<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Teach4Real</title> <atom:link href="http://www.teach4real.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.teach4real.com</link> <description>Real Advice for Real Teachers in Our Toughest Schools</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 23:35:41 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4</generator> <item><title>One From the Vault: STAR Testing: The Farce Begins Anew</title><link>http://www.teach4real.com/2013/05/07/one-from-the-vault-star-testing-the-farce-begins-anew/</link> <comments>http://www.teach4real.com/2013/05/07/one-from-the-vault-star-testing-the-farce-begins-anew/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 23:35:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Amaral</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Matt's Ed Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[REALities]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blogs by Teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disciplining Students]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Education Reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[high stakes testing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inner-City Teaching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nclb testing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[star testing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Teacher Resources]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.teach4real.com/?p=1032</guid> <description><![CDATA[With STAR testing going on this month across the nation, I thought I'd bring back last year's post about the insanity of high stakes testing, and how in fact, there is nothing at stake for the students taking the tests.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.teach4real.com/2013/05/07/one-from-the-vault-star-testing-the-farce-begins-anew/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Suzy Lee Weiss and White People Problems</title><link>http://www.teach4real.com/2013/04/06/suzy-lee-wiess-and-white-people-problems/</link> <comments>http://www.teach4real.com/2013/04/06/suzy-lee-wiess-and-white-people-problems/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 22:07:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Amaral</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Matt's Ed Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[REALities]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Race vs. Poverty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blogs by Teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[college admissions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[english teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[getting into yale]]></category> <category><![CDATA[harvard]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inner-City Teaching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[matt amaral]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Suzy Lee Weiss]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teach 4 real]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Teacher Resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wall street journal]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.teach4real.com/?p=1023</guid> <description><![CDATA[This is just another example of the misplaced lens of the corporate media. This isn’t surprising coming from the Wall Street Journal, which doesn’t even pretend to have a clue about the problems of regular people. But the fact that everyone is talking about this highlights a disconnect with the reality of most middle-class and poor students in this country. Ms. Weiss’ problems aren’t really problems to most people, they are White People Problems.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.teach4real.com/2013/04/06/suzy-lee-wiess-and-white-people-problems/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>10</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Teaching for Real- The Book</title><link>http://www.teach4real.com/2013/03/20/teaching-for-real-the-book/</link> <comments>http://www.teach4real.com/2013/03/20/teaching-for-real-the-book/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:02:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Amaral</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Discipline]]></category> <category><![CDATA[For Teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Matt's Ed Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[REALities]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blogs by Teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disciplining Students]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Education Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Education Reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[english teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gangs in school]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inner-City Teaching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[matt amaral]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Teacher Resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teaching for real]]></category> <category><![CDATA[urban ed book]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.teach4real.com/?p=1017</guid> <description><![CDATA[Some of you may have noticed the volume of my blog postings has fallen off dramatically in the last few months. There is a very good reason for this. Part of it is the two-year old at home, part of it is that I am a full time teacher, and the last part is because I am writing a practitioner's handbook on urban education. I plan on releasing the book in the next month or two, but I wanted my readers to be the first to get a look. Below is Chapter One, which is all about how to start class. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.teach4real.com/2013/03/20/teaching-for-real-the-book/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>13</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Beauty of Service Learning: What Are You Doing?</title><link>http://www.teach4real.com/2013/03/01/the-beauty-of-service-learning-what-are-you-doing/</link> <comments>http://www.teach4real.com/2013/03/01/the-beauty-of-service-learning-what-are-you-doing/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:25:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Amaral</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[For Teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Matt's Ed Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blogs by Teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disciplining Students]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Education Reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[english teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health pledge]]></category> <category><![CDATA[help for new teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inner-City Teaching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[matt amaral]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nutrition month]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teach 4 real]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Teacher Resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Reality of Education]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.teach4real.com/?p=1010</guid> <description><![CDATA[This year I didn’t just want to go pick up trash one weekend and write about it, so I came up with this: A Health Pledge. I thought it would be much more worthwhile to attack the problem in our community of teen health, obesity, and nutrition, and try to raise awareness about these issues, not just around campus, but in the lives of all the family members of my students. Rather than run the risk of making the Health Pledge too complicated, I simplified. For the month of March, my class is going to eliminate the following from their diets: Fast Food, Chips, and Soda. They can Supersize their Health Pledge by also getting rid of Cup ‘O Noodles and Candy.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.teach4real.com/2013/03/01/the-beauty-of-service-learning-what-are-you-doing/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Curriculum Upload: Teaching Fahrenheit 451 in the Urban Classroom</title><link>http://www.teach4real.com/2013/02/04/curriculum-upload-teaching-fahrenheit-451-in-the-urban-classroom/</link> <comments>http://www.teach4real.com/2013/02/04/curriculum-upload-teaching-fahrenheit-451-in-the-urban-classroom/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:42:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Amaral</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[For Teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lesson Plans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Matt's Ed Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[451 curriculum]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fahrenheit 451]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ray bradbury]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teaching fahrenheit 451]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teaching ray bradbury]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.teach4real.com/?p=1002</guid> <description><![CDATA[One of my favorite books to teach is Fahrenheit 451 by the late Ray Bradbury. Not only has it withstood the test of time, I feel that with each new evolution in social media, and with each new advancement in how we consume media using technology, Bradbury’s dystopian masterpiece remains valid. This isn’t too bad for a book written in 1953. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.teach4real.com/2013/02/04/curriculum-upload-teaching-fahrenheit-451-in-the-urban-classroom/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Year’s Resolution: Start Beef With PhDs</title><link>http://www.teach4real.com/2013/01/23/new-year%e2%80%99s-resolution-start-beef-with-phds/</link> <comments>http://www.teach4real.com/2013/01/23/new-year%e2%80%99s-resolution-start-beef-with-phds/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:12:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Amaral</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[For Teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Matt's Ed Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[REALities]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blogs by Teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[college writing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Education Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Education Reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[english teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[first year teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gangs in school]]></category> <category><![CDATA[help for new teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inner-City Teaching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[matt amaral]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Teacher Resources]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.teach4real.com/?p=989</guid> <description><![CDATA[Two college freshmen, both former students of mine, walked into my room a day before we started break. One goes to UCLA and the other one goes to UC Berkeley. The two girls, we’ll call them Sue and Suri were ranked numbers one and two at our high school, graduated with distinction, and got into two of the finest universities in the world. One would expect them to be learning from the finest and most knowledgeable people on earth. Whether professor, lecturer, grad-student TA or Phd, anyone who can say they teach at Cal or UCLA is saying they are an expert, and someone with some real knowledge. What my two former students said goes against that very notion.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.teach4real.com/2013/01/23/new-year%e2%80%99s-resolution-start-beef-with-phds/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A Teacher’s Thoughts on Connecticut</title><link>http://www.teach4real.com/2012/12/19/a-teacher%e2%80%99s-thoughts-on-connecticut/</link> <comments>http://www.teach4real.com/2012/12/19/a-teacher%e2%80%99s-thoughts-on-connecticut/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:55:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Amaral</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Matt's Ed Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blogs by Teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[connecticut shootings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disciplining Students]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Education Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Education Reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[english teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inner-City Teaching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[newton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sandy hook]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.teach4real.com/?p=985</guid> <description><![CDATA[I’ve been thinking about Connecticut. I’ve been thinking about the families. I’ve been thinking about the victims. And I can’t help but think about the shooter, and hate him.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.teach4real.com/2012/12/19/a-teacher%e2%80%99s-thoughts-on-connecticut/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Powerball Parent Outreach</title><link>http://www.teach4real.com/2012/12/02/powerball-parent-outreach/</link> <comments>http://www.teach4real.com/2012/12/02/powerball-parent-outreach/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2012 21:21:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Amaral</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Matt's Ed Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[REALities]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blogs by Teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[california powerball]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disciplining Students]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Education Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Education Reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[english teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gangs in school]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inner-City Teaching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[matt amaral]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[parent outreach]]></category> <category><![CDATA[powerball]]></category> <category><![CDATA[romeo and juliet act iii figurative language]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.teach4real.com/?p=976</guid> <description><![CDATA[Schools in low-income communities have been taking on more and more responsibilities as the disparity between the rich and poor has widened over the last thirty years. We are no longer here to just teach lessons and plan out student schedules to keep them on track to graduate. We are now parents, friends, coaches, therapists, psychologists, chaperones, role models, fundraisers, volunteers, and janitors. For Real. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.teach4real.com/2012/12/02/powerball-parent-outreach/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A Non-Finnomenon: A Real Teacher’s Review of The Finland Phenomenon</title><link>http://www.teach4real.com/2012/11/12/a-non-finnomenon-a-real-teacher%e2%80%99s-review-of-the-finland-phenomenon/</link> <comments>http://www.teach4real.com/2012/11/12/a-non-finnomenon-a-real-teacher%e2%80%99s-review-of-the-finland-phenomenon/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:55:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Amaral</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[For Teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Matt's Ed Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blogs by Teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disciplining Students]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Education Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Education Reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gangs in school]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inner-City Teaching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[matt amaral]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teach 4 real]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Teacher Resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the finland phenomenon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tony wagner]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.teach4real.com/?p=968</guid> <description><![CDATA[Nothing I saw any of the teachers doing was anything American teachers don’t also do. Professor Wagner often seemed amazed that a teacher started class with a topical article from the news projected onto his screen from the Internet and used it as a way of warming up the class and introducing the day’s topic. BUT THIS ISN’T ANYTHING NEW. We all know how important this is and we are all doing this! Our problems come not from a lack of effective strategies but from the nature of our country’s size and demographics. This more than anything explains the disparity in worldwide rankings.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.teach4real.com/2012/11/12/a-non-finnomenon-a-real-teacher%e2%80%99s-review-of-the-finland-phenomenon/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Real Reason More Teachers Are Needed</title><link>http://www.teach4real.com/2012/10/09/the-real-reason-more-teachers-are-needed/</link> <comments>http://www.teach4real.com/2012/10/09/the-real-reason-more-teachers-are-needed/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:48:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt Amaral</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[For Teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Matt's Ed Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[REALities]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blogs by Teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disciplining Students]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Education Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Education Reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gangs in school]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inner-City Teaching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jay greene]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mitt romney]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[presidential debate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Teacher Resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teaching in the ghetto]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Reality of Education]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.teach4real.com/?p=961</guid> <description><![CDATA[Here’s the dirty secret we have as teachers: We don’t have enough time to do the job right. Ask the bazillion people out there who are former teachers how hectic the job truly is. They’ll tell you, and I’ve written about former teachers before, and why we leave. Time is why we leave—or more accurately—lack thereof.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.teach4real.com/2012/10/09/the-real-reason-more-teachers-are-needed/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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