adamlaats.bsky.social
Education historian at Binghamton U (SUNY). Columbo fan. Books about schools, religion, conservatism. Now writing about the roots of US public schools, c. 1790-1860. Check out adamlaats.net
👤 Joined on 20 September 2023
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@adamlaats.bsky.socialThe sunrise made for a stunning walk to the office this morning.
Show PostKudos to @prri.org for fielding this question, which suggests that much of the public recognizes the unprecedented waters the US constitutional order is currently navigating:
Show PostI beg anyone who is not a teacher and chooses to write about teaching to stop and reflect upon the best and worst teachers that they had and what made them so before they share their ideas with the world.
Show PostNotably the other field here that involves the lives of human beings does not actually claim to run on a script. Surgeons have to improv and troubleshoot all the time. No one is saying that teachers shouldn't follow established procedures and pedagogy. That's not the same thing as a script.
Show PostI want Dale to give the same sheet music to a middle school band, a college marching band, and the Vienna Philharmonic and have him say there is no distinction between them. And if there is a distinction, what accounts for that if there is no difference in what's on the page?
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