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Giving a Beep for Education?

8 Mar 20198 Mar 2019
HOW ABOUT GIVING YOUR VOTE! I participated in a sign-waving event on Monday in support of my fellow teachers in my district and around the state who continue to pay…
Culture…

The Best Defense from Fake News is Self Defense

30 May 2018
DO YOU REALLY WANT CORPORATIONS DECIDING WHAT CONSTITUTES "FAKE NEWS" There has been a great deal of furor and fever over what appears to be the spread of "fake news".…
Education…

It’s Standardized Testing Season Again

10 May 201810 May 2018
HOW "VALUE ADDED" REFORMS DESTROY THE VALUE OF SCHOOLS It's that time of year again. The days are getting longer. The air is getting hotter. Dreams of summer vacation are…
Education…

Wine Cork Stratification and Life in Education

2 Jun 20172 Jun 2017
WHY THE UNITED STATES IS EXPERIENCING A TEACHER SHORTAGE My wife and I like wine. A little wine, maybe a couple of glasses after dinner. My wife also enjoys making…
Culture…

Don’t Stay Silent

14 Jan 201714 Jan 2017
WHEN WE STAND ALONE, WE FALL. WHEN WE STAND TOGETHER, WE RISE. It's been a while since I've posted a Music Moment. This was a pretty powerful statement.
Education…

Losing Tolerance for Zero Tolerance

4 Oct 20164 Oct 2016
BREAKING DOWN THE ZERO TOLERANCE SCAM Many years ago I found myself in a conflict with my principal when I advocated for one of my students in the face of the…
Education

Testing Season

24 May 201624 May 2016
HOW PUNITIVE HIGH STAKES TESTING DUMBS DOWN THE CLASSROOM An edited version of the following essay appeared in the Fort Myers News Press.  It’s mid-April, so let the testing season…
Education…

Democracy Discriminates Against the Young

7 Mar 20167 Mar 2016
AN OBSERVATION ON BENJAMIN STUDEBAKER'S POST A really excellent post. You bring up some great points. One thing does, however, stand out. Other democracies do, in fact, have publicly funded…
Education…

Jim Crow 2.0

12 Sep 201512 Sep 2015
OUR CHILDREN ARE GROWING UP IN A NEW AGE OF SEGREGATION I like to use an educational technique that I call The Serendipitous Curriculum. I've been ribbed about it by…
Education

On Oak Trees and High Stakes Testing

24 Jan 2015
And selling what everyone knows to be a bad idea Some time ago my school district showed us an interesting video and sent representatives around to explain the new Value…

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The Banality of Book Banning

The Banality of Book Banning

Perpetuating fear is in many ways a banal act of people just doing their jobs by impartially administering the law.

by Mad Sociologist 5 Jun 20237 Jun 2023
When They Really Came for the Teachers

When They Really Came for the Teachers

Teachers went from heroes to villains, thanks to right-wing counter narratives.

by Mad Sociologist 31 May 2023
A Course in Mad Sociology Lecture 10

A Course in Mad Sociology Lecture 10

Chapter 3: Methods of Research Section 1: Positivism and Quantitative Methods Introduction It’s time to talk about methods of research! No, look. We have to talk about methods of research. We have to get an understanding of how sociologists know what they know. Sociologists don’t just sit around thinking about society and writing whatever pops…

by Mad Sociologist 17 May 202317 May 2023
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