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Direct linkShanahan, Timothy – Educational Leadership, 2013
Urban legends are plausible stories--told as truths--that revolve around the complexities and challenges of modern life. Sociologists have not managed to pin down exactly how and why these stories get started, but they are clearly spread by word of mouth and there is usually a grain of truth in them (and sometimes, as it turns out in the case of…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, Misconceptions, Popular Culture
