Sunday, July 22, 2018

The Effects of Hiding With Black Cats

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The Effects of Hiding With Black Cats By Jill Jenkins             Over 60 years ago at the height of the Cold War, I ...
Thursday, July 5, 2018

The Importance of Affirmative Action and Access to Financial Aid

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The Importance of Affirmative Action and Access to Financial Aid By Jill Jenkins      When I was a child, my mother tol...
Sunday, June 24, 2018

I Can't Remain Silent

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I Can’t Remain Silent By Jill Jenkins As an educator the fate of children is a responsibility I have always taken seriously...
Thursday, June 7, 2018

Cultivating Healthy Faculties and Staff

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Cultivating Healthy Faculties and Staff by Jill Jenkins As a gardener, I understand the importance of balancing fertili...
Saturday, May 19, 2018

School Stinks

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School Stinks by Jill Jenkins I recently visited my former school to celebrate the retirement of two of my favorite people.  Wh...
Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Protecting Our Most Important Asset: Teachers

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Protecting Our Most Important Asset: Teachers By Jill Jenkins     A few years ago as the department chairman of the Language...
Friday, January 5, 2018

The Scam: Lower Expectations to Increase Graduation Rates and Lower Costs

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Recently I have been reading John Merrow's book Addicted to Reform: A 12-Step Program to Rescue Public Education, a book with which I d...
Wednesday, January 3, 2018

How To Avoid Humiliation In Your Classroom

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     In a very successful writing prompt, students described the most embarrassing moment they or a peer had suffered during their years in...