The Educator's Notebook

"Here's What’s Going On With Affirmative Action And School Admissions”
NPR - 7/7/18

“An announcement from Jeff Sessions, a Harvard lawsuit, changes in the Supreme Court and proposals for selective high schools in New York City. Here's a rundown of the facts in place, and the latest developments.”
“It's Time To Tell Your Kids It Doesn’t Matter Where They Go To College”
Time - 3/22/18

"Why don’t we tell our kids the truth about success? We could start with the fact that only a third of adults hold degrees from four-year colleges. Or that you’ll do equally well in terms of income, job satisfaction and life satisfactionwhether you go to an elite private college or a less-selective state university.”

How A Random Tweet Went Viral — And Offered Insight Into Teen Culture
Huffington Post - 6/28/18

“A lot of people my age (not to sound like I am some uniquely sophisticated teen who is above such stupidity) are really enamoured with the surface level aesthetics of Gatsby — for instance, Gatsby themed parties where everyone dresses up in flapper dresses and suits are super common.”

How Likely Is “Likely” or “Probably” or “Maybe”? Here Are The Numbers
Harvard Business Review - 7/3/18
A Brilliant Lecture By Arundhati Roy On Language And Translation
RAIOT - 6/28/18

“Writing screenplays—I wrote two—taught me to write dialogue. And it taught me economy. But then I began to yearn for excess… It was only after writing The God of Small Things that I felt the blood in my veins flow more freely. It was an unimaginable relief to have finally found a language that tasted like mine. A language in which I could write the way I think… Less than a year after The God of Small Things was published… I wrote my first political essay, “The End of Imagination.” My language changed, too. It wasn’t slow-cooked. It wasn’t secret, novel-writing language. It was quick, urgent, and public. And it was straight-up English.”

2018-19 Education Conference Calendar
EdSurge - 7/3/18
Teacher Coaching Relationships As Cure To Burnout
ASCD - 6/28/18

"Coaches provide ample, ongoing opportunities for teachers to converse about their practice and collaborate regularly with teaching colleagues, while offering timely and descriptive feedback that helps teachers become more reflective practitioners… More importantly, instructional coaches are partners, guides, teachers, collaborators, and colleagues who support the learning community.”

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Bedtime Math Instead Of Bedtime Reading?
Hechinger Report - 7/3/18

“The idea is that math should be part of the vernacular. When your kid asks, “Can I have some gummy bears?” say, “How many?” She says seven, then you give her three. Then you say, “How many more do you need?” That sort of thing.”

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