Pat Hensley

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  Pat commented on the article | almost 3 years ago

  Arne Duncan to 8-Year-Old Woodrow Wilson: "No College for You"

  It amazes me when I see statements like this because I don't understand how we can write off a child's future like this. Teachers wrote off my husband like this when he was in school but luckily he had the inner strength to go on. He was told that he wouldn't amount to much because he was the student that didn't fit the mold. After getting his GED in the navy, he went on to become a judge and actually got to see some of these teachers in his courtroom. Luckily he didn't write them off in the same way they did him! When he retired, many people told me that he was a wonderful judge because he was so fair and impartial.

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  Pat commented on the article | almost 3 years ago

  Calling Bullsh!t on Textbooks: More on Core Knowledge

  I had colleagues who were quite upset when I let my students questions things. I felt it was important for them to ask (in an appropriate way) why about things so they could better understand them. I usually expected them to give facts that supported their opinions and statements so why shouldn't I show them the same respect. I think they should read textbooks in the same way. When I was growing up, my teacher was quite upset when I questioned the textbook because the textbook view of US/China relationship was quite different than what my parents were teaching me at home (and they lived there during that time). Great post!