Dec
22
2009
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The Truth About Tenure

I've posted before about this topic, but I wanted my readers to know that The George Lucas Foundation's Edutopia.org has just posted my article on "The Truth About Tenure." You can read it here. Tenured or untenured.  I hope you all feel ...
Written by heather in: Educational Policy |
Dec
19
2009
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Studies Find There’s No Such Thing as Learning Styles – As Teachers, Should We Care?

According to Psychcentral.com, "Learning Styles are being re-evaluated" and negated. This theory, according to a recently published journal article claims that there is really no research out there to prove that students learn differently from one another. Shrug. Cue ...
Dec
09
2009
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L.A. Times: “Don’t Forget a Note of Thanks”

Sunday's LA Times took a tip from Miss Manners and decided to include a "Yuletide Tip Guide" in Booth Moore's article "Don't Forget a Note of Thanks."  Warm and fuzzy, right?  Well, you should read the list.
Dec
07
2009
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Arizona to Abolish Teacher Tenure

According to the Arizona Star, AZ is about to become the first state to eliminate teacher tenure entirely from its educational system.  AZ's an interesting state.  They are definitely onto something with abolishing the time change thing.  Now THAT'S antiquated. ...
Written by heather in: Ed News, Educational Policy |

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