Monthly Archives: December 2013

Standardized tests discriminate against the next Einsteins and Teslas


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Microsoft Rolls Out Student Advantage, Giving Students Free Access To Its Office Suite


Is Schiller Park School District 81 going to take this opportunity and make it available to their students ?

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Common Core’s odd approach to teaching Gettysburg Address


Common Core’s odd approach to teaching Gettysburg Address.

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When Does Schooling Become Psychological Abuse?


Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
In response to an earlier article by psychologists and social workers about abusive tactics in certain schools in Texas, this parent wrote the following comment:   Quote from the above article: ” During…

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Parent: Free Our Children from the Dead Hand of Testing


Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Jeff Nichols and his wife Anne Stone are outspoken critics of standardized testing. They have two children in public school. Here is Jeff’s testimony to the Néw York City Council, in which he…

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Massachusetts Halts Common Core Implementation


Originally posted on The Indignant Teacher:
Massachusetts Halts Common Core Implementation Thank God they’ve taken a step in the right direction…

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