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I have never been a proponent of the “one world - one government” plan. I am, instead, a staunch advocate of individual autonomy. But it is imperative that each of us become aware of ‘the BIG picture’ and we need to be sharing that vision with our youth, especially in our education system.
The following is [...]
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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! A Plan to Save Public Education”. He says:
“In our society, it seems that no one makes a decision without taking a poll first, to see
which decision is the most [...]
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There is news from the U.K., which is home to Harry Potter, the boy wizard, and J.K. Rowling, his creator.
You already know that the Harry Potter series was a world-wide phenomenon that sold zillions of the seven-book series and made J.K. Rowling a billionairess as well. Children around the world loved the series and identified [...]
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STUDENTS LEARNING MULTIPLE LANGUAGES
It’s bright and early on Monday morning here in the wonderful Deep South! I get to start off the week with a great success story.
First, let me ask you just a few questions:
What types of employment opportunities do you think a student would have if they spoke Russian, French or [...]
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Schematic of No Child Left Behind
There has been lots of talk about revising No Child Left Behind. Educators, politicians, and parents are dissatisfied with the law, which has been in effect for five years amid much controversy. Even proponents of NCLB acknowledge the need for improvements.
But it’s not gonna happen this year.
In an Associated Press [...]
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Dear Reader,
Another friend sent me the link to this video and I laughed so hard that I knew I had to share it with you, just in case you haven’t seen it yet. It goes really fast, so I copied and pasted the lyrics for you. I hope you enjoy it as much as [...]
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I was perusing educational issues on the internet when I came across an interesting blog site, LifeDev.net.
The article that caught my attention was titled “American Kiddies Are Getting Dumber” and starts with the author stating “Don’t shoot the messenger.” He then lists statements from a teacher friend explaining that his students are not able [...]
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Today I have a treat for you.
My friend, Clive McGonigal, who has a wickedly delicious sense of humor, commented on one of my articles by sending me a fantastic website and a video to view. Clive is an Englishman, living in France, conducting a worldwide business, and he is funny!
There are so many [...]
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I think I’m gonna become a non-partisan think tank. Sounds like a good job, and you get to publish reports on anything you want. Just gather some statistics, twist ‘em around to back up whatever hypothesis you started with, and get published. Yep! That’s the job for me. (In fact, there are probably people who [...]
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