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jujuaw05
Mar 65 min read
A Better Way to Inspire Inclusivity in Education
Education systems often make it enforceable by law that all children, including those with disabilities, are in school. These children...
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aadegabi29
Jan 93 min read
Why an ADHD diagnoses is a good news diagnosis and whether your child needs oen
Of all the Wonderfully Wired profiles I think the one least understood is ADHD. As a young teacher, I was guilty as many teachers are,...
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aadegabi29
Aug 29, 20234 min read
Should we still teach writing to those with writing challenges?
As I write, my eldest sits and does online aptitude testing for career guidance. She reads the word based questions and I wonder if...
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aadegabi29
Aug 22, 20233 min read
How can teachers start helping Wonderfully Wired kids?
I’ve been thinking about teachers with empathy and concern. What would it take for teachers under pressure to deliver results to get a ...
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aadegabi29
Aug 15, 20232 min read
"Reading isn’t voting!" Julie Bogart
My eldest daughter recently found herself on the wrong side of offense when she was tasked to read a historical document on eugenics...
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aadegabi29
Aug 1, 20233 min read
"There are no educational emergencies", Julie Bogart
My husband says all disappointments are a result of unmet expectations. That’s a good sentiment when it comes to managing my expectations...
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aadegabi29
Apr 25, 20233 min read
Parents: no longer on the outside of education
“I feel like you're parenting us parents,” I said to Heather Wells in this month’s episode of the podcast. Heather and I were talking...
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aadegabi29
Apr 18, 20235 min read
Teachers are farmers, not factory workers
“The core role of a teacher is facilitating learning… but much of what teachers are expected to do is something other than teaching.”...
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aadegabi29
Apr 11, 20234 min read
Children are natural born learners
Last week we suggested changing our metaphor for schools: Instead of seeing schools as factories and students as products on a conveyor...
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aadegabi29
Apr 4, 20233 min read
Schools are farms not factories
Ever wondered why our schools look the way they do? Why do children go to school in groups of others their own age? Why are days divided...
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