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climb to the top

Once upon a time in the Monkey Kingdom, a report came out about how poorly young monkeys were faring in the climbing tests in comparison to the rest of the world. Alarmed by these trends, people were scared and angry. Groups formed, demanding a return Read More...
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2010 03 2

John Spencer

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not so sure emergencies are comical

I love my school district and so this isn't meant to be a slam. However, I'm not so sure that lockdowns, fire drills or tragic accidents fit well with Comic Sans. Perhaps arial next time? (And yes, that is pink) Read More...
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2010 02 11

John Spencer

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the wrong war

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2010 01 27

John Spencer

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I'm a teacher. I teach.

This is from my Sketchy Premise blog, where I do one drawing per day. I love to draw. I love stick figures and "real" pictures and the way you can stir up trouble with a bit more of a wink when it's a sketch. I posted the following comment on another Read More...
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2010 01 23

John Spencer

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football names

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2010 01 15

John Spencer

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a wolf in professional clothing

A note ahead of time: I'm not against data. It can be qualitative and quantitative. It can be a great way to analyze skills and concepts. What I'm against is those who twist it to fit their own financial goals -- people who refuse to check it out from Read More...
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2010 01 14

John Spencer

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another Sunday Sketch

Perhaps the geekiest thing I've ever drawn Read More...
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2010 01 10

John Spencer

2 Comments

cloud cartoon

I often feel like I have to choose between an ultra-rigid Course Mgmt System or "The Cloud" (which often has age limits). This cartoon is about the reality of that. Read More...
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2010 01 10

John Spencer

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adventures in pencil integration

It's 1907 and everyone is raving about the importance of twentieth century learning. A new pedagogy. A new approach. This is the story of a man on an adventure to liberate his school from chalk and slate and to begin the process of pencil integration Read More...
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2009 12 22

John Spencer

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why it's fun to have science geeks as friends

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2009 12 17

John Spencer

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bread

techno tuesday thought the most subtle danger of a digital age is the notion that what can be seen is what is real and what is real can be seen and that which is shrink-wrapped and tossed into a colored box comes from us Read More...
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2009 12 15

John Spencer

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when worldview meets world view

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2009 12 12

John Spencer

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a pie chart about edu-pie-charts

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2009 12 10

John Spencer

6 Comments

if I give 110%, won't that mean I'm in debt?

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2009 12 10

John Spencer

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if I were a number

I'd be real but irrational and sometimes I'd be imaginary. I drew this on my board after getting angry that they keep using my board after school and then not erasing it. Then I realized that I was being irrational in my anger but that I was being real Read More...
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2009 12 2

John Spencer

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