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Fair and Equal

Post author:Deborah Bracke, PhD
Post published:June 19, 2020
Post category:Effective Classroom Management
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“There is nothing more unequal than the equal treatment of unequal people.” This quote, attributed to Thomas Jefferson, is often used in gifted education to justify the attention, resources, and…

A Friday Afternoon Reflection: Random Memorandums

Post author:Deborah Bracke, PhD
Post published:October 4, 2019
Post category:Effective Classroom Management
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There is nothing quite like a Friday afternoon. The hurry-up pressures of the week come to a halt, and I can catch my breath against the wide open space of…

A New Way to Assess Student Learning

Post author:Deborah Bracke, PhD
Post published:April 4, 2014
Post category:Educational Assessment
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I’m “reflecting” a lot these days. My tenure review is a few months away, and it’s time for me to prove (in one fell swoop) that my students are learning. The complexity of this testimonial overwhelms me because in the context of the classroom experience, there are multiple sources of data and no clear-cut formula for truth.

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