36 days ago by larrycuban

Recently, I saw a math lesson where the teacher used “clickers,” devices that permitted students to answer a teacher question without waving their arms in the air. Here is what I saw. Students worked on a problem in pairs or individually. Then the teacher passed out “clickers” so students could answ ...

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42 days ago by Your Story

I strongly believe in the public schooling system. I think that school is a great way for students to learn academically and socially. One of the problems I see in today’s schooling is that most classes are taught in lecture format where the students come into the classroom, listen to the teacher, a ...

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42 days ago by Your Story

Education encompasses many aspects of growth. It’s not just about learning specific material to pass the standardized testing requirements. Education is also about growing as a person, and the confidence that you can enter the real world with the tools and knowledge to tackle it. Education also mean ...

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42 days ago by Your Story

Right now, most kids in public school are going through the school system with almost no interaction from kids in other grades. These students are proceeding toward a world where most of the people (clients and co-workers) are ten to twenty years older than them. On top of this, most of the educatio ...

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46 days ago by larrycuban

More than any other word, “accountability” has become the keyword defining the past quarter-century in private and public sectors of life in America. Presidents, governors, and mayors say that they answer to voters. CEOs and top managers proudly display their accountability to their boards of truste ...

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48 days ago by misterscribner

Andrew Hartman has a nice essay calling out the weaknesses of the “Teach for America” model of reform. These indictments will not be new to those familiar with current educational policy debates, but Hartman has a few zingers: “TFA is, at best, another chimerical attempt in a long history of chimeri ...

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48 days ago by Scott Davis

Average Reviews: ( More customer reviews)This book was an insight into the way teaching should be. It is a book that all in the education field should be read. Easy to read and a pleasure to be able to learn from other educators experience Click Here to see more reviews about: A School Leader's Guid ...

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50 days ago by john thompson

Robin Rogers' guest post in The Education Optimists explains that contemporary philanthropists are creating a hybrid method of effecting change. The bad news is that "billionaire policymaking" can instill fear of retaliation, thus quashing open discussions. She also notes that some reformers believe ...

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50 days ago by NEKSSpedteach

Photo from Huffington Post In the past year, Matt Damon's support for the Save Our Schools movement has made him a favorite of teachers all over the country who are opposed to the hurtful policies implemented by so-called "education reformers" across the country. I count myself as one of those whose ...

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52 days ago by Amos Brown

Click Above to Hear Full Interview. Runs 41 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. A panel representing organizations concerned with the education of Indianapolis children appeared on Afternoons with Amos to give their reaction and views to the proposal to reform the Indianapolis Public Schools presented by ...

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