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Cool Math Games
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Jumat, 21 Desember 2007
Rabu, 25 Juli 2007
Kamis, 19 Juli 2007
Does your Schoolhouse ROCK?
It helped a previous generation is there any reason to doubt its effectiveness in helping a new generation?If you think it might, follow the link or search Schoolhouse Rock and cue it up for your studen...
Senin, 02 Juli 2007
However its viewed, Separate will always be inherently unequal
The recent Supreme Court ruling was a punch in the stomach, it took the wind out of me. After sometime to digest it, it still tastes bad. I don't trust the theory that students will receive budgeting inaccordance with their needs and that money is the solution to the problem. I agree that forced integration left much to be desired and that the seperation of the races has improved little since Brown. But Brown, was an ideal worthy of striving to accomplish, not to be viewed as Chief Justice Roberts has as "The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race." (NY Times, 6/28/07); sounds a little bit...
Rabu, 27 Juni 2007
Excerpts from John Taylor Gatto - The Seven Lesson Schoolteacher
The license I hold certifies that I am an instructor of English language and English literature, but that isn't what I do at all. I don't teach English, I teach school -- and I win awards doing it.He was named New York City Teacher of the year in 1989, 1990, and 1991, and New York State Teacher of the Year in 1991 Teaching means different things in different places, but seven lessons are universally taught from Harlem to Hollywood Hills. They constitute a national curriculum you pay for in more ways than you can imagine, so you might as well know what it is. You are at liberty, of course, to regard these lessons any way you like, but believe me when I say I intend no irony in this presentation. These are the things I teach, these are the things you pay me to teach. Make of them what you will."Look...at...
Senin, 04 Juni 2007
Jumat, 01 Juni 2007
So, what's with "Snap Shots"?
The newest addition to my blog is a feature called "Snap Shots", it enables the visitor (you), to see a screen capture of a website ,without having to leave my blog. My theory in employing it is you may not remember the name or how I reference a site, so now you have a picture to jog your memory. I believe my links are the most important contribution I can make to your INTERNET experience and I think "Snap Shots" enhances your visit. Check back often as I am continually adding to the links, increasing the number of tools in our collective tool box....
