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Paul Horton: Will Career Teachers Be Crowded Out by Corporate Reform? http://t.co/A5KDcvOEUj via @educationweek 12 hours ago
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@tootieflutie10 The dread has lessened with each performance. Hang in there, you'll do great! #musedchat 16 hours ago
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"Mr. G, I'm disappointed because Austin Powers is a lie!" Student quote of the month. 21 hours ago
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@MandaJaneLove Top it with cheese! 2 days ago
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RT @delmendorf: Good time of year to remember our influence - http://t.co/SOWq0Iwmue #edchat #teach #elemchat #edleader #musedchat #educati… 2 days ago
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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Modern Education Funding: Crippling Our Future
Children! Children! Future! Future! In two words, The Simpsons was able to sum up the importance of funding education. Not to disparage my favorite show, but this is a concept so easy, even Barney Gumble can grasp it. Why is … Continue reading
Weekly YouTube Roundup, Pt. 2
This week’s theme: Creativity Tweet
Reviewing the Henley Report—Part One
Very recently, Darren Henley published an expansive report on the state of music education in the United Kingdom. It’s definitely worth a read, if you can spare the time. In the report, Mr. Henley makes several observations that parallel the … Continue reading
Weekly YouTube Links, Pt. 1
This week’s theme to loosely tie these videos together: Education reform/advocacy. Tweet
Composition For 7th Graders, Part One
Composition is one of the best things we can do for our students. It forces them to think creatively rather than just reading notes off a page, and it allows them to express themselves musically. When a student is able … Continue reading
Developing Jazz Skills in Middle School Musicians
One of the more frequent questions I hear from fellow young teachers is something along the lines of “How can we develop a good middle school jazz program?” The root of the problem seems to be that, while many of … Continue reading