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Import 2022-12-14 09:40

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Import 2022-12-14 09:40 • 3 min read

#339: America Has Been Dumb Lately

Hi Loyal Readers, Happy Thursday and thank you for being here. Last week was all about listening and empathy. I’m keeping up with that theme this issue with a thought-provoking article by Jonathan Haidt that helps explain how our country got so messed up. Not to give too much away, because after all…
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#338: Listen First public
Import 2022-12-14 09:40 • 4 min read

#338: Listen First

For my day job, I support teachers as an instructional coach. The first thing you learn in coaching school is how to listen. This seems basic but is harder than it seems. The reason is that educators who have left the classroom typically want to “fix the teacher” as quickly as possible. The problem…
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#337: Next Steps For Schools? public
Import 2022-12-14 09:40 • 4 min read

#337: Next Steps For Schools?

Happy Thursday, loyal readers. Thank you very much for being here. Like me, many of you are educators. So it makes sense that you may have subscribed to this newseltter thinking I’d be sending high-quality and thought-provoking education-related articles your way. But at last count, in The Highlight…
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Import 2022-12-14 09:40 • 4 min read

#336: Turning Red

Happy Thursday, loyal readers. Thank you very much for being here. If you’re new(ish), welcome! The Highlighter is all about reading the best articles on race, education, and culture. I hope you like what you read. Last weekend, I watched “ Turning Red ” and found the movie delightful. So I was surp…
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#335: The State of Education In The Bay public
Import 2022-12-14 09:40 • 4 min read

#335: The State of Education In The Bay

Last night I attended a celebration for VIP Abby , an accomplished Bay Area educator, to honor her contributions as a teacher, teacher-leader, consultant, advocate of project based learning, champion of the graduate profile, and proponent of authentic performance assessment. It was wonderful to gath…
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#334: He Paid For America’s Fear public
Import 2022-12-14 09:40 • 4 min read

#334: He Paid For America’s Fear

Happy Thursday, loyal readers. Thank you for opening this week’s issue. I was reminded last Thursday at HHH of the kindness and joy of our reading community (photo evidence here and here and here ). As usual, our gathering was sold out! I’m looking for (non-Zoom) ways to bring together loyal readers…
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Import 2022-12-14 09:40 • 3 min read

#333: What Doctors Don’t Hear, Interpreters Do

Welcome to March, loyal readers. Thank you for being here. This week’s issue explores the effects of losing or lacking connection. The lead article, “ Unspeakable Pain: What Doctors Don’t Hear ,” examines the ethical dilemmas medical interpreters face when doctors and patients do not share a common…
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#332: Great Articles Come From Great Writers public
Import 2022-12-14 09:40 • 5 min read

#332: Great Articles Come From Great Writers

Happy Thursday, loyal readers. Thank you for being here. If you’re a new(ish) subscriber, welcome. I hope you come to like The Highlighter. This week I’m trying something different: celebrating the writers who bring us these outstanding articles. Over the past two years, I’ve had the opportunity to…
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#331: Black History Is Your History public
Import 2022-12-14 09:40 • 4 min read

#331: Black History Is Your History

Happy Thursday, Loyal Readers. According to viral post yesterday on Twitter , a counselor in Indiana is letting parents opt their children out of lessons related to “Black History Month and Valentine’s Day.” Making his case to families, the counselor argues that “a greater understanding of diversity…
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#330: 10 Years Since Trayvon public
Import 2022-12-14 09:40 • 4 min read

#330: 10 Years Since Trayvon

As always, thank you for being here. And welcome, new subscribers! This week’s issue is dedicated to the memory of Trayvon Martin, who was murdered 10 years ago, and to the contributions of Black Lives Matter, which was founded after George Zimmerman’s acquittal. Usually, this newsletter features ar…
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#329: Now We Know Their Names public
Import 2022-12-14 09:40 • 4 min read

#329: Now We Know Their Names

Happy Thursday, loyal readers, and thank you for being here. Over the past almost-seven years, I’ve liked finding the best-written articles for you to read, no matter their source. Today’s issue includes pieces from well-resourced mainstream publications that everyone knows about (i.e., The Atlantic…
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#328: Free Country public
Import 2022-12-14 09:40 • 5 min read

#328: Free Country

One of my favorite things about putting this newsletter together is hearing from loyal readers who have taken a break for a while and then come back.  Last week’s issue , one of the most popular in Highlighter history, elicited many kind words and well wishes – for which I am very grateful. I d…
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