admin on December 11th, 2008
If Rep. Becerra joins Obama team, hopeful replacements are waiting Reports have the L.A. congressman being tapped for U.S
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If Rep. Becerra joins Obama team, hopeful replacements are waiting
Blog for iplittle on December 9th, 2008
Going back to our racial sensitivity issue, something happened today that made me feel lucky we haven’t had a fistfight already. I noticed today that one student (a white student) had put up a sign at his workstation that said “I was abducted by aliens” and had a picture of someone being carried by people wearing sombreros
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Fiddling
ISA on December 6th, 2008
You’re likely going to hear a lot about Teach For America in the next few weeks as it’s a handy shorthand proxy for reform efforts. That’s why today’s WaPo front-pager on TFA was somewhat disappointing as a stage-setter. First, it seems pretty obvious that the economic situation is fueling an increase in applicants to TFA and to teaching more generally and that’s an easy hook for an article. But, that angle overlooks how competitive TFA was long before this recession, it’s part of their m
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TFA-Palooza
Blog for iplittle on December 4th, 2008
Faith schools are a huge, and controversial topic. I have written before on how I feel that, because they prevent children from different faiths from growing up together and seeing each other daily, they may cause more segregation in society. But I also understand that parents, frustrated with the choice of schools on offer, often turn to them as a welcome alternative.
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Should faith schools admit children of a different faith?
Blog for iplittle on December 3rd, 2008
The superintendent’s joke made me smile — and wince. Michelle Rhee, head of the famously dysfunctional District of Columbia Public Schools, was addressing the august crowd at an Aspen Institute summit when she made the following quip (and here, I must paraphrase): “Cooperation, collaboration, and consensus-building are all wonderful commodities ….and way overrated.” Funny?
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Will Michelle Rhee’s confrontational style work in the long-run?
Blog for iplittle on December 3rd, 2008
Moosh Fashion Show Originally uploaded by Ravenelle Yesterday (Tue. 2nd Dec ‘08) saw the publication of the JISC sponsored Guardian Supplement – Digital Student highlighting the experiences and expectations of students in and entering higher education. This particular area has received a lot of recent interest with a number of projects funded by the JISC Learner experiences of e-learning: phase 2, and the Denham reports on Teaching and the student experience and World leader in e-learning
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Digital Student – More than Web 2.0
admin on December 2nd, 2008
International Humanist and Ethical Union The world union of Humanist organizations home about IHEU contact IHEU Navigation home about IHEU human rights conferences countries and regions humanist organisations news archive change text size events Login/Register Home Romania removes theory of evolution from school curriculum Submitted by admin on 18 August, 2008 – 06:34. Romania Development news Education news IHN 2008.3 August International Humanist News Education (chalkboard) Romania’s withdraw
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ISA on December 1st, 2008
Children are probably the most precious creatures in the world.
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A Rosy Future For Your Children
admin on November 30th, 2008
ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION WINTER ELECTIVES Beginning Sunday, December 7, 10:00-10:50 AM WELCOME to the Family Taught by Mark Collett This class will meet at the Johnny Appleseed Elementary School across the street from the church This course meets at the school across the street, and in it you are introduced to the purposes and vision of Leominster Assembly of God as well as the practices and policies of the church. This course is for anyone interested in becoming a member of our church an
admin on November 30th, 2008
A weekly roundup of the week’s most important news, information and blog posts about curriculum, teaching, education policy and other items of interest to the Core Knowledge community. Core Knowledge What It Takes You can’t ask kids to do “self-directed” writing about their family, their friends and their personal experiences throughout elementary school to the exclusion of nearly all else, then
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Required Reading
