December 2013 Blog Posts (70)

Common Core -- "Extra! Extra! Read all about it!"

If you're wondering what's up with CC, this is a good introduction on American Thinker:

http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/12/common_core_standards_throwing_gasoline_on_a_fire.html

The main thing to note about Common Core is that it is HUGE. Writing an article about it is like trying to do a short piece on Roman History.  

They wrote…

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Added by Bruce Deitrick Price on December 5, 2013 at 7:34pm — No Comments

The PISA Puzzle by Dana Goldstein

The PISA Puzzle



The lessons of the big test for our school reform movement aren’t as simple as they might seem.





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Added by Michael Keany on December 5, 2013 at 1:02pm — No Comments

Four lessons on new PISA scores — Ravitch



The Answer Sheet

Four lessons on new PISA scores — Ravitch



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Added by Michael Keany on December 5, 2013 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Don’t Listen to Music While Studying by DAVID CUTLER



Don’t Listen to Music While Studying

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Added by Michael Keany on December 5, 2013 at 10:40am — No Comments

Creating More Compassionate Classrooms by JOSHUA BLOCK



Creating More Compassionate Classrooms

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Added by Michael Keany on December 5, 2013 at 10:32am — No Comments

The Persistent Allure of Paper by Nicholas Carr

The Persistent Allure of Paper

The demise of printed material has been predicted for years, but in this article in The Week, Nicholas Carr argues that it’s not going to happen soon. “Paper may be the single most versatile invention in history,” he says, “its use extending from the artistic to the bureaucratic to the hygienic.” The average American uses a quarter of a ton every year. We simply can’t live without it. Printed books are selling…

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Added by Michael Keany on December 5, 2013 at 9:42am — No Comments

Bullied by “bullying”

During the last decade, we’ve heard 1 million voices talking about bullying, to the point where the talk about bullying is a form of bullying.

Instead of complaining about the fact the kids can’t read, can’t do math, and don’t know much, our education critics lament the overwhelming presence of what they call bullying. Hasn’t there always been bullying? Yes, of course. And one would think that a school could state a policy and enforce it. You have to wonder if the…

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Added by Bruce Deitrick Price on December 3, 2013 at 6:35pm — No Comments

Talk yourself into success by Annie Murphy Paul

Talk yourself into success
In the privacy…
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Added by Michael Keany on December 2, 2013 at 9:11am — No Comments

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