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“Mis-Education”

Why Teachers Need Foundations of Education Courses

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Critical Storytelling in Uncritical Times

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During my second year teaching in District 2, and my first year teaching first grade at Chant Elementary, I found myself sitting in the audience in support of a colleague’s annual end-of-the-year play. I hesitated attending because I was critical of the scripted curriculum Mrs. Krendall1 followed with her first-grade students.

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  1. Kathleen O’brien
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  1. Illinois State University, USA

    Nicholas D. Hartlep

  2. Illinois State University, USA

    Brandon O. Hensley

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O’brien, K. (2015). “Mis-Education”. In: Hartlep, N.D., Hensley, B.O. (eds) Critical Storytelling in Uncritical Times. Constructing Knowledge: Curriculum Studies in Action. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-256-1_4

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