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- Dumbing down our math tests?
- Dumbing down our math tests?Two factors at work.One, the "we mustn't make anyone feel bad" syndrome.And, two, the old adage: Those who can, do; those who can't, teach. You and I both know there's more than a little truth in that saying.Combine the two, mix in a little union, and...
- Tags: Dumbing Down, math test, education
- Discussion threads 2008-06-05
- Dumbing down tests to satisfy NCLB
- Dumbing down tests to satisfy NCLBTeaching the TestAnother aspect of this is that school systems tend to teach to the test and emphasize rote learning of the questions on the test. Columbus Public schools did this last year in the regular classes and I don't consider that they actually...
- Tags: Dumbing Down, NCLB
- Discussion threads 2006-03-24
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- Outside school doesn't equal online carte blanche
- Outside school doesn't equal online carte blancheTime to teach the little buggers, and the idiot parents, a lesson.If I were the principal, I'd file a defamation of character & libel suit against the kids involved, AND their parents...two of whom are obviously low-grade morons at best. Then see what they...
- Tags: principal
- Discussion threads 2008-09-22
- Microsoft's "flat Earth" ad falls flat for me
- Microsoft's "flat Earth" ad falls flat for meI have to agree: The flat Earth thing is funny.Unlike Vista, no one changed the Earth in an attempt to prove the common belief wrong.Microsoft's "flat Earth" ad falls flat for meTom Servo!Crow!The ads aren't that bad, it's just retro.RE: Microsoft'si mentioned all...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), App£e, Microsoft Windows Vista, advertisement, flat-Earth, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- Apache's open source governance model
- Apache's open source governance modelI give Murph a 10 on this onentMike Cox couldn't beat this one...NTIIS dominates the market, of courseThough Apache has almost half the web servers in use, the more important number is the Fortune 1000 result. There Microsoft has 55% vs Apache's 25%, with Microsoft...
- Tags: open source, Microsoft IIS Server, Apache Software Foundation
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- Lack of RFID standards leads to media panic
- Lack of RFID standards leads to media panicActive vs. Passive RFID DevicesIn addition to the comments above, it was not clear from the article I read whether the researchers were testing only active RFID or both active and passive RFID. The author of the article I read also implied...
- Tags: HEALTHCARE, Dana, RFID, RFID Standards, media
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- A good teacher goes a long ways
- A good teacher goes a long waysWe have had them, but we are losing them.In my area, we are getting fewer and fewer willing to work as a teacher. When the starting pay is less than 20% of the cost of the cheapest house in our area, it gets...
- Tags: Food & Beverage, food
- Discussion threads 2008-06-09
- Dumbing down our math tests?
- The BBC is reporting on a trend in UK standardized math tests towards "easier, shallower and less demanding" examinations. Here in Massachusetts, I was working with our school psychologist to identify new interventions for special education students based on their standardized test scores. However, as she pointed out,...
- Tags: Massachusetts, Test, Quality, Business Operations, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-06-05
- XP on XO: Negroponte has lost his bearings
- XP on XO: Negroponte has lost his bearingsWe need to see the XP offering.MS is involved now, and let's hope that the XP version is locked down (ROM only?), comes with a suite of software for the kids, and is usable. I'd like to see this suceed with it's...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Negroponte, One Laptop Per Child project, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-05-16
- Join a user group
- Join a user groupBMUG West First Timer...Considering that I have never attended an Apple users group I wasn't sure just what to expect. I thought I might meet a nice girl maybe, someone who shares some of my interests. Unfortunately there wasn't a female to be found under fifty, and...
- Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Leopard, font
- Discussion threads 2008-02-26
- Microsoft fleshes out small-, mid-size Windows server plans
- Microsoft fleshes out small-, mid-size Windows server plansJust what we need: More versions of WindowsHow is it that I can take one copy of Solaris and run it on a uniprocessor desktop as well as a 106 processor F15K server? OS X comes in two versions: A home version "OS...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Servers, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Server, data center, server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Elk M1 Gold
- Discussion threads 2008-02-20
- ISP turns over hundreds of email accounts to FBI
- ISP turns over hundreds of email accounts to FBIThe Constitution was lost due to a technical glitchI suppose some day soon, we will be told that we no longer have any rights protected by the U.S. Constitution. They will have been lost due to a "technical glitch". I...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Federal government, Internet Service Provider, e-mail, FBI, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2008-02-19
- If you call someone a 'nerd' are you a moron? (Part 1)
- If you call someone a 'nerd' are you a moron? (Part 1)There is no such thing as Asperger's syndrome!!Ok. I thought that might get your attention.My first son is similar in that he has displayed exceptional development is certain areas, while being more slow to develop expressive language skills.Your child...
- Tags: nerd, moron, Part 1
- Discussion threads 2008-02-01
- Adobe's CD3 'spying scandal' defused
- Adobe's CD3 'spying scandal' defusedMisused catIs Schrödinger's cat what you meant to say? Seems more like the Heisenberg's uncertainty principle would be more appropriate (i.e., can't measure something without changing it).As a developer, I absolutely agree that the more information provided by the application's actual usage in the field, the...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, caveat, CD3, Adobe Systems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-12-28
- China connection eyed in Oak Ridge cyber attack
- China connection eyed in Oak Ridge cyber attackUnbelievable!How could this happen?such a cat and mouse game, likethe one your advertising hackers play, mutating tags to force such mindless slogans as 'the go-to place' over and over and over upon us, hoping to beat our filtering of such glop, and leave...
- Tags: Linux, Cyberthreats, Hacking, e-mail, Oak Ridge, phishing, cyberattack
- Discussion threads 2007-12-10
- Gmail goes IMAP; iPhone users rejoice
- Gmail goes IMAP; iPhone users rejoiceThank You for the information .I am now setting up my systems to use IMAP . I know the technology isn't new , but it's great to know that companies are now using this technology .IMAP new kid on the block?Thanks for dumbing-down the internet...
- Tags: E-mail providers, Apple iPhone, IMAP, Google Gmail
- Discussion threads 2007-10-24
- The Vista wow becomes a whisper
- The Vista wow becomes a whisperI don't know if I could come up with 100 but...I could come up with quite a few to just avoid Vista entirely and jump into Linux. It's not for everybody and I know there are some corporate/enterprise settings locked into Windows for whatever...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Vista WOW, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-10-22
- X Prize winner says NASA 'silly' to go to moon again
- Any work NASA is doing to return to the moon is "silly," Burt Rutan, the engineer who won the Ansari X Prize for a suborbital rocket plane, told a panel at CalTech on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the space program, News.com reports. "Taxpayer-funded NASA should only...
- Tags: NASA, Productivity, Leadership, Management, ZDNet Government
- Blog posts 2007-09-21
- Sony unveils Blu-ray recorders to fight HD DVD
- Sony unveils Blu-ray recorders to fight HD DVDthe price has to come down a whole lot before i would eventhe price has to come down a whole lot before i would even think about buying one and the media cost at around $15 to $16 UD a disk is just...
- Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, VHS HQ, HD-DVD, Sony Corp., HLR, Blu-ray Recorders, recorder
- Discussion threads 2007-09-12
- What today's X-Box and PS3 Games mean for us
- What today's X-Box and PS3 Games mean for usWhat do you know abot games Rudy?Let's see, comparing Wii to Xbox&P3 is not apples to applesand Wii is orientated towatds fun not numbercrunching so no need for cell!I think that overall games and design are much improved fromsay sprite based models....
- Tags: Games, Sony PlayStation 3, game, console, graphics
- Discussion threads 2007-09-10
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