Archive for July, 2008
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Whoever said that choir is not a tough, physical extracurricular activity apparently has never been to Mount Miguel High School. This is where 14-year-old Jade Ray is suing her choir teacher for insulting her and kicking her in front of 50 other students.
Ironically enough the alleged act of violence and ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
There has been a bit of a discussion lately concerning colleges and some rather large endowments. According to Wikipedia there are about 70 in the U.S. With over one billion in endowments.
When we start talking about large amounts of money like this it is inevitable that someone somewhere will ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Would you complain if your child finally passed the state standardized tests? Public schools across New York have shown an increase in the percentage of children who have figured out how to pass standardized tests. Some folks of course are claiming it a huge success while others are looking for ...
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
Teaching yourself and your children to speed read will automatically increase their performance in high school. It is an essential skill to increase productivity that will essential for college. Several free online applications use the Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP) method to raise the users word per minute (WPM) comprehension. ...
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
Clayton Christensen who coined the term disruptive technology explains to us that disruptive technology is often dismissed by big corporations because it does not reinforce current company goals, only to be blindsided as the technology matures, gains a larger audience and marketshare, and threatens the status quo.
So today my question ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
A teacher at Avenue Primary School in Clarendon Park, Leicester has apologized for locking a 7-year-old student in a cupboard after he acted out in class. The cupboard is 4-feet-by-4-feet and has no exit and no handle.
Unfortunately, this was not the only time Stephanie Tate has used the cupboard as ...
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
The wheels on school buses around the country might not go round and round this year. As fuel prices continue to go up, more and more school districts are shortening bus routes or canceling them all together.
On average, school buses get anywhere from 6 miles to 10 miles per gallon ...
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
The California Department of Education (CDE) has released a shocking report, revealing that only a 67.6 percent graduation rate for public high school students in California. The dropout rate is a staggering 24.2 percent. It has increased 10.3 percent over the prior year.
State schools chief Jack O'Connell remarked, "I was ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Students returning to any of the four Osseo school district high schools this fall can expect to be greeted by drug dogs. The dogs will be taken through the school parking lots to sniff out all student cars.
Initially, searches will be conducted randomly on the four district campuses and depending ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
If you haven’t noticed yet, our economy is in a bit of a slump right now. What used to cost me $40 a week in groceries now costs $60 and my friends in the home mortgage business are handing out their resumes left and right. The educational sector has also ...
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