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46 states agree to work for common education standards -- Texas left out
(This issue has moved a bit since I first drafted this post — watch for updates.) Ain’t it the way? 46 of the 50 states agreed to work for common education standards through a project of t… more →
Millard Fillmore's Bathtub
Thursday - 9.24.09
B.May wrote 1 month ago: A. Locate your copy of the TAKS Benchmark B. Locate your copy of “To Build a Fire” C. Pencil ready 1 … more →
Wednesday - 9.23.09
B.May wrote 1 month ago: A. Wondering how we can get anything done in 25 minutes? B. Clear your desk C. Have a PENCIL (only) … more →
Is TAKS an Adequate Measure of TEKS?
Treavor wrote 2 months ago: When reading the Hoffman et al. piece, I was not surprised so many educators believed that excessive … more →
Small Stress Attacks
fayssalhafidi wrote 2 months ago: How many times have you stressed the last 12 months? 10 times? 365 times? 1000 times? Take a piece o … more →
Class Agenda - 8.27.09
B.May wrote 2 months ago: A. Planner Out B. Pen/Pencil Ready C. One Sheet of Paper D. Nothing Else 1. Planner Follow-Up 2. @co … more →
Infinity Online Math Tutoring Demo
joz1234 wrote 2 months ago: I just released my math tutoring demo. This is to get an idea of how the interactive online tu … more →
Infinity Online Math Tutoring Demo
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joz1234 wrote 3 months ago: I just released my math tutoring demo. This is to get an idea of how the interactive online tu … more →
Home school, virtual schools, learning communities and success in education
johnmcgeough wrote 3 months ago: I am happy to give an educational endeavor a plug when something right happens. In todays’ Ho … more →
Huckers Ball Pictures
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Sledstyle Blog wrote 4 months ago: Here are a couple pictures from the Huckers Ball, a new event that took place in Alberta a couple we … more →
New textbooks? Hardly.
bandnerdtx wrote 4 months ago: I spent the week in Austin working on the state textbook review panel. Basically our job was to chec … more →
46 states agree to work for common education standards -- Texas left out
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Ed Darrell wrote 5 months ago: (This issue has moved a bit since I first drafted this post — watch for updates.) Ain’t … more →
Problems with Public Schooling (TAKS)
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jdalley wrote 5 months ago: One of the greatest problems with public schooling is that teacher’s have to teach the kids no … more →
Taking Teachers to Work
bandnerdtx wrote 5 months ago: This week I participated in a teacher “externship” program that allows teachers to go in … more →
Insanity at Texas state school board - economics, geography and history
Ed Darrell wrote 5 months ago: Texas Freedom Network’s Insider blog reports that embattled chairman Don McLeroy is working to … more →
TAKS trouble?
christinaholland wrote 6 months ago: TAKS scores were just released. I’m pleased to report that my school showed significant improv … more →
Strategy 4: Read Something
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schmidtty wrote 6 months ago: Although the state of Texas has equivocated on this point, our district has been perfectly clear and … more →
Strategy 3: Use What You're Given
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schmidtty wrote 6 months ago: Students who arrive punctually, finish the test, and cannot sleep–either because of their misg … more →
Strategy 2: Sleep the Morning Away
schmidtty wrote 6 months ago: All is not lost for the punctual student, though. For the student who fails to plan ahead and fooli … more →
Strategy 1: Arrive Late
schmidtty wrote 6 months ago: Teachers and administrators insist that students arrive on time to school, but whatever our words sa … more →
