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Fighting Apathy, Neglect and Racism to Give Left-Behind Learners a Chance

Edsurge

People have noticed that I’m strengthening relationships with my students, I’ve designed a curriculum that’s engaging for the toughest kids, and I’m using the iPads I found in a corner. In 2012 I took a job as a general education language arts teacher, working with at-risk youths. So I took the iPads while no one was looking.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Steve Jobs wouldn’t let his kids have iPads. 3D printing, The Economist pronounced in 2012 , was poised to bring about the third industrial revolution. (I Bill Gates wouldn’t let his kids have cellphones. 3D Printing.

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