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When I started Teaching That Makes Sense
back in 1995, the Internet was in its infancy and largely unknown to
most of us. Even though I had worked in high technology since the
1980s, and had been writing long before then, it never occurred to
me that in a few short years I would no longer be publishing my
ideas first on paper, but on the World Wide Web instead. Now, it is
hard for me to imagine web-based publishing not being utterly
irresistible to writers who thrill to the possibility of reaching
large and diverse audiences through an interactive format that has
become a world standard. Combine the control and convenience of having my own
personal place to put things, with the immediacy and impact of a
medium that has the potential to reach millions of readers in mere minutes, and it's a wonder I ever leave my office at all. |
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Get to Know Me! |
Here's a bit of info about who I am, what I've done, and what I
believe about teaching and learning. If there's anything else
you'd like to know, send me an e-mail at
stevepeha@ttms.org. |
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My Bio,
Philosophy, Resume, Comments, and Recommendations |
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The Rest of the Story |
This is the text of a speech I gave at
the National Press Club in Washington, DC, where I received
the 2001 Award for Innovation in Education from the Newspaper
Association of America Foundation for “The Effective Learning
Series,” my column in The Seattle Times. |
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My National Press Club Speech |
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Besting the Testing Without Over-Investing |
Is all this testing good or bad? Is there a practical position we
can take that neither blindly supports nor wholeheartedly condemns
the national testing movement? This essay explores the issue of
testing and attempts to come up with answers that work for
everyone. |
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A Common Sense Approach to Testing
and Reform |
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I Am Not Myself Today |
This was the introduction to the essay collection I submitted as
my final project for Advanced Composition, English 314, Spring
Quarter, 1985, at Central Washington University. I have included
this piece here, not to drag you the scrapbook of my early life
and have you ooh and awe at all my clippings, but because of
something life-altering that occurred to me as a result of having
written it, something about the teaching of writing that I hope I
never forget. |
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An Essay on Essay Writing |
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A Day in the Life |
Long before I worked as an education consultant, I was a tutor. I
worked with kids of all ages in the late afternoon and early
evening hours helping them with their homework and providing
support in subjects where they struggled. Most of the work was
routine and predictable. But some sessions, like the one I recount
here, were extremely valuable to me. |
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An Essay About Tutoring |
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Leave No Parent Behind |
I'm a big believer in parent education. I think the more parents
know about how their children are being educated, the more they
can do to support their children properly at home. This essay
describes a recent parent education night I hosted and poses an
obvious question: Why don't schools provide more of these events? |
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An Essay on the Importance of
Parent Education |
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