education
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Teaching This Week: 5 Cool Things
I managed to make some time this week (mostly due to a couple of sick days) to mess around online, and see what the world of teaching looks like right now. 1. The big talk is around the New York Times Sunday Magazine’s article “Can Good Teaching Be Learned?” (or, as it is known online,… Continue reading
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Carnival of Educators: Mar. 9, 2010 Edition
The latest edition of the Carnival of Educators is up at Notes from a Homeschooling Mom. Continue reading
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Steven Pinker, Jezebel, Cathleen Schine and Others on the Value of Reading
In response to my recent posts on the value of reading (and teaching literature), I’ve been sent some terrific links that shed light on the topic. BikeLizard over at my OpenSalon version of this blog mentioned a Jezebel article called “Page Rage: When Books Make Kids Hate Reading.” In it, the author grapples with the… Continue reading
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Encountering the Other: How Literature Will Save the World
Lately, I’ve been thinking about reading. A month ago, I asked you why the study of literature should be mandatory in college. You gave me lots of interesting responses (both here and on my OpenSalon blog). Not only did you help me start formulating the research question I was looking for, but you also got… Continue reading
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Literature and the Meaningful Life
Here’s a little something I found in my inbox this morning. What makes for a meaningful life? I consider each day, not just the life as a whole. I look at four ingredients. First, was it a day of virtue? I’m talking about …avoiding harmful behavior of body, speech, and mind; devoting ourselves to wholesome… Continue reading
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Why Study Literature?
Why should young people study literature? Why, in particular, should seventeen-to-twenty-year-olds who don’t read for pleasure and have weak literacy skills be forced to spend their time reading poetry, novels, plays etc. instead of working on simple reading comprehension and writing skills? Is it as important for students to read Salinger or Ishiguro as it… Continue reading
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Carnival of Educators: Jan. 12 2010
The latest Carnival of Educators is up at Notes From a Homeschooling Mom. Go read some good blog posts! Continue reading
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Top 10 Posts of 2009
Have you gotten behind on your blog reading? Do you wish you’d had time to read EVERY SINGLE POST here at Classroom as Microcosm this past year? Or are you a new reader who doesn’t know how to get caught up on all this teacherly goodness? Never fear – I’ve put together a handy list… Continue reading
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The New Semester: 10 Resolutions
Classes start again in less than two weeks. (Primary, secondary and university teachers who are already back at work, I know what you’re thinking: “Shut up.” Believe me, I know how good I’ve got it.) I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. However, one theme that presents itself frequently in my Buddhist meditation practice and my… Continue reading
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Carnival of Educators for Dec. 30: Bare Bones
We were actually going to postpone this week’s Carnival of Educators due to a lack of submissions, but a few last-minute entries has made it possible for it to go forward. Unfortunately, this means that I don’t have the time to do the bang-up job I’d like to in giving you some insights into each… Continue reading
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