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Emily McMacken in Literate Schools
Nov 29, 2017 · 4 min read

A pile of useless facts

“What we may know as fact today may not be facts when our students are adults.”

Garrett Phelan, principal of Cesar Chavez Charter School (Plaut, 2009, p. 95)

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Emily McMacken
Emily McMacken in Literate Schools
Oct 9, 2017 · 5 min read

“I Wonder Why…”

I often list “scientific literacy” as one of my goals for my future students. But what exactly does that look like? Surely, even I can’t possibly believe that every one of my students will grow up to become an astrophysicist or geneticist in the future. While it is indeed important for my future…

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Emily McMacken
Emily McMacken in Literate Schools
Sep 4, 2017 · 5 min read

“Melting Snowflakes”

In my search for a definition for literacy, I began precisely where I was taught in school to look for the meanings of words I did not know: a dictionary. Mr. Webster offered me this…

Literate (adj. lit·er·ate): 1a. Educated, cultured; 1b. Able to read and write.

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