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Apr 02

A Plea for Education

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Ed News
April 2, 2012

As the Washington State Legislature continues to meet to decide the fate of our state many educators are writing emails and making phone calls urging legislators to make the best decisions for our kids. Maren Johnson, a high school Science teacher in my district, has been taking the lead in communicating with our legislature to …

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Aug 02

In My Humble Opinion

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Assessment, Ed News, Grades & HW
August 2, 2011

Face to face conversations with my next door teaching neighbor about going gradeless and helping students learn without worrying about covering enough curriculum to pass a standardized test has been helpful for me. I get to think deeply about my beliefs about how I think students learn best and about accountability and if I’m doing …

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Nov 12

Limited by Four Walls?

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Ed News
November 12, 2010

Sometimes I think I’d be a much better educator if it weren’t for being stuck inside the four walls of my classroom. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. There are things that I wish I had done better or differently that just wouldn’t be issues if we weren’t all trapped inside these same …

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Aug 20

Class Syllabi and Intro Letters

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Class News
August 20, 2010

I finally have some rough drafts done after much toiling and procrastinating for days. Iâ€™ll need to read over them again and make changes but at least Iâ€™ve got something to start with. The reason I’m toiling and stressing is because there is so much I want parents and students to know. I want to …