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Building a better NCLB?: Building a better NCLB?Educators are their own worst enemiesLike so many fields of endeavor educators don't want change. They are comfortable with the way they do things so they are unwilling to make the changes necessary to improve education. Why should elementary school teachers have tenure? Tenure was designed to...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, pay-for-performance, NCLB, educator; Discussion threads 2007-08-07
Budget tight? Better cut music: Budget tight? Better cut musicEducation spendingIsn't it interesting that when school budgets need to be cut, it is always school programs that are cut, but never administration. Most schools are bloated at the top, and most of those administrators spend their time thinking up things to keep the...; Tags: music, cut music, education, NCLB; Discussion threads 2007-04-30
Spellings hawks NCLB, emphasizes edtech: Spellings hawks NCLB, emphasizes edtechSpending moneyReading the Phoenix article and further quotes attributed to Spellings, it would appear that she is engaging in a type of fallacy of composition. She uses the lack of student take up of SMART funding to advocate that all increases in funding are questionable....; Tags: edtech, Spelling, NCLB; Discussion threads 2007-04-09
In IL, another vendor is fired over online testing: There are just a handful of testing companies that serve all of the nations schools, and the demands of the federal No Child Left Behind Act are overtaxing the companies, reports the Associated Press. The most recent casualty is in Illinois, where testing contractor Harcourt Assessment, lost most of...; Tags: NCLB, Harcourt; Blog posts 2007-03-27
IL offers technology guidelines under NCLB pressure: IL offers technology guidelines under NCLB pressureNCLB: assessing students or teachers?Teachers need to incorporate technology into classroom instruction--no argument here. However, given the dearth of technology in many of the schools I work with, I wonder how that can be achieved with any sense of fairness. I work in 90%...; Tags: NCLB, technology guideline; Discussion threads 2007-03-03

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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Homeschooling + marketing = great coffee?: Homeschooling + marketing = great coffee?Homeschooling does what public education can'tturn teachers loose to teach rather than toe the bureaucratic line.RE: Homeschooling marketing = great coffee?Chris, if you like *strong* coffee, check out Meth in SF on the web.Organic coffee?As part of my response to recent efforts to...; Tags: marketing, InfoWeek, Homeschooling, great coffee, recycling; Discussion threads 2008-07-22
Pigs is pigs and data is data: Pigs is pigs and data is datareal meaning of statisticsThe whole problem of overal testing and of data collection is that eaming lies on statistics and that you must not think in terms of individuals when regarding those. You cannot understand why one individual child failed the test exploiting statistics;...; Tags: Taxes, Free trade, public school; Discussion threads 2008-06-17
Has math instruction actually changed in the last 40 years?: Has math instruction actually changed in the last 40 years?It depends....In my kids' school district, math teaching is geared toward taking the district assessments and focuses specifically on learning what will be on the next assessment. Assessments are given quarterly. While this school district didn't exist 40 years...; Tags: math instruction, calculator; Discussion threads 2008-04-30
So about that 2009 Federal Budget: So about that 2009 Federal BudgetSigh.First, why is it that if the Federal Government doesn't pay for something that "something" no longer exists. As with Stem Cell Research Technology from schools can be and should be paid for by States and local communities. I'd save the Constitutional...; Tags: Taxes, Catholic School; Discussion threads 2008-02-05
One more sign we're doing something wrong: One more sign we're doing something wrongYou stated the issue.First the kids learn the math and then they try to apply it your physics class. That's backwardsAll through high school any math beyond 2+2 just lost me. Then in college (against all my advisors recomendations.) I decided to...; Tags: grammar school; Discussion threads 2008-02-01
One more sign we're doing something wrong: Our pre-calculus largely trigonometry and advanced algebra teacher began using my classroom this semester during one of my free periods. I usually stay in the room during his classes, partly because he's a great teacher and there is a nice dynamic in this class of motivated students, but also...; Tags: Student, Class, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Productivity, Finance, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-01-31
Teaching the smart kids (or at least the motivated kids): Teaching the smart kids or at least the motivated kidsPerhaps some children left behind?I have always had the opinion that the "NCLB" held back extraodinary students.I'm all for making sure that all kids have at least a basic education, but doing so at the expense of the above average children...; Tags: motivated kid, older student; Discussion threads 2008-01-29
The importance of multimedia training: The importance of multimedia trainingMultimediaI've been designing multimedia training for 25 years. It used to be called CBT, CAL and now we call it eLearning.The secret however, is not the media. It's in the educational design and the use of Learning Objectives. One of the other real...; Tags: multimedia, multimedia training; Discussion threads 2007-12-04
Higher-ed must not accept "good enough": In recent years Education IT (especially K-12 Ed Tech) has faced flat or shrinking budgets while schools have struggled with NCLB, unfunded mandates, and uninformed administrators unwilling to challenge citizen school boards with even less knowledge about the needs of educators in the twenty-first century. At the root of this...; Tags: Faculty, Tool, Productivity, Marc Wagner; Blog posts 2007-11-25
Strike another blow to Education IT: Strike another blow to Education ITAnd...What's the likelihood of a veto override? That can happen can't it?RE: Strike another blow to Education ITMr. Wagner, You are absolutely right. We need to shift our focus and soon. American's are falling behind other nations fast in the education sector, and our students...; Tags: Government, Benefits, Education IT, Ed IT, salary; Discussion threads 2007-11-20
Apparently, I'm a breath of fresh air: Apparently, I'm a breath of fresh airUse Windows and spend a lifetime of blaming human incompentencyOf course you're fresh air. Good customer oriented admins are rare. And yet admins are foisted on workers who just want to get their work done.No wonder independent minded and productivity oriented people...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Tools & Techniques, job; Discussion threads 2007-08-28
Building a better NCLB?: A report in eSchool News discusses potential updates to the No Child Left Behind legislation, with a focus on "21st Century Skills." While I always look forward to recommendations from fearless bureaucrats whose children attend private schools in suburban Maryland and Virginia, it appears that the chair of the...; Tags: School, Student, Teacher, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2007-08-06
Not sleeping much lately? You must be scheduling, too.: Not sleeping much lately? You must be scheduling, too.What about Teacher Tools?Christopher,You mention a number of important aspects of an SIS, but neglect to mention the gradebook. At this point, isn't it safe to say that a fully integrated gradebook is part of the core makeup of an SIS?...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Channel management, SiS; Discussion threads 2007-04-25
Spellings hawks NCLB, emphasizes edtech: U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings is on tour, promoting the re-authorization of the Bush administrations No Child Left Behind program, reports the Phoenix Business Journal. Flanked by representitives from tech companies Intel, Motorola and Ensych, and members of local school districts, Spellings told Arizonas Business & Education Coalition...; Tags: Policy, Education Technology, Classroom Tech; Blog posts 2007-04-04