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• Are You Smarter than an Eigth Grader… from 1954?

  
  AmeriCAN-DO Attitude — Authority: 420
  The U.S. Constitution Test from May 1954 for 8th Grade students in America. (via AoSHQ).I am proud to say that my private Catholic grammar school — St. Turibius in Chicago, IL — taught us all of this. In 7th grade (IIRC), we had to take the “Constitution Test”. It consisted of 100 questions. [...]
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• CHILDREN GROOMED TO SOW OUR FATHER’S PEACE

  
  "El Milagro Weblog" — Authority: 108
  My father was a  member  of the “greatest generation”.  Salt of the earth.  Bright.  Self-educated.  A patriot.  As an officer of the United States Navy he saw action in both World War II and Korea.  He was on the blockade in the Mediterranean when Krushchev’s missile-bearing fleet tested JFK’s ...
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• Meeting the School Turnaround Challenge

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 622
  In recent months, the federal government has made it perfectly clear that one of its key education reform goals is to turn around the nation’s chronically underperforming schools. In fact, President Obama pledged to devote billions of dollars to fund a federal school turnaround program which would close 5,000 of ...
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• Article Title Unknown

  
  Math Learning, Fun & Education Blog : Dreambox Learning — Authority: 114
  DreamBox recently presented at the Kentucky Council of Teachers of Mathematics (KCTM) conference in Paris, Kentucky.  We were excited to be invited by our friends at the Kentucky Center of Mathematics (KCM) to present at and attend the conference, and it was wonderful to have a chance to meet personally with ...
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• NJEA looks to thwart Chris Christies urban education agenda

  
  The Ridgewood Blog — Authority: 486
  AFTER CORZINE LOSS, NJ EDUCATORS CONCERNED ABOUT FUTURE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION Jennifer Husko ( jhusko@nbc40.net ) - 11/5/09 04:42 pm http://www.nbc40.net/view_story.php?id=11176 ATLANTIC CITY-- Thousands of New Jersey Education Association members from across the Garden State converged on the Atlantic City ...
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• Charter Schools: The Privatization Agenda Exposed

  
  The Frustrated Teacher — Authority: 135
  From Our Global Education comes this memo indicating Bushs agenda of privatizing the public schools: From the Vault This is part of an essay written in early 2008 by AEI/Fordhams Andy Smarick , a former Bush II Domestic Policy Council member tasked with K-12 and higher education issues (my ...
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• The Education Wars

  
  Random Thoughts from Random Places — Authority: 445
  This teacher would have been canned long ago because this student wasnt "learning" according to the dictates of the privatizers . Its a very good essay. Teachers can have a positive impact on students in a way that may not be readily apparent. _____
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• Wow!

  
  An Ol' Broad's Ramblings — Authority: 534
  Just…..wow! If there is anyone who is still of the mind that schools are not indoctrinating, click the link above, and watch the videos!  If schools had done this about Bush 2, you can bet your bottom dollar the left would be screaming bloody hell! There is NOTHING about this clown worthy of praise.  NOT A ...
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• So what did you kid today in school ?

  
  The Ridgewood Blog — Authority: 486
  More Obama Propaganda videos surface More disturbing videos of young school children singing praises to President Obama, quite a shock. What seemed like an aberration now appears to be a troubling pattern. Maybe “epidemic” is a better word. Here is just a sample with each video creepier than the last. ...
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• Critical thinking is important…but thinking about what??

  
  NSBA BoardBuzz — Authority: 494
  We hear a lot about 21st century skills these days, but what does it really mean? Will teaching our kids critical thinking skills really help them to function better in the “real world?” NYU Education professor and former assistant secretary of education Diane Ravitch believes that without the knowledge behind it, ...
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• The Education Wars III

  
  Random Thoughts from Random Places — Authority: 445
  Another teacher wins a case, and of course the asshole school board is going to appeal : A retired city school teacher who alleged she was forced to retire after blowing the whistle on testing improprieties at the elementary-middle school where she worked has been awarded $293,000 by a Baltimore Circuit Court jury. ...
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• Some thoughts on autodidactism, degrees and public education

  
  Libertarian Blog — Authority: 140
  Ive always admired autodidacts -- I even became one myself, although some might question the quality of the teacher and the education received so far. I say "so far" because a main trait of most autodidacts is continuous learning. Perhaps we feel the need to try harder since most people dont respect an education ...
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• The Education Wars II

  
  Random Thoughts from Random Places — Authority: 445
  I wish I had known about filing a federal civil rights lawsuit against Washoe County School District when one of my principals wanted me to illegally put all of my students on alternate testing, regardless of their eligibility, so as to not drag down the schoolwide test scores. I probably would have prevailed in ...
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• Dallas Justice Revival: Worship AND Work...

  
  Change the Wind — Authority: 425
  What will separate Dallas Justice Revival from some traditional gospel meetings is that along with the focus on evangelism, there will be an emphasis on the engagement of the Body of Christ in issues that impact the lives of our congregations and our communities. What that means is pretty simple: after the ...
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• Quotes (638)

  
  Defending. Contending. — Authority: 477
  When I would yell at my children, I was teaching them that they didn’t have to do what I said whenever I said it, just when it was important enough (or I was mad enough) to raise my voice. What’s worse, I was undermining my wife’s authority in the home because she wasn’t as big and scary and didn’t have as ...
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• The Education Wars II

  
  Random Thoughts from Random Places — Authority: 445
  If D.C. "chancellor" (read dictator) Michelle Rhee werent such an unqualified, blithering incompetent, maybe the school system there wouldnt be in the further shitter than it was before she arrived . If you are going to treat teachers like shit and not care less about educational stability for the kids, you shouldnt ...
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• The Education Wars

  
  Random Thoughts from Random Places — Authority: 445
  Gee, the "reformers" were so big on "standards" for graduation that more than a few students who met all the requirements for graduation, but couldnt pass the "competency" tests, were denied diplomas and thus couldnt get decent jobs or go to college . GEDs arent that highly regarded, but at least one school system ...
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• Parent Teacher Conferences

  
  Homeschool and Etc. — Authority: 127
  Parent - Teacher conferences are mostly a waste of time. I think we all know that if the teacher has a genuine concern, likely her fingers arent broken and she can pick up the phone. And most parents are able to send an email, make a phone call or schedule a meeting. Whats the point of the parent-teacher ...
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• All Male Coaches Board Sickened by Teen Girls Licking Phallic Lollipop. Really?

  
  Democurmudgeon — Authority: 482
  The following horrific story, a 21st Century version of the Scarlet Letter, is another example of how far conservative right wing "family values" zealots will go, even as they claim they are protecting our "freedoms," whatever that means. AP- The American Civil Liberties Union (representing) two sophomore girls ...
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• Kaleem Caire

  
  Homeschool and Etc. — Authority: 127
  "If our school systems are producing such small numbers of graduates, what is the purpose of K—12 education for black males? Why are we allowing our children to languish in schools and school systems that produce far more failures than successes?" asks Kaleem Caire in this post . Well, I was intrigued by Caires ...
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