Only the Educated are Free

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“The Chronicle of Higher Education will be publishing a supplement in early March that explores the interplay between primary secondary and high education. The publication will be sent free to all readers who sign up at http://schoolandcollege.com/free:
SCHOOL & COLLEGE will report on how well (or not so well) America is preparing its young [...]

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CBS News ran a story about an autistic student in an upstate New York high school who was given a chance to shine. (To access the video clip after clicking on the link, go to the section on the left hand bar for CBS Evening News and it should be the first story). Watching the [...]

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At one point, e-books seemed to be the wave of the future. But in 2006 publishers are still trying to figure out how best to market them and make them a viable alternative to the traditional paper-bound book. One area where they felt this could be accomplished was through the use of e-textbooks. Any college [...]

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Check out the techLEARNING blog for cutting edge information about technology and teaching. The article titled “Laptops are 21st Century Pencils” has some interesting insights into different methods being used to integrate laptops into schools as a learning tool.
There is one site referenced in that article that I would like to point you toward. It [...]

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One Canadian university thinks so. Lakehead University is limiting WiFi access on their campus because of fears that the electromagnetic forces pose a heath risk to students. We’ve heard this about cell phones, microwaves, iPods and practically every other new technology that becomes widespread. Studies so far are inconclusive but companies obviously need to protect [...]

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So I took a trip around the web and visited most of the state education websites to see what’s going on outside of my corner of the world. I wasn’t too surprised by what I saw; most states are focusing on making themselves look good for NCLB. However, my other goal was to find out [...]

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Parents across America send their kids to school every day with lunch money expecting that it will be used to purchase a healthy, balanced meal (work with me here). Little do they know that once Johnny gets into the cafeteria that money is used to buy as many chocolate chip cookies and sodas as he [...]

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I am amazed at the popularity of websites like myspace.com among high school students. Many of my students have a myspace and regularly update it with pictures, comments, and intimate details of their lives. I truly do not believe they realize that absolutely anyone can access their site and take advantage of the information they [...]

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Views on NCLB legislation…
A coworker sent me this link to an animated movie created by the American Federation of Teachers. They have a blog that reviews NCLB in action and allows teachers to express their views on the legislation. Basically, teachers seem to understand this legislation is more about numbers than education.
What this legislation has [...]

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Some states are embracing technology and work to incorporate it in all aspects of education. From the information posted on the Department of Education website, Virginia schools seem to be ahead of the curve in this aspect. This is certainly something I will bring up during my interviews in Virginia, but I found a wealth [...]

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