most of the things practiced in school share little with the process of practicing something complex, beautiful, or meaningful. Classroom “skill” practice shares very little with what an expert does to grow.

Chris Lehmann Mme Lockhart Conflating this stunt with the motives and belief structure of those advocating for explicit instruction is disingenuous at best. Instruction should be on tap, not on top. If your goal is learning what a random word means, telling is fine and likely forgotten after the test.