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Shelley Buchanan, M.A.
Shelley Buchanan, M.A.

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Human Restoration Project

·Sep 1, 2022

The Myth of Diversity Hiring in Education

Almost 80% of teachers in public K12 schools are white. Nearly 50% of students are not. Despite state and district initiatives to hire more minority teachers, there is still a predominantly homogeneous teacher workforce. Why? At first, the response is to double down on recruiting measures: get more university students…

Teaching

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The Myth of Diversity Hiring in Education
The Myth of Diversity Hiring in Education
Teaching

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Published in

Teachers on Fire Magazine

·Aug 20, 2022

Yes, Teachers Do Know About Phonics

And yet it’s never reported in the news — Everywhere you look, there are articles proclaiming that teachers are not aware of the importance of phonics and how to teach it. A recent news article stated, “Many educators, however, believe that reading comes naturally, like talking, if the child is immersed in a language-rich environment. …

Teaching Reading

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Yes, Teachers Do Know About Phonics
Yes, Teachers Do Know About Phonics
Teaching Reading

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Teachers on Fire Magazine

·Aug 8, 2022

Why Education Degrees Fall Flat

Being trained and being educated are two different things Everywhere you look, there are reports that college degrees don’t prepare future educators for teaching. But it’s no surprise if you look at how the K12 educational system works. Often these claims overlook the fact that being educated in something is…

Teacher Training

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Why Education Degrees Fall Flat
Why Education Degrees Fall Flat
Teacher Training

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data-driven fiction

·Jul 21, 2022

Please Don’t Let Popular Culture Destroy Science Fiction

A review of Chuck Wendig’s novel, Wanderers. — Literary critics praise Chuck Wendig’s dystopian novel, Wanderers as an “examination of America” and symbolic look into “American’s soul”, yet it is more a representation of the modern American phenomenon of popular culture’s infiltration into science fiction. The dystopian plot is overwrought with prototypical characters and predictable events. Good and…

Science Fiction Writing

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Please Don’t Let Popular Culture Destroy Science Fiction
Please Don’t Let Popular Culture Destroy Science Fiction
Science Fiction Writing

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Published in

Age of Awareness

·May 21, 2022

Teaching Current Events is Not Personal

As I read the news of the horrific shooting that occurred in Buffalo, New York , I am struck by the responses to this among teachers on social media. It’s not their personal responses that are disconcerting. They are horrified and saddened, just as I am. Yet, many times they…

Teaching

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As I read the news of the horrific shooting that occurred in Buffalo, New York , I am struck by…
As I read the news of the horrific shooting that occurred in Buffalo, New York , I am struck by…
Teaching

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Teachers on Fire Magazine

·May 20, 2022

Teaching in the Twilight Zone

The book every school board member and administrator needs to read — While there is no lack of teaching memoirs out there, it is rare to find one so candid and raw as Teaching in the Twilight Zone. This is no saccharine re-telling of the “teacher-as-saint” narrative. Jeff Mays gives an unflinching account of the reality of teaching. From assiduously kept records…

Education

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Teaching in the Twilight Zone
Teaching in the Twilight Zone
Education

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Teachers on Fire Magazine

·May 14, 2021

We Have a Misinformation Problem, and the U.S. Secretary of Education Isn’t Helping

Americans have a problem with sharing things online. Actually, the problem is not the sharing, it’s the reading. A recent study showed that 6 out of 10 people only look at the headlines before sharing an article on social media. An earlier study stated that only 41% of news consumers…

Learning Loss

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We Have a Misinformation Problem, and the U.S. Secretary of Education Isn’t Helping
We Have a Misinformation Problem, and the U.S. Secretary of Education Isn’t Helping
Learning Loss

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Age of Awareness

·Mar 25, 2021

The Illusion of Accountability

Myth-busting the most common arguments for high-stakes testing — Most people, even some educators, don’t really understand high-stakes standardized testing. This lack of understanding continues to fuel our national obsession with testing, even after knowing the harms it inflicts. The good news is that you don’t have to take a graduate-level statistics course to get a real idea how…

Standardized Testing

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The Illusion of Accountability
The Illusion of Accountability
Standardized Testing

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Mar 21, 2021

Can I first just say that I wholeheartedly respect what you are doing.
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Justin Nixon

Thank you Justin.

Thank you Justin. Sometimes one feels one is merely screaming into the void. Lately though, I believe there are more and more people realizing the necessity of human centered/student centered schooling. Even if the goal is to simply increase test scores (a sad goal if there ever was one), these goals are not attained with the current inflexible top-down standardized educational format. Our focus should begin with the individual students themselves. Instead of placing humans within a framework of expectations, the framework should arise from humans themselves. As technology advances, this is all the more imperative. Thank you for the support!

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Feb 14, 2021

I often find a Medium article I want to print.
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Mark Stephan

Hold down and scroll to highlight all the text in the article (as well as graphics) and then right…

Hold down and scroll to highlight all the text in the article (as well as graphics) and then right click to print.

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Shelley Buchanan, M.A.

Shelley Buchanan, M.A.

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Former educator, school librarian, and school technology coordinator. Learning will set you free.

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