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Is ADHD a Disability or a Difference?



Is ADHD a Disability or a Difference?



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Added by Michael Keany on June 9, 2023 at 9:50am — No Comments

LET'S FIX EDUCATION podcast reaches 100 episodes

For connoisseurs of educational chicanery. My podcast is published every Wednesday.

If you've ever wondered why, with our vast budgets, our K-12 does not seem to be very good, here are the reasons.

My short answer is that our education establishment became obsessed with social engineering, with less and less interest in academic achievement. Typically, the ideologues were out of step with the public, which was still very interested in…

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Added by Bruce Deitrick Price on June 1, 2023 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

LEAVE REPACEMENT: SHOULD I APPLY? by Larry Aronstein

 

At this time, there are about 50 leave replacement positions available in my area. Should you consider taking a leave replacement position? Like most other complex questions, the answer is, “It depends”. It depends on your set of circumstances. It depends on the conditions related to the leave.

What are your circumstances?

  • Are you trying to start a new career as a teacher? If you have been unsuccessfully seeking a position in…
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Added by Dr. Larry Aronstein on May 24, 2023 at 10:16am — No Comments

7 Questions to Ask Before Helping

Leadership Freak…

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Added by Michael Keany on May 23, 2023 at 8:54am — No Comments

How one teacher uses games to support learning

Science-backed, game-based review sessions can strengthen learning in the classroom, writes Matt Kuykendall, a veteran International Baccalaureate educator. In this article, Kuykendall shares an example of a game of Pictionary to help history students review…
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Added by Michael Keany on April 24, 2023 at 9:40am — No Comments

15 ways to teach and learn with sticky notes

15 ways to teach and learn with sticky notes
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"In my classroom, sticky notes earn top honors for Best Multipurpose Teaching Tool," writes literacy teacher Kelly Owens. She displays 15 ways to use the tacky squares to chunk large tasks into manageable clusters and empower students to contemplate, coordinate, and connect. …
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Added by Michael Keany on April 24, 2023 at 9:37am — No Comments

Why Aren't American Reading Scores Higher?

Why Aren't American Reading Scores Higher?

Tim Shanahan

Blast from the Past: Four years ago, I posted this blog. These days -- post COVID -- this question is coming up even more often, and more insistently than then. A lot of instruction was lost by many children and schools are scrambling to do better.…

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Added by Michael Keany on April 24, 2023 at 9:09am — No Comments

Ten Reasons Why Strong Arts Education Programs Are Critical for Living in Today’s and Tomorrow’s World



Ten Reasons Why Strong Arts Education Programs Are Critical for Living in Today’s and Tomorrow’s World



Elliott Seif is the author of …

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Added by Michael Keany on April 17, 2023 at 8:34am — No Comments

Why We Need K–12 High-Quality Science Instruction in a 21st Century World

Why We Need K–12 High-Quality Science Instruction in a 21st Century World

Elliott Seif is the author of Teaching for Lifelong Learning:…

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Added by Michael Keany on April 17, 2023 at 8:30am — No Comments

Ten Reasons Why a Strong Social Studies Education Is Critical for Living in Today’s and Tomorrow’s World



Ten Reasons Why a Strong Social Studies Education Is Critical for Living in Today’s and Tomorrow’s World



Elliott Seif is the author of …

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Added by Michael Keany on April 17, 2023 at 8:29am — No Comments

Rip Van Winkle and U.S. Schooling

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Added by Michael Keany on April 11, 2023 at 7:30am — No Comments

Advice on Seeking Advice

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Added by Michael Keany on April 3, 2023 at 10:50am — No Comments

An act of war...historical landmark dated 1983

In 1983 Congress declared that our schools were mediocre. The congressional report was titled A Nation at Risk.

Episode 90 of Let's Fix Education (a short podcast and transcript) looks back 40 years at this important moment in history.…

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Added by Bruce Deitrick Price on March 23, 2023 at 7:38pm — No Comments

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