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Do blogging teachers hurt their students?
The NYT has a lovely essay up on what happens when teachers blog. What happens, for the most part, is that they let off some steam and open up a window to the world of public school classrooms. Most do so anonymously, under pseudonyms like Miss Brave and NYC Educator.
Teachers blog about the school administration, the city government’s education policies, collegaues they love or loathe. And of course, they blog about their students.
It’s the last part that gets me. Even doing it anonymously, I wonder how it affects students in their classrooms. My concerns aren’t limited to the big ones like exposing children to unwanted publicity on the Internet, or worse, inadvertently putting them in harm’s way.
Most of these blogs are anonymous, and that anonymity protects not only the teachers but their students. More insidious is the worry that a teacher who blogs might become a blogger first and a teacher second. What will class be like if the teacher is always on the lookout for that next great anecdote, crafting blog posts in her head instead of lesson plans?
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Beyonce can keep her ring.
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Watch their version of Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” below:
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It begs the question – what is with schools picking on little boys and their hair? Continue reading »
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(A nice break for your mother, who is to blame for all of your other shortcomings.)
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They passed on this belief to their female students. Continue reading »
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Lori Garcia 
Joslyn Gray 
Amber Doty 
Julianna Miner 
Monica Bielanko 
Sierra Black 
Meredith Carroll 
Carolyn Castiglia 
Sunny Chanel 
Madeline Holler 
Rebecca Odes 
Danielle Smith 
Danielle Sullivan 
Katherine Stone 
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