Only the Educated are Free

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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We know they have them. We see the ubiquitous white cords sneaking from their collars. The explosion in the availability of iPods or other mp3 players cause schools to react in one of two ways: ban it or embrace it. Embrace it, you say? Can the iPod be used as a learning tool? Apparently at [...]

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Most educators recognize the need for reform in the American education system if our children are to keep up in an increasingly global community. Part of that reform must come from demanding higher standards from our students, educators, and institutions – areas we thought would be addressed by No Child Left Behind legislation, and hope [...]

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I am still waiting for the No Child Left Behind legislation to catch up with the grade level I teach. So far, the only changes I have encountered have been a greater focus on the numbers our school generates on standardized tests and an increase in the amount of professional development required. What is needed [...]

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There is a link in my blogroll to a site called L0calGh0st. This is a blog maintained by a colleague of mine who is dedicated to education. Thomas Gabriel-Ventimiglia was my cooperating teacher during my student teaching and has since become a good friend. I was working with him on this blog when he first [...]

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My travels as of late bring me to the beautiful state of Virginia, site of my future home. I am currently searching for a teaching position in Virginia and will be attending job fairs nearly every weekend in March. One thing I’m learning from this process is the differences in education philosophy from New York [...]

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