Can Unequal be Fair?
This may sound like a no-brainer but when my kids were younger, I used the phrase “fair is not always equal” to justify unpopular parenting decisions. It seemed logical at the time and probably still maintains a modicum of reason in certain situations. But in the face of the many conversations about the shrinking middle class and America’s increasing income differential, the “fair is not always equal” argument becomes far more problematic and suggests far higher stakes than s
Do the Huddle!
How many of us have been in groups that struggled to complete a task that seemed more suited to individual work? How often have we tried to get students to collaborate around a task only to find that for every group that worked well together there was another that fell apart? There is no doubt that groups are challenging to manage, from the inside or the outside, but it does look like group work is here to stay. The Common Core suggests a renewed emphasis on group work as stu