Education Reform Central

It's amazing but true! We are halfway through 2007 already! The big news in education yesterday and today is the Supreme Court ruling on NOT utilizing race to achieve diversity. Every bit of information I could find implies that this is another big fight in the making. Lots of litigation and lots of lawsuits on the horizon. In the meantime, we're trying ... Read More

For those of you who wondered, my site is back in top notch working condition. I certainly can't take credit for it. Brandon, one of those wonderful and patient teacher/experts I wrote about yesterday, is the reason everything is back as it should be. I am a "Happy Camper" now, thanks to him. Because I wasn't having to spend all ... Read More

It's at times like this when I realize how important teaching is! If you haven't seen my posts for the last few days, it's because my computer has gone all "wonky". I don't claim to be a computer expert by any means and I am seeing firsthand how important clear, concise, understandable instruction truly is. I have been getting advice from people ... Read More

In January, Fox News presented a report about the political discussion/argument that was going on in Washington, as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) results were being evaluated again. The upshot was, both parties continued to disagree on almost everything. Surprise! Surprise! While this partisanship is nothing new and continues to this very minute (NCLB is STILL being debated), what ... Read More

USA TODAY has a wonderful article this AM about the effectiveness of teaching values to our young people. Unfortunately, most times, whenever the topic is VALUES, people start confusing the issue with "separation of church and state" arguments. As my husband Don discovered, when he was promoting teaching values in his book "Set Our Teachers FREE!", almost everyone has some type ... Read More

Well, it looks like it may be a little less of a scorcher in our area today, but news on the education front is hopping! First, it was startling to learn on CBS news this AM that a school has banned "touching". (I think they said it was in Virginia. I was so shocked by the story that I can't remember ... Read More

Well, we're halfway into June and already the heat is blasting in our part of the world. Kids and grandkids have already been on picnics, gone swimming and spent the night with sleep-overs at their friend's houses. Today, with the weather sweltering outside, I heard the famous summertime phrase for the first time this year. "I'm bored!" Time to utilize a ... Read More

I have been repeating the need for reform & updating in our public schools. It seems that others really do recognize the problem. I found an interesting article in Time magazine that I thought I would share with you. Makes for some interesting reading. Click here for article I hope you enjoy the article as much as I did. Have a great Day! Brennan The Kingsland ... Read More

There is an appalling lack of leadership role models for our students today in the USA. Don Kingsland points out the problem in Set Our Teachers FREE!: "In our society, it seems that no one makes a decision without taking a poll first, to see which decision is the most popular. And, of course, if the polls change, so do the alleged convictions. Shame! ... Read More

I finished the last post with questions about how little our students are being taught about the ongoing global situation, including the effects of Chernobyl, immigration and trade deficits. I'd like to continue with a further excerpt from "Set Our Teachers FREE!": "How can our students hope to compete with the graduates of other developed countries who grow up understanding the concept ... Read More