Jennifer Binis Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Jennifer Binis

I just read a very pleasing sentence and I feel like you should get to read it, too: "When possible, a pastor established a parochial school for children of the parish." (Sally Dwyer-McNulty, Common Threads: A Cultural History of Clothing and American Catholicism. P. 89)

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It's always an adventure to see how the author of a book called, "A Search for Common Ground: Conversations about the Toughest Questions in K-12 Education" uses his column. This week: https://twitter.com/educationweek/status/1494268415250288643

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Sarah Harrison Smith's "The Fact Checker's Bible", includes really interesting history about fact-checkers and fact-checking and is a great read. And this piece by @frumpenberg remains one of my absolute favorite pieces on the topic. https://t.co/Ek93bVeWs8

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@jonbecker I just started Jon Shelton's The Education Myth. It's a good one.

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Oh... what a loss. Easily, my most marked-up, most read text is "Teaching to Transgress," especially her conversation with Ron Scapp about learning communities. As others have said, thank you, bell hooks. Thank you.

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I started @JCHallman1's newest book, "Say Anarcha" today. It's about one of the women who was on J. Marion Sims's operation table and a remarkable piece of writing. Incredibly excited to talk to JC for an upcoming @askhistorians podcast episode. https://t.co/t5dH0OULKE

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Or, if you prefer a more text-based look at the phenomenon, check out @Edu_Historian's "From the Ivory Tower to the Schoolhouse." It's a slightly different focus, but Hampel's "Fast and Curious: A History of Shortcuts in American Education" is worth a read.

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@Heather_pw Because only an uncurious person would pretend that meaning and ontology aren't constantly changing. Which is what you're doing. (If it hasn't crossed your radar, "Woman" by Lillian Faderman is a great read.)

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A stat that reminds me of one of the best books I've read so far this year, @DrTinaOpie and @BethALivingston's #SharedSisterhood. IMO, it's misguided to say all white women teachers should read a particular book, but I'd make an exception for this one. It's very good. https://t.co/bIhzd3GGbr

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I don't think any one text is going to work for every group of educators, but if you're looking for a shared text for inspiration, check out "Becoming a Teacher" by Melinda D. Anderson or Lee Shulman's essays.