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- About me
- CV
- Grad Study @ MSU
- Advising Info
- Doctoral Grads
- News and Announcements
- Clinic and Workshop Materials
- MUS277: Principles of Music Education
- MUS455: Teaching Instrumental Music
- MUS495: Student Teacher Seminar
- MUS862: Seminar in Music Curriculum & Methods
- MUS863: Seminar in the Sociology of Music Education
- MUS864: Introduction to Research in Music Education
- MUS899: Policy and Politics in Music Education
- MUS964: College Music Teaching
- MUS966: Qualitative Research in Music Education
Sitemap
- Welcome
- About me
- CV
- Grad Study @ MSU
- Advising Info
- Doctoral Grads
- News and Announcements
- Clinic and Workshop Materials
- MUS277: Principles of Music Education
- MUS455: Teaching Instrumental Music
- MUS495: Student Teacher Seminar
- MUS862: Seminar in Music Curriculum & Methods
- MUS863: Seminar in the Sociology of Music Education
- MUS864: Introduction to Research in Music Education
- MUS899: Policy and Politics in Music Education
- MUS964: College Music Teaching
- MUS966: Qualitative Research in Music Education
Blog
- 05/10/2018 - ALERT: Teacher education programs under attack in Michigan
- 08/13/2017 - They aren't angry about a statue...
- 06/11/2017 - Some unpopular thoughts on teacher evaluation
- 04/13/2017 - When teacher silencing becomes dangerous...
- 03/19/2017 - Are “Big Data” and “metrics” the new religion in education reform?
- 03/03/2017 - Who knew it could be so complicated?: DeVos edition
- 12/09/2016 - A letter to my students...
- 11/26/2016 - Here's how I could support Betsy DeVos...
- 11/25/2016 - Trump names Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education: It’s Game, Set, Match for public education
- 11/20/2016 - Mike Pence and Donald Trump: Doing art wrong
- 11/20/2016 - Mike Pence is gaslighting all of us
- 11/12/2016 - Guess who’s the most worried about Donald Trump becoming our next President?
- 11/07/2016 - The Today Show’s Matt Lauer deceptively pitches Shinola partnership as providing scholarships to needy Detroit kids
- 11/04/2016 - The 2 biggest losers in this campaign: Respect and tolerance
- 11/01/2016 - It's not about you: More adventures in institutional privilege, music education edition
- 09/30/2016 - The charter debate is over
- 09/22/2016 - The paradoxical world of education reform
- 09/18/2016 - Sorry, when it comes to education policy, this IS personal
- 08/29/2016 - A Simple Solution to Fix the Problem of our Failing Public Education System
- 08/24/2016 - The Idiocy of AYP
- 08/22/2016 - Charter School Funding Fiascos: Misplaced Priorities and Warped Values
- 08/18/2016 - Charter Schools: The New Private Prisons?
- 08/02/2016 - Things That Just Don't Make Sense: Music Teacher Edition
- 06/28/2016 - Why You Should Fear the "Gig Economy"
- 06/26/2016 - The Brave New World of Student Teacher High-Stakes Evaluation, an update...
- 05/11/2016 - Moving Forward...
- 05/10/2016 - Some thoughts on the Michael Butera situation and the future of NAfME…
- 04/07/2016 - What Does Choice Have To Do With It?
- 04/03/2016 - What we can learn about education from Finland
- 03/12/2016 - Trump's "Hair" as Metaphor for his "Politics"
- 03/12/2016 - The Hypocrisy of John Kasich
- 02/28/2016 - How Do You Solve a Problem Like Chris Christie?
- 02/16/2016 - Eva, Rick, and Mercury LLC: Damage Control Strategies for Abusive Teaching and Water Poisoning
- 02/02/2016 - Reflection over prediction, or why we should write our lesson plans after the lesson
- 01/24/2016 - The Stunning Arrogance and Ignorance of Rick Snyder
- 01/21/2016 - The Great Lakes Education Project and Gov. Snyder: Enemies of Public Education
- 01/20/2016 - The Brave New World of Teacher Evaluation, Part 2
- 01/16/2016 - New York Values vs. Ted Cruz Values
- 12/26/2015 - A Holiday Letter to Peter Cunningham and Education Post
- 12/25/2015 - A Holiday Playlist...and Menu...
- 12/23/2015 - Closing Schools Is Not An Educative Option
- 12/23/2015 - Let's Get Serious About Education Policy
- 12/19/2015 - And a Music Teacher Shall Lead Them...
- 12/16/2015 - New Rules for Political Debates
- 12/09/2015 - You broke it, you own it...
- 11/22/2015 - Radio Interview: Is #TeachStrong the Death Knell for Ed Reform?
- 11/20/2015 - Who's Narrating the "Teacher Shortage" Narrative?
- 11/18/2015 - The Plan is Coming Together...
- 11/15/2015 - I Dared to Teach
- 11/13/2015 - The Tide is Turning: TeachStrong has Backfired
- 11/11/2015 - "Skin in the game..."
- 11/06/2015 - The "Brave New World" of Teacher Evaluation: Be Afraid...
- 10/28/2015 - Is It ISIS or Corporate Education Reform?
- 10/28/2015 - Hey, Great Lakes Education Project: Got Integrity?
- 10/17/2015 - Who's Who in the Education Wars?
- 10/12/2015 - Imagine...
- 10/06/2015 - Better Conversation? Not so much...
- 09/29/2015 - Trojan Horse for America: Teach for America's True Agenda
- 09/29/2015 - Let Them Sing and Dance...
- 09/25/2015 - The "Silly Season" in Education Reform
- 09/13/2015 - Its Not *That* the Wind Blows...
- 09/09/2015 - Bake Sales, Telethons and DonorsChoose...Oh My!
- 08/20/2015 - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!!!
- 08/17/2015 - If You Can't Beat 'Em, Destabilize 'Em!
- 08/10/2015 - Why Ben Carson is Right--and Wrong--on Race
- 08/08/2015 - Donald Trump, Sexism and No Heroes
- 08/07/2015 - The Ronnies!: Republican Debate Awards
- 07/28/2015 - What Teach for America Truly Values
- 07/17/2015 - An Achievement School District Primer
- 07/08/2015 - Reformer Myth #27: It's not all about the kids...
- 06/13/2015 - The One About Data, Numbers and Truth
- 06/05/2015 - The One about "Global Competitiveness" and What we Truly Want for our Children
- 05/06/2015 - The One about Peter Cunningham, Education Post and Spin...
- 04/30/2015 - The One about Rick Snyder's Two Detroits...
- 04/24/2015 - The One about Two Schools 20 Miles and Worlds Apart...
- 04/23/2015 - The One about Bullying, Threats and Arne Duncan...
- 04/19/2015 - The One about Silencing Teachers, Retribution and the Smell of Fear from the Reformers...
- 04/05/2015 - On Heels of Final Four Appearance, Michigan State College of Music Set to Graduate "Yet Another Class of First-Round Draft Picks" Say Analysts
- 04/04/2015 - The one about "Skillful Teaching," "Bad Teachers," and Real Solutions...
- 03/25/2015 - The one about Opting Out, Positive Responses and Tipping Points
- 02/25/2015 - The one about Teach for America, their recruits, and motivations...
- 02/24/2015 - The one about TV ads, the Lansing School District, and misleading claims...
- 02/15/2015 - The one about BRIGHT Ohio, Teach for America and CEOs...
- 02/12/2015 - The one about schools, Pearson and monopolies...
- 02/08/2015 - The One about Charter Schools, Eye Doctors and Bank Fraud, Oh My!
- 02/05/2015 - The one about "fixing" Detroit's schools...
- 02/04/2015 - The one about debates, issues and dangerous decisions...
- 02/02/2015 - The One in Which I Throw My Hat in the Ring. . .
- 02/02/2015 - The one in which Teach for America reveals their true colors. . .
- 02/02/2015 - The one about "throwing money" at problems...
- 02/01/2015 - Everything's up-to-date in Illinois!
- 08/22/2012 - What Every Principal Needs to Know to Create Equitable and Excellent Schools
- 08/04/2012 - Teaching music in a time of reform. . .
Mitchell Robinson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair of Music Education
School phone: 355.7555
Office: MPB 208
Email: mrob@msu.edu
Web: mitchellrobinson.net