Posted on March 31st, 2008 by Brennan
Dear Readers,
I will be away from my computer for a couple of days because I have a two-day delay that has occurred unexpectedly.
I am grandmother to 19 grandchildren. One, named for me, has cerebral palsy and is unable to walk. Shriner’s Children’s Hospital
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Posted on March 30th, 2008 by Brennan
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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Filed under: Education Reform
Posted on March 26th, 2008 by Brennan
Muslim Homestudy student studies the Koran
Yesterday I posted about the furor over homeschooling currently taking place in California. You may remember that
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Filed under: Education News
Posted on March 25th, 2008 by Brennan
‘The Reading Lesson’ by Ekvall Knut
Many families in California are waiting to see what the final decision will be about the guidelines for legal homeschooling in the state of California. The results could eventually very well affect homeschooling across the entire United States.
What began as a child welfare issue evolved into a hotly-contested argument
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Filed under: Education News
Posted on March 18th, 2008 by Brennan
“This project was created to inspire teachers to use technology’s power to engage students in higher level thinking.”bj nesbit on www.TeacherTube.com
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Save Our Schools
The Kingsland Plan
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Filed under: Education Reform
Posted on March 12th, 2008 by Brennan
This story has been broadcast across the internet and the media, including the social networks. It’s one of the front page stories on Digg and there are even posts on social sites calling American teen girls “sluts”.
One particularly irksome story warns
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Filed under: Education News
Posted on March 10th, 2008 by Brennan
Who in this photo is cheating? Is it the boy trying to read answers off the girl’s notes? Or is it the girl pushing her notes over for him? Or both?
This topic has really seemed to touch a nerve and its gotten more
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Filed under: Education News
Posted on March 6th, 2008 by Brennan
There have been several studies released lately, documenting the rates of admitted cheating in schools to vary between 60% to 90%, for everything from test-taking to homework, even attendance. What is most chilling about these statistics
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Filed under: Education News
Posted on March 3rd, 2008 by Brennan
The results are in and the news is BAD! Students are cheating more than ever before and they’re justifying their actions as acceptable. In fact, in studies done across the country, with thousands of students, the overwhelming answer
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Posted on March 1st, 2008 by Brennan
I want to know what you, my readers, want me to research for you? What are you interested in reading about?
I put together a VERY SHORT survey and I would appreciate if you would tell me which topics you are most interested in reading about. Please feel free to suggest topics NOT included in the [...]
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Filed under: Education News