February 2012
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“Given a choice between two presidential candidates, we’re likely to choose...”
– Jason Gots
The Trouble With Confidence | Think Tank | Big Think
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January 2012
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“Epidemics seldom end with miracle cures. Most of the time in the history of...”
– Adam Gopnik
Perfect.
Mass Incarceration and Criminal Justice in America : The New Yorker
“There is no plan in the current or proposed ESEA or in other federal legislation...”
– Linda Darling-Hammond
Why Is Congress Redlining Our Schools? | The Nation
“The term “zero tolerance” was first coined during the Reagan presidency and the...”
– Annette Fuentes
Arresting Development
“#25. Stop Being Afraid
Fear will kill you dead. You’ve nothing to be afraid...”
– 25 Things Writers Should Stop Doing
Seriously. Read this or else.
December 2011
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“I would like to thank the graduating class for having chosen me as your faculty...”
– The Lives They Lived - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com
Inspiring!
“A New York State court rightly upheld a state law requiring that prison inmates...”
– Prisons and Redistricting in New York - NYTimes.com
“I moved to the center of the room and assumed the position. I stared straight...”
– Charles Blow, keeping it way real.
The Brutal Side of Hazing - NYTimes.com
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“I’m frankly quite impressed with Occupy Wall Street, for it did in three months...”
– - Mumian Abu Jamal speaks to dream hampton on the Occupy Movement
http://lifeandtimes.com/lock-my-body-cant-trap-my-mind
(via jonubian)
That sums it up quite nicely.
“What I do know is that as the events on 9/11 were happening, I sat in a...”
– Ayesha Kazmi
Why I Am Not Protesting at Occupy « AmericanPaki
“Perhaps my tears came from repressed anger toward a world that has told me all...”
– Tara Conley
-smfh-
There’s no crying in intramural basketball, but there is gender discrimination
“But most notable in these findings is perhaps that although these parents wish...”
– Minority Parents On Education: Schools Need Reform, But Children’s Academic Success Is On Us
Not that I like the word “minority” …
November 2011
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“I’m not Jesus. I don’t need followers. I don’t need a metric to tell me that I...”
– John T. Spencer
I mean, I’m a brand, but … John’s spot on.
Klout Scores, Edublog Awards and Other Things That Don’t Matter « Cooperative Catalyst
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“Before Jerry Sandusky — before he allegedly used the Penn State football...”
– Jeff Passan
These people disgust me.
From Another Era And Another Sport, A Sex Abuse Scandal Still Inflicting Pain Today | ThePostGame
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“I wish that you may find patience enough in yourself to endure, and simplicity...”
– Rainer Maria Rilke (via creatingaquietmind)
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“The bill “Dominican Republic Electoral Law Reform” states that in the master...”
– Legislation eradicates Dominican “Indians” - DominicanToday.com
Shame. Thanks, Raquel Cepeda.
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“When universities become so dependent on athletic departments for their very...”
– Football is NOT an Absolute Monarchy (via azspot)
and this is but one of the 945678976 fucked up athletics programs.
(via soydulcedeleche)
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“Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to...”
– T.E. Lawrence (via tylerknott)
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Without the scheiße.: If I ever quit teaching... →
bniche:
It wouldn’t be because of the kids, no matter what kind of difficulties, challenges, needs, and stories they all come to class with.
It wouldn’t be because of the parents with overbearing or (sadly) underwhelming support and interest in their children’s work and lives.
It wouldn’t be because of…