Cult of Pedagogy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

It’s kind of a cultural moment where educators know what’s best for kids but then they’re sometimes prohibited from following those recommendations by either their school district policies or by state law. ” Despite those recommendations, he says, “many states have laws specifically prohibiting best practice.

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Cult of Pedagogy

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The kind of behaviors that we get in this ‘gotcha’ culture of social media are directly the opposite of what is productive in conversation. But I think now it’s especially important because we have so many things that they’re exposed to that are teaching like the wrong lessons.

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Cult of Pedagogy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

But regardless of where they come from, these mindsets hurt our relationships with students, and that makes everything else worse, from behavior to academics to the culture of school as a whole. So with all of this in mind, I was intrigued when I came across the phrase unconditional positive regard.

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Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 27, 2024

And you’re the only student representing that culture at your school. Because that’s something that I hear a lot from people in predominantly white spaces is that the kids are not choosing to read books that feature characters from cultures outside their own.” . “My advice was not to do that.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 2, 2023

Another approach is to look into our curricula to find places where the contributions of many cultures can be more fully acknowledged. We’ll be doing this here with a specific focus on Arab cultures. “And the reality is that the Arab heritage and the Arab culture is something that is across content areas.

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Geogramblings

DECEMBER 9, 2022

I’ve been dubbed a ‘social justice warrior’ (that’s a badge of honour). And at the end of this post there will be something you can download to play around with yourself or with students. Qatar’s laws and cultural norms are based on traditional gender roles and norms. Stick with it.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Young people today have seen very few victories for education, reproductive rights and social justice in their lifetimes, and have instead lived through numerous attacks on their very selves. Wade represents a low point in a series of low points for reproductive health and rights in this country.

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