Sublime

Virtually every endangered language is endangered because its community was systematically targeted by genocide, forced cultural assimilation, some kind of political marginalization. On a practical level, language diversity encodes the sum of human cultural, historical and ecological knowledge. As a species, we lose knowledge when we lose

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Edtech platforms give everyone access to the most talented, experienced, and innovative teachers, unconstrained by geography (or public school salary caps).

next up is holt, the father of unschooling > yale-educated engineer turns WWII submariner, later leaves state department to pursue career in teaching this is the first of his many books — all broadly dismissed by legacy educators as 'too radical' notes:... See more

Here’s why the Massachusetts Teacher Association is against a major reading reform bill: 1) Teachers would lose autonomy over curriculum 2) Oppose 3-cueing ban 3) Skeptical of Science of Reading until it works everywhere https://t.co/xlfv1AEwtw

This begins with what our children are taught in school. Today, they are not taught the history or nature of progress. History classes focus on wars and empires; science classes teach concepts and frameworks; the story of technology and economic growth falls between the cracks. Steven Johnson, popular author of dozens of books on the history of... See more

Then: schools owed ALL kids an education. Now: parents owe the school - even if their kids are held back to let slower students catch up If we want public schools to succeed, they need to support ALL kids - including high achievers. Bring back honors classes,... See more