#Schools

Sharing why I am a #barexam abolitionist: the history of the bar exam is ugly. In 1875, the first Civil Rights Act passed. White people feared Black people would have
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A lot of the concern around #NEP2020 is about children who may have to move states while in school. This is a perfectly legitimate question. In this thread I shall
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Because there has been lots of discussion about the relationship between publishing and hiring in philosophy, I thought I'd add my 2c.Over the years I've been part of several decisions
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Did you know that homeschooling is illegal in Germany? Because it is.I actually didn't know that was even a thing until I moved to the US. Why is it illegal?
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Here are LA County's rules, as I understand them. LA and CA friends, please correct me if I am wrong:https://twitter.com/ajlamesa/status/1338899080634744833 There are three ways schools can close for Covid-19 in
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This is why I secretly (not really secretly) despise student vet orgs on campus.https://twitter.com/photofettbh/status/1343992281771216896 With one caveat. Schools with little to no resources typically have quality student vet orgs, because
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1) Alberta is in a very lucky position, as our COVID spread trajectory lags behind Europe’s one by couple of weeks. Hence we can safely learn from other's errors.Alberta COVID
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1. Education history. Working on a blog post about what's coming down right now - the culmination of 200 years of the compulsory state schooling movement, the final consolidation of
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Success in college sports is primarily about one thing: talent. Yes, coaching matters. But if you get the best talent every year, even if your coaching is terrible, you're still
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Thread about education in local language.Cc @c_aashish @aparanjape I grew up in FTII Staff Quarters where most of the families were non Maharashtrians (this was decade of 1980 - 1990)Kids
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I understand that people are very frustrated about schools being closed and there's a default inclination to blame teachers' unions for that. However, I think I missed the part where:1)
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THREAD: quick look at how some European countries are doing & what we can learn from restrictions... NB there are general "work from home" advisories in all countries, but not
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I am so sick of hearing people suddenly so deeply concerned about the socialization of America’s schoolchildren.They’re fine with shooter drills, LGBT students bullied into suicide, punishing girls for wearing
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Here are my 2 cents on the #BackToSchool issue in Ontario... Amid all the noise, opinions, and political posturing, the issue needs to be considered from an equity lens...not one
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Ok so as promised, my thread:Now I just want to talk through this scenario and I'd appreciate if I could get feedback to provide me some alternate perspectives and either
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Twitter timelines full of #Lockdown2. A thread of my thoughts. Schools - especially Primary - I’m sure will stay open. I don’t disagree with this as we know that remote
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