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When will I use science?

whereiskatima wrote 2 months ago: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/us-usa-neanderthal-cloning-idUSBRE90N05720130124 Previousl … more →

Tags: Education Observations, A Private Universe - Harvard Study, actuarial table, Air, chemical reaction, Cloning, Der Spiegel, Energy, George Church

Camouflage: The ability to hide and deflect reality 2 comments

whereiskatima wrote 2 months ago: Please note this specific blog piece is my way of coping with an absolutely horrific IEP meetingI sa … more →

Tags: Education Observations, Take Aways, What might this person(s) be thinking?, About.com, Accommodation, curriculum, Edward Tufte, Goal, IDEA 2004

The Price of Tutor A and Tutor B

whereiskatima wrote 3 months ago: The more I tutor, the more I confirm some of my worst fears regarding educational practices. Each ti … more →

Tags: Education Observations, What might this person(s) be thinking?, Algebra., Analogy, common core, Education, Educational Practices, équation, Factoring

What We Saw From the Cheap Seats......and what a view it was

whereiskatima wrote 4 months ago: The metaphor – timely. The content, based on interviews I have listened to from Regina Spektor … more →

Tags: Economy and Me, Education Observations, What might this person(s) be thinking?, Abraham Lincoln, ambassador, barak obama, Barbara Kingsolver, Benghazi Libya, Bill Clinton

Conundrum 6,875,248,312 - High test scores AND students not graduating???

whereiskatima wrote 6 months ago: http://www.sfgate.com/education/article/1-900-in-SF-class-of-14-may-not-graduate-4051222.php Poor Ji … more →

Tags: Education Observations, Take Aways, Test scores, Education, Charter Schools, NCLB, Teachers, michelle rhee, The San Francisco Chronicle

Crossing the boundaries of good taste at school

whereiskatima wrote 10 months ago: http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201207090900 http://www.jamieoliver.com/us/foundation/jamies-food-revol … more →

Tags: Economy and Me, What might this person(s) be thinking?, Take Aways, npr, KQED, Michael Krasney, Baltimore City public schools, KQED Forum, Michelle Obama

When and how did The 4th of July becomes 'ordinary' and routine....2 comments

whereiskatima wrote 10 months ago: http://m.sfgate.com/sfchron/db_/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=PPoeX5mN&full=true#display http:// … more →

Tags: What might this person(s) be thinking?, Take Aways, Freedom, npr, KQED, Alameda, The San Francisco Chronicle, U S History, AP

Bullying is nothing new under the sun, except how we choose to deal with it (or not).

whereiskatima wrote 11 months ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVt-oeBx0kE&feature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/user/ISRAELvs … more →

Tags: What might this person(s) be thinking?, Take Aways, Guns Germs and Steel, ACLU, Internet, U.S. Department of Education, MSNBC, CHRISTINE ARMARIO, Karen Klein

What happens when charter schools really can not do it on the same budget as public schools.....

whereiskatima wrote 1 year ago: Please note some things: (1) The blame is on the ‘adults’ (teachers) in this example and … more →

Tags: Education Observations, Charter Schools, Public Schools, Rocketship Education, Aspire Public Schools, James Wilcox, Budgeting, transforming the 'vision', Louis Freedberg

Learning/Studying/Learning/Studying2 comments

whereiskatima wrote 1 year ago: http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/01/everything-about-learning/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-P5R … more →

Tags: Education Observations, What might this person(s) be thinking?, Mitch Weathers, Organized Binder, Wired Magazine, Robert Björk, UCLA Learning and Forgetting Lab, Geek Dad, Garth Sundem

A Mid-Term Parental Assessment

whereiskatima wrote 1 year ago: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/01/23/BAUN1MS836.DTL While this blog is addres … more →

Tags: Education Observations, What might this person(s) be thinking?, Testing, Unemployment, President Obama, food stamps, Benchmark, SFUSD, Jill Tucker

Ignorance is not knowing. Stupid is not wanting to know.

whereiskatima wrote 1 year ago: http://healthland.time.com/2012/01/20/the-choking-game-1-in-7-college-students-has-tried-it-texas-st … more →

Tags: Education Observations, What might this person(s) be thinking?, facebook, choking, choking game, Bonnie Rochman, Fainting Game, pass out, Space Monkey

Balance on the See-Saw of Life2 comments

whereiskatima wrote 1 year ago: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/GeneralPediatrics/30493?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Dai … more →

Tags: Education Observations, Outside, Take Aways, Education, Montessori, obesity, Observation, Learning, Med Page Today

A Teachable Moment to Last a Lifetime

whereiskatima wrote 1 year ago: http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2011/12/22/best-buy-cancels-some-black-friday-orders-days-before-ch … more →

Tags: Economy and Me, Education Observations, Take Aways, Grades, compassion, Parenting, envisioning information, dictionary, The San Francisco Chronicle

Occupy Your Conscience - Black Friday 2011

whereiskatima wrote 1 year ago: Every year around the holidays there is that mixture of celebrating meaningfully and celebrating wel … more →

Tags: Economy and Me, Take Aways, peace corps, UNICEF, Books, Reading, United Nations, Ghandi, smell of books

Teachers Teaching/The Help - telling our truths1 comment

whereiskatima wrote 1 year ago: Side note for those of you who might have been inclined to criticize based on wrong reasons: In no w … more →

Tags: Education Observations, What might this person(s) be thinking?, Teachers, Dave Eggers, npr, USA Today, Natalie Munroe, Nanny, Maid

The Truth is OUT There......... (The X Files) made a great prognostication

whereiskatima wrote 1 year ago: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/12/BAT71KMA37.DTL Considering that all of C … more →

Tags: Economy and Me, Education Observations, Math, Silicon Valley, The San Francisco Chronicle, Jill Tucker, Tom Torlakson, george gascon, The X-Files

When will I use Algebra?

whereiskatima wrote 1 year ago: Over the course of my teaching and learning career (I am correctly classified as a lifetime learner! … more →

Tags: Economy and Me, Education Observations, Math, statistics, Malcolm Gladwell, self-efficacy, Algebra., Congress, The San Francisco Chronicle

The Dilemma Box of Teacher Preparation

whereiskatima wrote 2 years ago: http://www.npr.org/2011/05/10/136057240/ed-programs-assail-u-s-news-survey Admittedly, I did grad sc … more →

Tags: Education Observations, What might this person(s) be thinking?, Take Aways, Charter Schools, Teachers College at Columbia University in NYC, CSULB, U. S. Peace Corps, npr, michelle rhee


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