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the Buddhas in the front row ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
True confessions: I actually don’t have rows in my classroom. We sit in an old-fashioned circle, and I don’t let the students put the chairs back after class. ‘Everyone,’ I tell them, ‘should sit in circles. You can see each other.’ (They think I’m just being nice to them, not realising I mean it :))…
kindergarten teacher bashing ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
Okay, now I’m just mad. And I’m trying — as always! — to do something other than just fume. Here it is, my attempt to address grievances. It’s far too late in the game to redress them….:( Here’s a link to an interview w/ that spokesperson for the ultra-conservative, Ann Coulter. In it, Coulter dismisses…
public education & teaching teachers ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
This is how teachers learn best: caffeine & reflection :). Well, at least the teachers I know ~ This week I helped with a two-day workshop with teachers in a town near here — one of the many small Oklahoma towns (population about 2,000 or so) that are fighting lack of funding as they try…
teaching, practice and love ~
By
Britton Gildersleeve
The muse Terpsichore is known for many things: dances, the harp, education. But most amazing is that all these things come together in one Muse: supposedly Terpsichore invents them all. Think about it: all of those coming from one head. Then think about how we separate them today. Who would put the harp in w/…
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