Education
My opinions as an educator.
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I hated school as a teenager and maybe even before that. The institutionalization of my intellect. The fascist policing of my imagination. The “marginalization” of my individuality. The co-opting of my identity. I cringe when I read writers like Victor Davis Hanson denounce public education. In his article, “Back to School Blues,” he condemns the…
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I hated Chinese school. I hated the squeezing into the family car for what seemed like an eternity to Chinatown from Hollis (home of Run DMC). I hated standing up to be judged on the mindless recitation of odes to being a “moral person” and a “proper student.” I hated the flimsy little exercise books…
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My eldest was one of the kids who took the citywide gifted and talented test meant to bring equity to the city’s gifted and talented programs. Despite scoring well on the test, my son has been denied a seat in any gifted and talented programs. It began a several months ago when my wife and…
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My eldest was one of the kids who took the citywide gifted and talented test meant to bring equity to the city’s gifted and talented programs. Despite scoring well on the test, my son has been denied a seat in any gifted and talented programs. It began a several months ago when my wife and…
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Inspired by the great experience we had at the Cai Guo exhibit at the Guggenheim a few months back, my wife and I did not think twice about bringing the boys when we were invited to a tour of the American Folk Art Museum. It could have been the sophomore jinx. The Folk Art Museum…
Vincent Young 