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The Joys of Flocking and The relevance of innovation

whichlevel wrote 1 day ago: After reading about the new social browser, flock, I finally got around to testing it. Well, whoa! i … more »

Tags: Gist, Browser, Flock, Innovation, Nigeria, Teaching Methods

Who's to blame?

sourapplesunite wrote 1 month ago: A couple of days ago, I saw a news clip about Michelle Rhee, the new Washington D.C. schools chancel … more »

Tags: Termination

Another rant: cutting the asst band teacher, etc1 comment

goodnessgraciouswv wrote 4 months ago: Okay, we have had two related stories in the Herald Dispatch in the last couple of weeks.  Cabell … more »

Tags: Cabell County, Education, High School, Small Schools, student happiness

Absent but still here. . .huh? 1 comment

Treavor wrote 4 months ago: My virtual presence, at least on this blog, has been null. I regret my neglect when I see so many in … more »

Tags: academic, Blogging, Education, poverty, Research, School, Social class

Introduction of regular features1 comment

learningtolead wrote 4 months ago: I’ve been thinking quite a bit as to what I want I’d like for this blog.  Eventually, I … more »

Tags: Best Practices, Hot Topics, Reflection, Access, ageism, Income, Practice, religious discrimination, sexism

...heard back from Gayle Manchin...but now what?

goodnessgraciouswv wrote 4 months ago: I will try to retype all of Mrs. Manchin’s letter so that you may read it.  She seems to agre … more »

Tags: 21st Century, alternative school, Education, Gayle Manchin, Small Schools

My January letter to WV First Lady Gayle Manchin

goodnessgraciouswv wrote 4 months ago: Dear Mrs. Manchin,  I know that you are a mother and a teacher, along with being First Lady of Wes … more »

Tags: Education, 21st Century, Harless Center, Cabell County, Steve Paine, alternative school, Miller School, Kellogg Elementary Harless Model School

WSJ asks: What Makes Finnish Kids So Smart? MJB answers: Being Finnish.

MJB wrote 4 months ago: This article from last Friday’s WSJ is required reading in my little world. One of the underl … more »

Tags: Education, schools, Teaching, Culture, High School, International Education, Finland, Wall Street Journal, Immigration

Financial Aid in the Top Universities

learningtolead wrote 5 months ago: Part of my American Dream is to give my daughter a better life than I had growing up. By giving her … more »

Tags: Access, higher ed

and, again, not saving money OR giving a better education

goodnessgraciouswv wrote 5 months ago: http://www.challengewv.org/news/decade_of_consolidation.pdf “Sorry to tell you, but 39 is a lo … more »

Tags: Education, Consolidation

More about BH/Enslow consolidation & out of city proposed site

goodnessgraciouswv wrote 5 months ago: In reference to William Smith’s guest column in the Herald Dispatch today ( http://www.herald … more »

Tags: Education, Cabell County, Enslow Middle School, Beverly Hills Middle School, WV SBA (School Building Authority), k-8 grade configuration, Small Schools

Quotes from 21st Century Fund Organizing Manual--"For Generations to Come"

goodnessgraciouswv wrote 5 months ago: A group from Washington D.C. tells you how to upgrade your school buildings to educate your children … more »

Tags: Education, Dropout, k-12 achievement, 21st Century, Small Schools

Voice of the People, extended edition

goodnessgraciouswv wrote 5 months ago: I am working on a letter to the editor (”Voice of the People”).  I am a bit concerned … more »

Tags: Education, Bullies, Dropout, High School, NAEP, k-12 achievement, 21st Century, Harless Center, Marshall University

Any interested teachers, please read! On Model School League

goodnessgraciouswv wrote 6 months ago: The VERY short version of this is that Dr. Stan Maynard is looking to have model school programs wi … more »

Tags: 21st Century, Blue Ribbon schools, Cabell County, Dr. Stan Maynard, Education, Harless Center, High School, Larry Lezotte, League of Model Schools

More awful school news...From the pages of the Herald Dispatch

goodnessgraciouswv wrote 6 months ago: http://www.herald-dispatch.com/homepage/x808408616/index.html?printview=true Survey: Teachers ofte … more »

Tags: Education, Bullies, Dropout, High School, NAEP, k-12 achievement

Oh, I love this! Effective Schools & parent involvement

goodnessgraciouswv wrote 6 months ago:   This is quoted from Larry Lezotte’s Correlates of Effective Schools:  7. Home-School Relat … more »

Tags: Education, effective schools, Larry Lezotte, Parent Involvement

The email I was sending out to legislators...For a small, public middle-high school in Huntington

goodnessgraciouswv wrote 6 months ago: As a Huntington resident with a keen interest in education, I hope that you might be able to help m … more »

Tags: 21st Century, alternative school, Cabell County, Education, essential school, High School, k-12 achievement, NAEP, Parent Involvement

About Effective & Essential Schools--great quote

goodnessgraciouswv wrote 6 months ago: About Effective Schools from Larry Lezotte’s article:  this insightful assertion by Ron Edmon … more »

Tags: Education, effective schools, essential school, Larry Lezotte

"American Struggle Over Educational Goals" (Labaree)

christinamaria wrote 6 months ago: “This article explores three alternative goals for American education that have been at the ro … more »

Tags: TE 803


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