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Not Making Sense, and a Conversation I Never Had

August 5, 2019 By Barry Garelick

This is the tenth piece in a series called “Out on Good Behavior: Teaching Math While Looking Over Your Shoulder” by Barry Garelick.

Filed Under: Education Reform

A Cathartic Discussion, Putting the Bell on the Cat, and Business as Usual

July 29, 2019 By Barry Garelick

This is the ninth piece in a series called “Out on Good Behavior: Teaching Math While Looking Over Your Shoulder” by Barry Garelick.

Filed Under: Education Reform

The General This ‘n That Shop, Negative Numbers, and Faith

July 23, 2019 By Barry Garelick

This is the eighth piece in a series called “Out on Good Behavior: Teaching Math While Looking Over Your Shoulder” by Barry Garelick.

Filed Under: Education Reform

A Gnarly Problem, Critical Thinking, and Authentic Struggle

July 17, 2019 By Barry Garelick

This is the seventh piece in a series called “Out on Good Behavior: Teaching Math While Looking Over Your Shoulder” by Barry Garelick.

Filed Under: Education Reform

The Prospect of a Horrible PD, a Horrible Meeting, and an Unlikely Collaboration

July 12, 2019 By Barry Garelick

This is the sixth piece in a series called “Out on Good Behavior: Teaching Math While Looking Over Your Shoulder” by Barry Garelick

Filed Under: Education Reform

The Rituals of School, an Unusual Communion, and the Vast Wasteland of Math 8

July 8, 2019 By Barry Garelick

This is the fifth piece in a series called “Out on Good Behavior: Teaching Math While Looking Over Your Shoulder” by Barry Garelick

Filed Under: Education Reform

Who Knows? Who Decides? Who Decides Who Decides?

July 3, 2019 By J.R. Wilson

J.R. Wilson: The answers to the questions Who Knows? Who Decides? Who Decides Who Decides? with regard to our education system has shifted over time.

Filed Under: Education Reform

The Parole Officer’s Check List, the Dialectic of Competition, and Gnarly Problems

June 26, 2019 By Barry Garelick

This is the fourth piece in a series called “Out on Good Behavior: Teaching Math While Looking Over Your Shoulder” by Barry Garelick

Filed Under: Education Reform

Understanding, and Outliers in a Sea of Outliers

June 20, 2019 By Barry Garelick

This is the third piece in a series called “Out on Good Behavior: Teaching Math While Looking Over Your Shoulder” by Barry Garelick.

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: math

An espresso-based job interview, a 1962 algebra book, and procedures vs understanding

June 6, 2019 By Barry Garelick

Barry Garelick: I hoped I would be allowed autonomy in my new teaching job, but for the most part, I was glad they brought me in out of the rain.

Filed Under: Education Reform

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