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That’s right. Only one parent needs to complain to entice an entire school district to remove dictionaries from schools. Nope, this isn’t a Fark.com news item ( yet as far as I know). This is an entire school district removing a specific edition of dictionaries Read More...
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I went to one of the presentations by Senators McAuliffe and Oemig, and I came away thinking that what they say sounds nice and makes the public happy to hear, but they don’t have anything specific to say except that “the system is broken.” “Thanks, but Read More...
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The other day I blogged about how teachers really aren’t the primary key to student success (though we are a big help) based on Aki Mora’s article in The Oregonian . Here’s the rebuttal by Jonathan Steinhoff . Posted in Early Education, Graduation, Testin Read More...
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Every time I see the often-shared video below, I must admit that the young speaker is quite impressive. He makes many of my high schoolers pale in comparison. However, I must admit something which may violate the seemingly sacrosanct discussion of this Read More...
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Education has been relegated to a backseat role in the Presidential elections, but you may be curious how the candidates differ on educational issues. Read this article to see some of the differences. The chart at the end of the article is especially Read More...
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An article in The Boston Globe details how one school district is “expanding a program that requires the parents of chronically truant public school students to appear before a probate judge.” Apparently, the program cut unexscused absences from 1072 Read More...
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This morning as I read through online newspapers around my state, I cam across this article detailing how one school has created a small block of time to help students pass classes with a special emphasis on freshmen. While I applaud the efforts, I wonder Read More...
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Today’s op-ed piece by David Brooks in the NY Times uses two studies to explain the widening gap between the haves and have nots.
The first study is titled “The Race Between Education and Technology” and was written by Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz. Read More...
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My wife and I attended a hockey game in Tacoma featuring the now non-existent Sabre Cats, and a little boy of about 3 or 4 years old cheered the entire game for the Sabre Cats. He had a little jersey on and waved his pennant the whole game. He also had Read More...
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I often comment that educational solutions cannot solely be a responsibility of the schools. Communities must take the reigns and help solve many of the dilemmas facing education, and the ETS seems to agree with me that poverty may be the largest obstacle Read More...
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Here is a list of shocking statistics (at least I hope they are shocking) about high school students from the author Betsy Hart: “more than a quarter admitted stealing from a store,”
“almost as many [a quarter of the students surveyed] admitted stealing Read More...
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I posted a bit ago that the joy of reading seems to be dwindling, and Mr. Van Pelt has an ingenious new post using an analogy comparing the teaching of reading and the teaching of kissing. It’s a spectacular explanation for what teachers may unwittingly Read More...
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Think about this: according to a new study, approximately 26% of teen girls–that’s 3 million of them–have an STD.
This is on the heels of the JagWire getting lambasted for pointing out what others deny ignore: teens are sexually active, and we need better Read More...
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Is it possible to create a culture of failure?
My school is currently being asked to discover why the Freshman failure rate is so high. 1/3 of the Freshmen failed a class during their first semester in high school, and statistically speaking 30% of Freshmen Read More...
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