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  • Re-returning is never easy

    Have you ever waited so long to reply in a situation that it is easier to not reply at all because the statute of limitations on a response has expired? Yep – that’s how I have felt about returning to posting on this site for the last year. During that time I’ve had countless ideas […]

    jeremypmurphy

    March 10, 2022
    Education
  • Connections

    I just found out this morning that a former student of mine has passed away. This news was met with an unexpected flow of emotion and so this post is a chance for me to sort through those thoughts. My emotional response was somewhat surprising. The student graduated early in my career, but he was […]

    jeremypmurphy

    August 9, 2020
    Education
  • Promoting pain for profit

    You can tell a lot about people from their social media presence. Lisa Taddeo’s Twitter account started in 2016 and in 111 tweets/retweets, 90 percent are dedicated to promoting her current book, “Three Women.” Here are two of her most recent promotional tweets as of this publication date: (Author’s note: Within minutes of posting about […]

    jeremypmurphy

    July 3, 2019
    Education
  • Sensationalism still sells

    I remember first hearing about a possible book years ago. I might have even received an email from the author, but disregarded it with the same naivety that accompanied my first responses to questions from an investigator. It would be preposterous for any self-respecting writer to further embellish encounters already proven inaccurate by authorities, or […]

    jeremypmurphy

    June 27, 2019
    Education
  • Boulders in the stream

    The only word I have left to sum it up is…”defeated”. It’s been three years in the making, so let me explain: In 2014, I reevaluated my role as a traditional English teacher. In the text “Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era”, authors Tony Wagner and Ted Dintersmith discuss the […]

    jeremypmurphy

    October 26, 2017
    Education
  • We should all avoid categorizing students for clicks

    After reflecting on the reporting process of a local reporter regarding a story of a teacher’s social media comments, I am still uneasy. I still have a hard time comprehending the rationale for publishing this story about a teacher’s tweets. The reporter provided a few possible reasons in his previous responses on social media: 1. […]

    jeremypmurphy

    April 10, 2017
    Education
  • Time for higher standards in local reporting

    Disclaimer: This post evaluates a local media professional’s reporting practices with regard to a story on an area teacher. The teacher who is the subject of the reporting works in the same school district as me; however, I have never met this teacher. This is more a reflection on the disappointing reporting approach and should […]

    jeremypmurphy

    April 8, 2017
    Education
  • The art of balancing expression

    Given my history, readers can assume I am a strong believer in free speech and expression. In order to achieve growth and progress in education, there needs to be a balance between professional responsibility among teachers and educational policy. Unfortunately, in my district it seems as though the scales are increasingly becoming tipped toward personnel policy management. […]

    jeremypmurphy

    October 25, 2016
    Education
  • Value in transparency 

    I have always been a firm believer in transparency. That’s probably what drew me to journalism early in my career. I believe in the role of the press to keep public entities accountable and always respected those organizations that operated with true transparency. This is why scholastic journalism plays such an important role in today’s […]

    jeremypmurphy

    October 17, 2016
    Education
  • The reality of transition

    Yesterday I was visiting with my wife, an instructional coach in the same district, about the difficult days leading up to the school year. Our three daughters are adjusting to different schedules, we are trying to prepare professionally all while trying to soak up the last summer days together. My wife, Tamara, eloquently calls it “the […]

    jeremypmurphy

    August 13, 2016
    Education
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