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With no fanfare or hoopla, the USA has withdrawn from the annual international math & science competition. In the August 9th issue of Newsweek, the story is reported and, of course, multiple theories abound as to what, where and why the action occurred.
Statistics show that the last time US students were in the competition, they [...]
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I read an extremely interesting article by Joel Gruber this morning on his Authority Blog, http://fearlessdreams.com. He asked the question “Why Are We Not Training Our Children to Be Leaders?” I followed the article through the social networking sites, both because it is a fascinating post (among other things, he explains the Prussian school model, [...]
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In yesterday’s post I talked about all the amusing and thought-provoking videos on the net that talk about Stupid Americans!
I’ve really been thinking about the things I saw and heard while watching those videos. As you probably know, my husband and I are working to bring about national reform in our public schools (24th among [...]
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I spent several hours reviewing videos on YouTube yesterday and today.
First, I was looking for some tutorials on Photoshop (found LOTS), then I started browsing to familiarize myself with this whole “video thing” that my grandkids keep telling me about.
The video quality ranges from rank amateurish to beautifully executed near-masterpieces. And it was really enlightening [...]
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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!:
“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, [...]
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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 [...]
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I have never been a proponent of the “one world - one government” plan. I am, however, a staunch advocate of individual autonomy. And it is imperative that each of us become aware of “the BIG picture” and we need to be sharing that vision with our youth.
The following is an excerpt from “Set Our [...]
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