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The Carnival of Education is in Town!
The Carnival of Education #177 has arrived and my article, "How to Find a Job in Education that You Love" is featured.
NCLB? How ’bout B-studentsLB
NCLB might be losing the highest students, but it is also causing the loss of the middle-of-the-line student's electives.
Comment on Dangerously Irrelevant’s “Ed Tech Quarantine?”
As I commented on Dangerously Irrelevant's blog, we need to respect those who do not share our tech enthusiasm, yet keep the battle waged.
Computer Literacy Support should not be Conditional: Joanne Jacobs comment
Supporting computer literacy should not be conditional. Joanne Jacobs challenges in her recent article, "Computers Don't Boost Poor Kids' Grades," that computers in many homes are only used to games and not for literacy. I say, it's a start.
How to Drop the Gas Prices Using Math
Using the power of exponents, we just might be able to drop the gas prices. According to the chain email I received anyway.
Credential Programs: Give us your money and we’ll give you a classroom
I comment on the Education Week's article, Busywork 101.
The Seventh Affliction
The Education Gadfly analyzed 6 main afflictions of teaching. But it forgot #7...
D-Ed Reckoning Comment: It’s Not Research’s Fault that Some Teachers Just Don’t Wanna
Based on a comment I wrote for a D-Ed Reckoning article, this post explains how it isn't that educational research that is at fault so much as those teachers not implementing what we know to work.
The Carnival #174 has Arrived!
The Carnival of Education #174 has arrived and tweenteacher has once again been invited to the party.
Make an Offer They Can’t Refuse
How does an administrator control the quality of their staff if the union won't let them transfer an ineffective teacher? According to The Washington Post, some unions are loosening up on their hold over administrator's rights.
Ed Tech is the new Home Ec and Shop
McCain and Clinton don't mention Ed Tech in their educational policies. Obama merely mentions it in relations to Maths and Sciences. But Ed Tech is not the elite. It is the Home Ec and Shop classes for this generation.
Teacher Observations: Principals vs. the Union
Why does the union stand in the way of getting rid of a bad teacher? Doesn't that undermine the work of other teachers?
Dave Saba Comment: “Alternative Programs for Teacher Credentialing”
Alternative Teacher Credential programs must be entertained, as do new ways to mentor new teachers.
Commencement Speeches 2008
Here is a list of graduation speeches that I find particularly wonderful. Enjoy!
Hey, you guuuuyyysss!!!
Guess what’s back?! Yes, indeed, the NY Times is reporting that “The Electric Company”, that hip how-to-read show set to a funky beat that became the background soundtrack to many a moment in my childhood, is back.
Carnival Of Education #170
Hey, guys! Le Carnival has arrived. It’s in a forced choice, multiple-choice style format in homage to the testing season. Enjoy this Carnival of Education hosted by My Bellringers, and see if you can’t spot tweenteacher in the mix. Take care and
Sometimes Scientific American is just so behind the times
This latest study from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor is a supposedly landmark, but, frankly, it's a combination between Howard Gardner's basic theories and the card game, "Concentration."
Teens at Home vs. the Office: Comment on Joanne Jacobs article
I saw this article today, “Middle Class Teens and Leopold II,” by Joanne Jacob. I always like seeing my Google Reader go bold when she’s got something new on the stove. Anyway, it pretty much talks about (but with better
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