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Monte Syrie

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Monte's motto: Do. Reflect. Do Better. HS ELA Teacher, Project 180 Founder.

You Can…Until You Can’t

February 22, 2019

Can they turn that in late? Can they retake the test? Can they use resources? Can they demonstrate differently? In many classrooms, yes. But in the “other many,” kids confront cannots.
Clouds in the sky.

Something There Is That Doesn’t Love a Grade

January 17, 2019

We give our kids opportunities to show, to demonstrate that they are growing, that they are learning. And then, at some point, the chase has to come to an end, and we have to try to make sense of it all. We have to turn it into a grade. But…
A tree with massive roots.

Lies on Their Shoulders

January 10, 2019

Whether we think it or say it, when we warn kids with the “real world,” it is an affront to their existence, to their humanity, to their reality.
A woman looking outward.

The Way of Things

December 11, 2018

Somewhere along the way we got our wires crossed. What I expected and what she thought I wanted were two different things, and, consequently, it affected her performance.
Wires.

Work's Worth

November 20, 2018

And while I didn’t always appreciate the lessons from work when I was younger, I proudly acknowledge the impact they had on shaping the person I am today. Hard work matters.
People working in a field.

A Different Sort

November 7, 2018

Maybe instead of clinging to the “some-win-and-some-lose” approach to education, we should embrace the “all-need” approach.
Abstract lines.

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I think when we were talking about what it gives us time to do, folks are able to get up and learn to paint, play guitar. What have folks been learning. This time isn't lost. Learning looks differently but I think we can lean into that. Who are the transmitters of knowledge? What does knowledge transmission look like? How do we constitute learning and what do those content areas look like in how we might think of things as more of...someone might call it transdisciplinary. So those are just what I was thinking but I think it's certainly a time. And we should, at least I'll say in my opinion, not think of this so much as a learning loss. It doesn't value what families and communities have been doing during this time and only puts out how knowledge translates in this academic sense and these structures that aren't always as flexible as we might add.

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