“Connecting math with literature” is the hottest trend at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics convention, reports Math and Text.
What we’re talking about when we say “math and literature connection” is mixing math with stories in some way. That’s it. And connection is always a scary word for me too. Connecting math with anything […]
Archive for May, 2008
Black students learn to speak correctly and with authority as Orators, reports Opinion Journal.
The Orators were established in 1985 by five black professionals–all employees of Johnson & Johnson or AT&T–who were concerned about the poor interviewing skills they saw among young black job candidates. The five call themselves “traditionalists” and say that they have no […]
More parents are “redshirting” their children, especially boys, by delaying kindergarten enrollment for a year reports the Chicago Tribune:
Another rough indicator, the percentage of boys starting kindergarten at about age 6 or older has gone up, from 7 percent of boys in 1970 to 18 percent in 2001, according to calculations by the U.S. Department […]
Thanks to Education Gadfly for mentioning my upcoming event in Washington, DC for Our School, which has a new Amazon review.
I’ll read and sign copies of the book at William E. Doar Jr. (WEDJ) Charter School for the Performing Arts, 705 Edgewood Street N.E. Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 11 at 5:30 pm. […]
Career and technical education (voc ed for the 21st century) could lower the 30 percent drop-out rate, writes Liam Julian on Education Gadfly.
College-prep is not the only worthwhile track.
Yes, it’s increasingly difficult to land a good job without a college diploma. But that’s not because college is an educational panacea; it’s because high schools are […]
School districts may “end up with more money AND fewer students as chartering expands,” says Charter Blog, citing studies in New York and Ohio.
Edspresso, which calls me a “luminary,” is looking for ideas for future debates. I’m doing the universal preschool debate next week.
Edspresso also has a question for teachers who blog anonymously.
Californians think public schools are doing poorly — except for their local schools — and need more money but don’t want to pay more themselves, according to a Public Policy Institute of California survey. Everyone wants to tax the rich.
Dan Weintraub summarizes in the Sacramento Bee:
Californians are as down on the public schools […]
Jonathan Kozol is Education’s Greatest Monster, writes D-Ed Reckoning, in response to this interview.
Education’s lovable crank, Jonathan Kozol, recently surpassed Alfie Kohn as Education’s Greatest Monster while on the road promoting his latest jeremiad.
No longer content in rehashing his pessimistic view that poor kids can’t learn –wait for it– as long as they’re poor, he […]
Educators are asking parents not to let children skip school today — it’s Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day — because schools lose funding when students are absent. Kids can visit their parents’ jobs when school is not in session, they say. Yes, but the Ms. Foundation wouldn’t get as much attention that […]
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