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Do we want our kids to value learning?
There's energy building around "grade inflation" in the media. Let's take the bait and talk about it.
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Katherine Burd

November 2022

What does "rigor" even mean?
A reframe might help us better define how we should teach our students -- and what challenges we should pursue ourselves.
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Katherine Burd
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September 2022

Should schools pay attention to what their kids think?
Casual criticism of schools' responsive approach points out journalists' and citizens' failure to apply logic constructively.
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Katherine Burd
Should we get what we want?
We never quite know where to draw the line with kids -- or with ourselves.
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Katherine Burd
Should we try to replicate a private school experience outside of a private school?
Brainstorming transfer with a private educator reveals how difficult this question can be.
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Katherine Burd

August 2022

What does "back to work" really mean?
One year later, a bit about what I'm really doing here.
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Katherine Burd

May 2022

What can I learn from the homeschooling movement?
My conversation with innovation leader Michael Horn forces me to reckon with my bias against homeschooling.
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Katherine Burd
Is it appropriate to connect current events to historical ones?
Our study of the Red Scare points to the affordances and limitations of our instinct to organize.
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Katherine Burd
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Should we use content warnings?
They're all my colleagues have talked about this week.
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Katherine Burd

April 2022

How can we shift our approaches to our own best practices?
I agree with one of my mentors about the best way to run our classrooms -- but she sees the reason why from a whole new perspective.
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Katherine Burd
How should I position myself in public debate?
A visiting scholar teaches my students, and me, a "dinner party" approach that clarifies my vision.
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Katherine Burd
How can we help our kids find their way into moral complexity?
Sometimes, Religion teachers introduce kids to questions, not answers -- and that's a good thing.
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Katherine Burd
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