The work teachers do to teach good writing is more than just words to them and their students. That’s only part of the reason why state legislators should not let Gov. Dannel Malloy cut funding to summer and after-school programs like the Connecticut Writing Project at Fairfield University.
Bryan Ripley Crandall, Ph.D.
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Op-Ed: In again! Out again! A need for more equitable schools
McTighe and Wiggins, proponents of ‘backwards curriculum-design’ popular among teaching communities, refer to the importance of asking essential questions. The best ones, they argue, are perennial and enduring. They weather turbulent roads – Gordian knots – and are open-ended, thought provoking, and intellectually engaging. Since beginning a teaching career in 1995, I’ve found myself revisiting […]
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Op-Ed: In again! Out again! A need for more equitable schools
McTighe and Wiggins, proponents of ‘backwards curriculum-design’ popular among teaching communities, refer to the importance of asking essential questions. The best ones, they argue, are perennial and enduring. They weather turbulent roads – Gordian knots – and are open-ended, thought provoking, and intellectually engaging. Since beginning a teaching career in 1995, I’ve found myself revisiting […]