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I’ve got my first American’s Who Tell the Truth portrait up in the office. It looks great and it’s getting just as many comments from students as it is from others in the school. In about two days the other three portraits will be up and I think the reaction is going to be fantastic. [...]

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Yesterday I talked about something I learned from Howard Zinn that I use in the classroom, everyday. It’s not being neutral. Neutrality is the worst thing that you can do to a curriculum, but it’s also the easiest thing you can do. Being neutral is comfortable. Being neutral is nice. Being neutral is also as [...]

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My office decoration project is almost complete: #flickr_badge_source_txt {padding:0; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, Sans serif; color:#666666;} #flickr_badge_icon {display:block !important; margin:0 !important; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;} #flickr_icon_td {padding:0 5px 0 0 !important;} .flickr_badge_image {text-align:center !important;} .flickr_badge_image img {border: 1px solid black !important;} #flickr_www {display:block; padding:0 10px 0 10px !important; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, [...]

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This year, as my first school year as an administrator is wrapping up, I wanted to take a moment to thank the principals out there that are blogging, along with my building principal, who have helped me grow this year. Kelly Hobbes – Educational Discourse Chris Lehmann – Practical Theory Dave Sherman – The Principal [...]

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I’m going to start here: I’m an advocate for school choice. Charter Schools: Dig ‘em. Work for one. Played a small, small, part in the largest revisions of charter school laws in our state back when I thought I wanted to grow up to be a lobbyist. In general, a huge fan of charters started [...]

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