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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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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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At last, what you’ve been waiting for. The New & Improved version of my very first ever, totally done by me video,“Set Our Teachers FREE!”
This version is a little better, isn’t it?
Brennan
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Today, I would like to share an email I received from someone who is a professional in Career Technology. I think you’ll feel his frustration with the system, as you read his words.* * * * * * * * * * *
“I serve as business manager at a career technology center. We [...]
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Today I want to rant a little more about the testing mania that is sweeping the country. You might think I’m prejudiced because in “Set Our Teachers FREE! A Plan to Save Public Education” we talk about how our school children are losing valuable classroom time being prepped for the ever-present mandated assessment tests. In [...]
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“Number of students who dropped out of high school last year: 1.1 million.”
“Difference between the lifetime earnings of a high school dropout and a college graduate: $1.5 million.”
“Of 300 questions asked in presidential candidate debates this year, number that addressed this issue: eight.”
The above statistics come from an article written by Melinda French [...]
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So often, the information I share makes it seem as if there is NO WAY that things can get any better in USA Public Schools. Whether it is the sheer enormity of the task, the lack of creativity on the part of leadership, or the totally non-workable solutions that big education commissions suggest, the task [...]
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Have you ever heard the old phrase, “shoot yourself in the foot”, when someone refers to self-sabotage? Well, if you have, then you can probably appreciate the image above even more. With standardized testing in USA public schools so rampant, we might just as well be sticking a pistol in the mouth of [...]
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Good Morning, Dear Reader!
Ooooh! Do I have a story for you today?!?
As you already know, education has taken a nose-dive in the good ol’ USA. Everybody is scrambling to find the answers and, boy, have some “doozies” been suggested!
In this morning’s edition of ajc.com, there is a reprint of an article from The Atlanta [...]
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