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September 2011 Blog Posts (46)
The Tao of Finland's Schools By Anthony Rebora
The Tao of Finland's Schools
By Anthony Rebora on September 29, 2011
This month's Smithsonian magazine includes an interesting article exploring the (relatively recent) success of Finland's school system. The author highlights a certain Zen-like quality…
ContinueAdded by Michael Keany on September 30, 2011 at 3:26pm — 1 Comment
Real Men Don't Teach by Dennis Danziger
Real Men Don't Teach
by Dennis Danziger
Posted: 9/29/11 04:22 PM ET…
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New ways students cheat on tests By Valerie Strauss
New ways students cheat on tests
A cheating scheme just uncovered in New York in which a college student took the SAT exam for younger teens — for a fee — is bringing new…
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How Jay-Z Can Help Us Remix Education By José Vilson
How Jay-Z Can Help Us Remix Education
Recently, I bought "Watch The Throne," Jay-Z and Kanye West's collaborative album. Since Jay-Z's debut album "Reasonable Doubt," he's undergone a metamorphosis: from a young spitfire to a mature statesman, reigning over the hip-hop community lyrically and industrially. Meanwhile, all 15 of his albums to date have gone platinum.…
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The U.S. Economy and Public Education by Bill Gates
Added by Michael Keany on September 28, 2011 at 3:27pm — No Comments
From Australia: Should children do traditional homework?
Added by Michael Keany on September 27, 2011 at 6:25pm — No Comments
6 wild ideas for ideal schools By Jay Mathews
Added by Michael Keany on September 27, 2011 at 11:54am — No Comments
How to fix the mess we call middle school By Valerie Strauss
How to fix the mess we call middle school
Elementary schools and high schools are tough enough to run, but middle schools are a problem unto themselves. Nobody quite knows what to do with students who are of age to be in…
Added by Michael Keany on September 27, 2011 at 11:51am — No Comments
Conversations with Arne Duncan - Offering advice on educator evaluations By Carol Corbett Burris and Kevin G. Welner
Conversations with Arne Duncan
Offering advice on educator evaluations
The national push for new teacher evaluations is real; educators should not miss this opportunity to influence policy makers with solid evidence.
By Carol Corbett Burris and Kevin G. Welner
38 Kappan October 2011
We can’t say how many high school principals get calls from Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, particularly when he knows he’ll be speaking…
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Let Teachers Teach by Vern Williams
Should the School Day Be Longer?
While more time in the classroom may benefit children from disadvantaged backgrounds, is it right for everyone?
Let Teachers Teach
September 26, 2011
NHY Times…
Added by Michael Keany on September 27, 2011 at 7:31am — No Comments
A Teacher's Worst Nightmare By Walt Gardner
Added by Michael Keany on September 27, 2011 at 7:16am — No Comments
Educating The Social Network Generation By Peter DeWitt
Educating The Social Network Generation
Added by Michael Keany on September 27, 2011 at 7:15am — No Comments
Delay Kindergarten at Your Child’s Peril By SAM WANG and SANDRA AAMODT
Delay Kindergarten at Your Child’s Peril
By SAM WANG and SANDRA AAMODT
NY Times
Sam Wang is an associate professor of molecular biology and neuroscience at Princeton. Sandra Aamodt is a former editor in chief of Nature Neuroscience. They are the authors of “Welcome to Your Child’s Brain: How the Mind Grows From Conception to…
Added by Michael Keany on September 27, 2011 at 7:15am — No Comments
The Secrets of a Principal Who Makes Things Work By MICHAEL WINERIP
Added by Michael Keany on September 26, 2011 at 7:05pm — No Comments
It's All in the Design by Eric Sheninger
It's All in the Design
Sep 25, 2011 9:59 AM - Show original…
Added by Michael Keany on September 26, 2011 at 7:27am — No Comments
NY Times Editorial: New Haven’s Teacher Improvement Plan
New Haven’s Teacher Improvement Plan
NY Times Editorial
Like most school systems that serve disadvantaged children, New Haven, an urban district with a high poverty rate, has faced enormous challenges in improving the quality of instruction. But its political leaders and teachers’ union took a bold step last year in agreeing to a new teacher evaluation system that aims to…
Added by Michael Keany on September 26, 2011 at 7:00am — No Comments
Texting in the Classroom: Not Just a Distraction By Audrey Watters
Added by Michael Keany on September 23, 2011 at 1:12pm — No Comments
Response: Reasons For The "Downgrade" In Respect For Teachers By Larry Ferlazzo
Added by Michael Keany on September 22, 2011 at 10:28am — No Comments
21 Things That Will Be Obsolete by 2020 By Tina Barseghian
Added by Michael Keany on September 21, 2011 at 3:12pm — 1 Comment
Does Innovation Have a DNA? Education Applications... by Stephanie Sandifer
Does Innovation Have a DNA? Education Applications...
Added by Michael Keany on September 21, 2011 at 8:01am — No Comments
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