Archive for the ‘k12 education’ Category
Monday, October 13th, 2008
Public school officials in Chicago feel that opening a gay-friendly high school may be the first step toward improving graduation rates and decreasing incidences of harassment toward gay students.
According to a survey conducted by the Chicago Public School District in 2003, gay and lesbian students are three times more likely ...
Posted in News, Uncategorized, high school, k12 education | No Comments »
Monday, October 13th, 2008
Maintaining a high GPA throughout your middle school and high school years not only helps you form positive study and time management skills, but also helps to improve your chances of getting into the college of your choice.
The first step in improving your GPA is to evaluate your weaknesses, including ...
Posted in Online Learning, Uncategorized, high school, k12 education | No Comments »
Monday, October 6th, 2008
There are some places where it is often easy to get the impression that teachers are the most lazy, money grubbing, good for nothing, bums. Just read some of the comments at the end of this article. Meanwhile, the other paper in the same county writes positive articles on the ...
Posted in k12 education | No Comments »
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
One issue that is becoming ever more popular and important to parents is the health of their child’s school. It’s no wonder that this is so important, as students spend around 13 hours of their life in school, between pre-K through 12th grade.
So how does your child’s school rank?
Health Magazine ...
Posted in Uncategorized, healthy food, high school, k12 education | 1 Comment »
Monday, September 29th, 2008
In the midst of one of the worst financial crises ever some teacher has the audacity to use it to further his or her student’s education.
Observe the comment left on this blog:
“Our AP Macroeconomics and AP Government classes on Friday afternoon were devoted to talk of the unstable ...
Posted in k12 education | No Comments »
Sunday, September 21st, 2008
Two Basic Models of Learning
The first model says that all learning is simply a ladder. You learn one skill then move to the next and the next and the next and so on until you learn everything of importance. This is a bit simplistic but I find that if I ...
Posted in k12 education, no child left behind | No Comments »
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
I've read "The World is Flat" by Terry Friedman, and next on my list is "Disrupting Class; How Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns" by Clayton Christensen, Curtis Johnson and Michael Horn. I've listened to and argued with those who think education is failing. I've watched the respect ...
Posted in k12 education | No Comments »
Saturday, September 13th, 2008
Today's post is brought to us by J.M. Seymour. J.M. Seymour is an author of financial education materials, including the award-winning Stock Market Pie: Grandma Helps Emily Make A Million. Click here for a free copy.
Many American teenagers have aspirations to be rich and famous—world-renown scientists, actresses, Olympians, or the ...
Posted in Uncategorized, indiana, k12 education | 1 Comment »
Friday, September 12th, 2008
It’s that time of year when high school juniors and seniors start thinking about college entrance exams such as the SAT and ACT. For some students just the thought of the test creates anxiety. One well respected college, Wake Forest, has decided to end this anxiety for its applicants.
Martha Blevins ...
Posted in SAT prep, Uncategorized, k12 education | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
I have too many blogs to read. The problem with the Google Reader is that I don't see enough of my list of blogs. So I end up reading them in alphabetical order. This isn't so bad except that the blogs at the bottom don't get read as often. I ...
Posted in global education, k12 education, new york | 4 Comments »
