Archive for October, 2008
Friday, October 31st, 2008
“Primarily it is the schools and not the scholars which should be inspected.” Alfred Whitehead The Aims of Education
I’ve always liked the idea of inspirational quotes and pictures. So I thought I would share a few quotes I dreamed up.
For me education has always been a journey. No matter where ...
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Friday, October 24th, 2008
Dean Sharski kind of started a trend in my PLN (personal learning network). He started putting quotes to pictures. I know not a new idea and not very original, but since I saw him publish a few I've seen two or three other bloggers that I read on regular basis ...
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
In this Scholastic article Alexander Russo takes a moment to relate performance pay with tipping. While I found the article on tipping engaging thinking about the practice in terms of teacher pay was an interesting exercise.
I thought about all those kids in the coffee shops and other stores around the ...
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Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
With all the talk about elections going on many people might think their vote for president this year might be the most important vote they make. That may be true, but I usually think the most important vote in any election is usually for the smaller elected offices.With this in ...
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
This year’s Red Ribbon Week has begun, following the same pledge as always – no use of illegal drugs, no illegal use of legal drugs. Schools and groups around the country will participate in Red Ribbon Week to raise awareness about drug and alcohol usage.
For those of you who are ...
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Friday, October 17th, 2008
That's it, the only question I really have. Why would a school district in Dallas fire hundreds of teachers, administrators, and staff now.
For most schools we are about half way through the first quarter of school. There are few worse things to do to disrupt education than to pull a ...
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008
Violence erupted at First Coast High School in Jacksonville, FL this morning as a result of $4 missing from a student backpack. The incident landed one student in the hospital and the other was arrested for aggravated battery.
Just image what would have happened if it had been $10 or even ...
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008
When I first came to teaching I was warned that when I got to the classroom I would be one my own little island. I was told that no other profession in the entire world would take someone fresh out of college and put them in charge of 30 people ...
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Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
As of yesterday, these are the top 10 teams of U.S. high school football for the 2008-2009 season. All ten teams are currently undefeated.
1. Aquinas - Fort Lauderdale, FL
2. Destrehan – LA
3. Byrnes – Duncan, SC
4. St. Xavier – Louisville, KY
5. South Pointe – Rock Hill, SC
6. Polytechnic – Long Beach, CA
7. Trinity – Euless, TX
8. Wayne County ...
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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 ...
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