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I'm fortunate to work at a truly exceptional public high school, but am still nervous to dive into this. Afraid I'll feel discouraged, insulted, enraged and dismayed at the way the system functions overall and by how our profession is often viewed by others. Those who've read it - any chance I'll come away feeling inspired? 🤓

WTAF. Being an academically trained musician (two composition degrees), and married to a composition professor, we talk about measuring "success" in subjective areas such as the arts all the time. This shit makes me crazy. "Draw a picture of how your hands look" for a gym class!? Ok how does that evaluate a gym teacher, for real. None of this has anything to do with kids learning or actually assessing a teacher's effectiveness.

Here's what I'm going to work on for Dewey's 24-hour #readathon, with particular focus on The Teacher Wars. It starts at 8pm tonight here in Singapore, so most of my participation will begin around hour 11 or 12, I think. I most likely won't hit up the mini-challenges, but I'll try to hop on here and twitter some, with a blog post too. I hope everybody has fun with it this weekend!

We've been dealing with this shit forever. 😡

(Re-post) What an eye-opening read! This is a history of education in America, & I learned *a lot* from it, even after taking college educational history courses (go figure). By no means exhaustive, and a bit on the dry side, this title provides excellent grounding for understanding how & why our education system works the way it does today. DG is thankfully balanced in her approach. 4 stars! #PairWith: Lost Vineyards Chardonnay, slightly chilled.

A captivating book that ties the long and tumultuous history of teaching to challenges facing the profession--really, facing education--today. I learned so much, and have so many things I want to look into further. Now to make notes out of all those flags before I return it to the library!
4.5/5 stars

I didn't learn about any of these people--or any black education theorists at all--in my teacher-prep program. 🤔😐 Theorists mentioned here: Lisa Delpit & Gloria Ladson Billings. Model teachers: Charlotte Forten & Anna Julia Cooper.

The father's full quote: "I don't know Susan B. Anthony and I suppose I never shall, but she's a woman who is working for a cause, a just cause, and I will not allow my children to listen to any half-baked nincompoop who sneers at her."

So in addition to being a fascinating history of my sometime profession, the writing's amazing! ?

#BookNLunch! @MrBook and I are enjoying a meal and discussion about The Teacher Wars with #ThePoconoBookClub! Book gift swap to follow 😃

#ThePoconoBookClub meeting! What a high-energy discussion!! If your book club reads non-fiction, this would be a great selection to read and discuss. Then again, many of our members are in the teaching profession, lol, but still. This is a great packed house today. Cheesesteak and tater tots and Coke, by the way 😋!

What an eye-opening read! This is a history of education in America, and I learned *a lot* from it, even after taking educational history courses in college (go figure). By no means exhaustive, and a bit on the dry side, this title provides excellent grounding for understanding how & why our education system works the way it does today. DG is thankfully balanced in her approach. 4 stars! #PairWith: Lost Vineyards Chardonnay, slightly chilled.

#BookNLunch! Accompaniment this chilly afternoon is my famous nacho plate: tortilla chips, olives, salami, pepperoni, 7 kinds of shredded cheeses, and herbs & spices. With Coke! MMMmmm 😋! This has been another presentation of: #MrBookBookBabeKitchen. Happy reads & happy eats! 😎👌🏻

#BookNDinner! Accompaniment this evening: steamed clams in butter and garlic; teriyaki wings with ranch (not pictured); and Yuengling on draft. MMMMmmm 😋!!! Happy reads & happy eats! 😎👌🏻

BookNBrunch! From a couple hours ago, accompaniment was: cheesey scrambled eggs; crispy bacon; extra crispy TATER TOTS; toasted peasant bread; and blueberry lemonade. MMMMmmm 😋!!! This has been another presentation of: #MrBookBookBabeKitchen. Happy reads & happy eats 😎👌🏻! #mrbooktotpics

#BookNLunch! Accompaniment this wintry afternoon: grilled provolone and bacon sandwich, Tostitos chips, and sparkling mineral water. MMMMmmm 😋! This has been another presentation of: #MrBookBookBabeKitchen. Happy reads & happy eats 😎👌🏻!