Gary Rubinstein
@garyrubinstein
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I teach high school math. I've written two books that support new teachers. I'm also a proud recipient of the master teacher fellowship from Math For America.
New York City
Joined December 2010
My Latest Blog Post: Is the 'Illustrative Math' Curriculum Working?
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One of the initiatives of former (and disgraced) Mayor Adams and of the former (and disgraced) Chancellor Banks was a math plan called ‘NYC Solves.’ As part of this plan, all high schoo…
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My Latest Blog Post: The Washington Post Celebrates The 20th Anniversary Of The New Orleans ‘Miracle’
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It has been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina wiped out the New Orleans schools system causing it to be replaced with all charter schools. And it has been over 15 years since former Secretary of Edu…
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@SecKennedy @POTUS Pretty ominous that you didn’t specify which direction those changes will go……
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My latest blog post @kippnyc College Prep Cheats (again!) On US News & World Report Rankings
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According to the latest US News & World Report high school rankings, a New York City KIPP High School is the 18th ranked high school in New York State. Strangely, a different New York City KIPP…
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President Trump is demanding that Syracuse go back to calling themselves the Orangemen and that the San Antonio Spurs change their name to Bone Spurs.
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I was inspired by Pasek and Paul’s “Dear Evan Hansen” to write my book “I Eat Poop” and now I get to work with them on turning it into a musical! I’m thrilled that all of these talented people want to help make this dream a reality.
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Paramount Animation and Ryan Reynolds are developing 'I Eat Poop: A Dung Beetle Story' based on the popular children’s book by Mark Pett.
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My latest blog post: TFA Touts Some Conclusions Of New ‘Meta-Analysis’ But Only The Favorable Ones
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According to Teach For America, the average teacher in this country is pretty bad. The main deficiency of the average teacher, they say, is that the average teacher in this country does not believe…
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I was thinking of writing something about this, but @dbressoud already did really well. The way we offer and teach Calculus in this country really is counterproductive.
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My latest blog post -- Illustrative Math: The new curriculum that nearly every Algebra teacher in NYC has to start using this fall and why it is destined to flop
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Starting this September, nearly every Algebra teacher in New York City is expected to follow a new curriculum called ‘Illustrative Math.’ This is part of a $34 million investment in a program calle…
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Join us for #TalkoutofSchool @WBAI this Sunday at 7 PM EST to hear from HS teacher @bobsonwong on problems w/ implementation of new NYC math curriculum @illustratemath & @TomLoveless99 on continuing influence of #CommonCore
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Lawsuit vs @kipp in Chicago for “false imprisonment”: student left alone in classroom without access to food, water, or bathroom facilities on multiple occasions & one time was locked in a classroom for over three hours.
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This week, I met a group of college students who defied stereotypes and taught me so much. https://t.co/WKuhlw7wUI
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I invited @citizenstewart to come and meet the incarcerated students I've been teaching at a Massachusetts prison. They taught him (and me) a lot
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Success Academy insider leaks that special education referrals are driven by quotas. A team is tasked with making five referrals per week even against the wishes of the families.
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About four months ago I received an unusual DM in my Twitter account. Though over the years several different Success Academy parents have reached out to me, this was from someone who claimed to be…
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My latest blog post: Should The Success Academy SPRINT Program Be Investigated?
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About four months ago I received an unusual DM in my Twitter account. Though over the years several different Success Academy parents have reached out to me, this was from someone who claimed to be…
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I am so sorry to hear about the passing of @MathforAmerica founder Jim Simons. I'm grateful that his generosity has supported the work of me and thousands of other STEM teachers. #MTBoS #ITeachMath #MfAProud
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