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Submitted: March 4, 2010 - 1:54pm
Last week I visited The Met Sac, a dependent charter high school (with 230 students) within the Sacramento City Unified School District (50,000 students). The principal at this school said the...
Latest comment: Mar 4 – 1:54pm
Submitted: March 3, 2010 - 6:39am
Diane Ravitch, who served in the Bush administration's education department and was a supporter of NCLB has reversed her position. She now says "School reform is like a freight train, and I'm...
Latest comment: Mar 3 – 6:39am
Submitted: February 23, 2010 - 10:39pm
I viewed the film tonight in Palo Alto. I didn't need to be convinced of the issues presented. I've been trying to balance our family values with our community pressure since my kids were in...
Latest comment: Feb 23 – 10:39pm
Submitted: February 19, 2010 - 4:33am
Sleep deprivation. Read Susan Ohanian's daily outrage. Also see President Clinton's work combating childhood obesity in connection with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. I was struck that he...
Latest comment: Feb 19 – 4:33am
Submitted: February 19, 2010 - 4:33am
Sleep deprivation. Read Susan Ohanian's daily outrage. Also see President Clinton's work combating childhood obesity in connection with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. I was struck that he...
Latest comment: Feb 19 – 4:33am
Submitted: February 16, 2010 - 11:02am
In Brain Rules, John Medina states "Studies show that a person who is interrupted takes 50% longer to accomplish a task. Not only that, he or she makes 50% more errors." Dialogues following the film...
Latest comment: Feb 16 – 11:02am
Submitted: February 14, 2010 - 5:06pm
Alan Shusterman, who lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland with his wife and three children, is the founder of School for Tomorrow (SFT), an independent nonprofit secondary school (grades 6-12)...
Latest comment: Feb 14 – 5:06pm
Submitted: February 4, 2010 - 5:11am
Student advocacy. Someone asked about this at the screening this week at Black Pine Circle. Last week, we met a wonderful high school senior (Joel) in Salt Lake City who is taking a leadership role...
Latest comment: Mar 4 – 11:45am
Submitted: January 26, 2010 - 11:44am
Abolishing AP classes Below are some public and private schools that have responded to research showing minimal benefits from AP classes. The research in the area includes: ...
Latest comment: Feb 3 – 12:11pm
Submitted: January 23, 2010 - 7:41pm
A chain of questions regarding almost any academic decision in a students life will result in one of two outcomes: Either they will end up following the line or reasoning that ends in Money and see...
Latest comment: Jan 23 – 7:41pm
 
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