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Philadelphia School District focuses on vocabulary to help improve student literacy
by Christopher Paslay True or false: If a student is unfamiliar with only five percent of the words in a particular text, he will not be able to comprehend the overall meaning of the passage. An… more →
Chalk and Talk
ENGL 101 (now ENGL 1010) Course Descriptions
tulaneadvising wrote 1 month ago: Now available on the English department’s website are course descriptions for the many section … more →
Thoughts on Universities vs. Community Colleges
wfufan707 wrote 2 months ago: Recently, I have been strongly debating going to a four year university versus doing a transfer prog … more →
What is a core curriculum?
Arhopala Bazaloides wrote 3 months ago: From an article in the NYT: [T]he American Council of Trustees and Alumni … last week issued i … more →
Tenets of Higher Education
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whoissam wrote 3 months ago: “Got some discount Knowledge at the Jr. College Where we majored in beer and girls. It was … more →
Taking Revenue Assurance TO THE EXTREME
Rob Mattison wrote 4 months ago: GRAPA staff writer Katherine B. and I sat down recently to discuss the new Revenue Assurance to the … more →
Philadelphia School District focuses on vocabulary to help improve student literacy
phillystyle71 wrote 7 months ago: by Christopher Paslay True or false: If a student is unfamiliar with only five percent of the wo … more →
Had an early start today with my 8:30 AM ...
Alyssa Perez '11 wrote 10 months ago: Had an early start today with my 8:30 a.m. Western Traditions class – Some of my friends haven … more →
Is cursive writing worth teaching?
phillystyle71 wrote 10 months ago: by Christopher Paslay “Are the flowing curves and fancy loops of cursive writing disappearing from … more →
How do you differentiate grammar?
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phillystyle71 wrote 11 months ago: by Christopher Paslay Once a report card period, students in the Philadelphia School District are … more →
Why Study the Liberal Arts?
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Hunter Baker wrote 1 year ago: My university is in the middle of talking about a reform of the core curriculum. When the school wa … more →
Make Anger Management a Part of Core Curriculum
phillystyle71 wrote 1 year ago: by Christopher Paslay There are many theories as to why violent crime is increasing in our region … more →
Did the No Child Left Behind Act Kill Recess?
docma_koi wrote 1 year ago: According to critics, the very legislation meant to increase national academic standards (the No Chi … more →
Math A Regents Power Pack
swaraakshi wrote 1 year ago: The new edition of Let’s Review Math A and Barron’s Regents Exams and Answers, Math A ar … more →
Summer Term
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Mark Stoneman wrote 1 year ago: The summer term is upon me. Here is this summer’s version of “Western Civ” at Geor … more →
Do I Have To?
mdwalls wrote 1 year ago: Do I have to take math next year? This is a question I have grown to love. My answer is always an em … more →
I've learned that teaching, as a profession, is dis-articulating...but what are the implications of such a move?
brinkmannship wrote 1 year ago: So, I’m reading a book for graduate school called Multimodal Discourse, and the book makes an … more →
An Awesome Day ...
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disenchanted wrote 2 years ago: … except for this headache which has settled into the back of my head. I suspect it is from la … more →
Voting, Haircuts, and Cheaters (Part Whatever)
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disenchanted wrote 2 years ago: Update, 10:33 p.m.: Wow. I was so right when I said voter turnout would suck. Only 19 percent of the … more →
The Shin-Kicker
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disenchanted wrote 2 years ago: Over the course of the summer, I had the chance to read Bill Bryson’s The Thunderbolt Kid. I l … more →
