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Inside Education
with Shane Phipps
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Trump’s “Patriotic Education Commission” Plan Shows Complete Lack of Understanding of what Patriotism Is
“This past week, the president doubled down by announcing that he will create a “Patriotic Education Commission” so that schools will be forced by “patriotic parents” to “stop teaching about what America has done wrong” and “start teaching about freedoms.” When I heard this announcement, I was gobsmacked. It has become clear to me that our president and those who still support him—most particularly, the far-right Christians—do not understand the concept of patriotism whatsoever. As a teacher of American history for the past 20 years, I feel it is my duty to try and deliver to them a lesson on patriotism and American freedoms.”
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Public Education Needs to Radically Change Its Primary Focus in Order to Save Our Nation
The farther down our current path we travel, the more convinced I become that it’s going to take public education to turn us around. And that, I’m afraid, can’t happen… Read more
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The Awesome Responsibility of Teaching Students in Troubled Times
Teachers haven’t had this kind of volatile national atmosphere in which to do our jobs for over 50 years. Not since at least the late 60s has our nation been… Read more
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Reopening Schools
“Nobody expected the reopening of schools to be without problems. It is the way schools react to these problems that will make the difference between being able to stay open and having to close back down. Being honest, forthright and transparent is a good place to start.”
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Back to School Lesson Taught is a Lesson Learned
Yesterday was our first day back to school in almost five months. As is normally the case, our school doesn’t jump right into our regular curriculum. We spend the first… Read more
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An Open Letter to President Trump on Behalf of Social Studies Teachers Everywhere
Mr. President, A few days ago, you stood on a stage in front of Mount Rushmore and made some comments that can only be described as a direct attack upon… Read more
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The Covid-19 Pandemic is Revealing Just How Crucial Public Schools Are and Why They Should Be Equitably Funded
Being a few weeks into the COVID-19 shutdown, students across the country have by now settled into new routines for their education. For those with the capability, that probably means… Read more
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No More Middle Ground: At this point, you are either for public education, or you are against it
Everything we crazy, paranoid teachers have been warning you about for the last decade is coming to pass right before our eyes. We told you that the new accountability system… Read more
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A Teacher’s Morning: Today Will Be a Better Day
At 5am the alarm rings out But it does not wake him up He’s been staring in the darkness for an hour There’s a routine battle raging in his brain… Read more
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Why I Am Still a Teacher, Despite Everything
Teaching has become a much harder thing to do in the last decade. The fact that there is such a major shortage of teachers comes as no surprise to anyone… Read more
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The Real Reason Behind the Push for School Choice
The war on public education is entering its final stages. It’s been a nearly two decade long process leading us to the final phase of battle. That battle will happen… Read more
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Indiana Governor Holcomb Continues to Insult and Taunt Public School Teachers.
Back in November when 20,000 red clad supporters of public education descended upon the Indiana statehouse for the Red for Ed Action Day Rally, our Governor was cowering a thousand… Read more
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The GOP Cares About Children, So Long As They Are Christians or Have Money
The writing has been on the wall for the better part of two decades now. The current Republican agenda on education, starting with the George W. Bush administration, began a… Read more
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Holcomb and Congress Now Playing Good Cop/Bad Cop with Teachers
Indiana’s public school teachers continue to be marginalized and manipulated as pawns in a dangerous political chess game. Our state’s elected officials probably think they’ve figured out how it’s going… Read more
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We Are Here to Leave a Better World for Our Children but Our Leaders Have Completely Lost Sight of This
I hope you’ll pardon me if I ramble and vent a little today. There are a lot of things on my mind as I am back in the classroom for… Read more
