In relation to yesterday’s honor of Christopher Columbus and his “discovery” of “A New World”, I began thinking of the millions of people that were already living there. While they new it existed, their world changed with the arrival of Europeans as well. However, our history books don’t always teach us that. The video below [...]
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I have long been skeptical of Mr. Joel I. Klein’s qualifications for his leadership of the New York City school system, and certainly of his motives in doing so. In what seems to be a spreading epidemic, complete control of the school system was taken away from elected community school boards and usurped by Mayor [...] The BioBus, a rolling science laboratory, could help to bring hands-on science education to underfunded programs. You can help the bus to keep rolling with just a few clicks. I was recently cleaning out a box of old papers. I found some of my old report cards from when I was school and laughed at the comments. I also found some ‘thank you’ from some of the wonderful students that I taught over the years. The following is a piece from a card made [...] …a story about a student I once taught to improve her writing skills and a question of whether or not this was truly a benefit for her… With the technological advances of the 21st century does it make sense to continue teaching students with a 19th century mindset?, or do we need to update our concept of what it means to be literate in today’s world? An eBook Education Turning the Page Thus far, we have been exploring the concept of replacing the traditional paper bound book with an eReader for the purposes of classroom instruction, independent studying, and even for teacher administration. This post is going to take [...] An eBook Education Turning the Page Up to now we have been considering the use of eBooks and PDAs for students. This post will look at the use of this technology by teachers, and will consider its use as a direct teaching [...] An eBook Education Turning the Page We have already looked at the practicality of eBook readers in general, and considered whether or not they have a place in higher education. In this post, we focus our attention on their possible uses in [...] This post looks at how eBook Readers may (and may not) be put to good use on university campuses. An eBook Education Turning the Page As a techie and an avid reader, I have always been fascinated with eBooks. Today’s post is the first in a six-part series on the eBook and how it relates to our modern definition of [...] A local columnist, who has been through medical school himself, wrote a column in today’s local rag sheet with his opinion of Brian Covello’s desire to become a doctor. Covello is the honor student I wrote about in a previous post who was arrested for robbing gas stations. Personally, I really appreciated the comment [...] What do we do with high school and even elementary students who run into trouble with the law? Do we expel them?, send them to juvenile detention centers? Is there any obligation on the part of the schools to ensure the development of the whole child? Have schools lost their focus? This post looks at two recent crimes involving students and discusses how they should be treated upon their return to school. In an Op/Ed in the New York Times published a week ago, contributors Douglas J. Besharov and Douglas M. Call go on the offensive against the Head Start program and what they see as a lack of progress. Without providing a clear argument as to what is causing the failings of the program they [...] On Feb. 10, I watched President Obama speak in a town hall meeting in my home town (on TV, I wasn’t one of the few who could stand in line for 24 hours to get tickets) and my local newspaper reported on it. People are out of work and many are losing their homes [...] Five years ago today, what is perhaps my favorite education news site, Edutopia, published an article, High Tech in Hawaii: The Real-World Relevance of Technology, about an elementary school in that was incorporating technology into its classrooms. The article discusses how the school uses technology as a tool for learning and not simply for [...] As mentioned in a previous post, there are those out there that are opposed to Obama’s agenda on preschool education. Although many of the arguments are solidly formed and to be expected, there are a few out there who seem to get public education confused with propaganda. Technorati Tags: discrimination, Head Start, humor, Obama, poverty, preschool, [...] The new president has talked a lot about what he wants to do to change public education. I first mentioned some of his ideas in a previous post, but over time I will be writing a bit more to explain what he has said, or in some cases, pledged to do. This time, the [...] There has been some preliminary research done on how having a black president as a role model for African-Americans may be affecting their education, or at least the way in which they show it. The phenomenon, nick-named “the Obama effect” may be evidence that African-American students are changing their perceptions of what it means to [...] A new school opened this past fall aims to work with new students – students who are not only new to the United States and New York City, but who maybe new to school – period. Named after the name of the island in New York Harbor known for the millions of immigrants that [...] students appeared before a federal judge to provide testimony that they are still being cheated of an appropriate education … If there is to be a “change we can believe in”, my hope is that is will be to improve education for all students During his 23-month campaign for the presidency, Barack Obama, promised a change for America. I personally am very happy to have him as our president as he has instilled hope and brings the possibility of reform with him. There were many mentions of the failings of America’s schools and how that was damaging the future [...] When we apply NCLB to a football league, the ridiculous scenarios that it sets up are revealed. If we would not put with these conditions for our sports teams, why we do allow them for our children? Is it too late to call an audible? On January 9, the New York Times ran an article by Sara Rimer about immigrant students and their parents who are happier with their children in charter schools that cater to an international community. The article takes a good look at why these schools are more comfortable places for recent immigrant students as they learn [...] The State of Arizona has been ordered by a federal judge to increase funding of programs for English-Language Learners (ELLs) or else face fines up to $2 million per day. Reported by Education Week, the case will soon be heard by the US Supreme Court. The situation has gotten so complicated that even Ken W. [...] |
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