Category Archives: Education

Obama’s education vision deserves a big fat F

Posted on October 10, 2010 by ChrisA

Article here.

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Math students…. Struggling?

Posted on June 30, 2010 by ChrisA

Math students, if you’re struggling with the “constructivist math” and want to actually learn how to use math, I suggest you visit the Kahn Academy. It has over 14,000 video’s on almost every math subject you can imagine from elementary … Continue reading →

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Cold Calling…

Posted on June 7, 2010 by ChrisA

This would be in math class… h/t to Betsy’s page.

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Chris Christie takes on the teachers and the librarians

Posted on May 27, 2010 by ChrisA

I like this guy.

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Government will save us….

Posted on April 6, 2010 by ChrisA

Michael Brown has a different opinion. The monologue starts at 11 minutes, however if you’re impatient I suggest starting at 22:20′.

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Education

Posted on March 21, 2010 by ChrisA

Literacy Handwriting and cursive

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The Reagan Test

Posted on March 11, 2010 by ChrisA

Interesting… As the Texas textbook battle continues to simmer, Schweikart says the first thing he does to determine whether a book is politically slanted is to go to any section discussing President Ronald Reagan. What you’ll find there, he says, … Continue reading →

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Impediment to Education reform

Posted on February 28, 2010 by ChrisA

You guessed it, unless you’re from Boulder.

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Directing their own learning

Posted on February 23, 2010 by ChrisA

good grief… It was the last straw. I liked Cedric, who was obviously bright. I forgot I was meant to be an observer and confronted the teacher. Instead of sending children out, I said, why not improve discipline and concentration? … Continue reading →

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Math Wars: The Heat is On

Posted on February 21, 2010 by ChrisA

The dumbing down of math just continues. Scientific American has a report on the math wars… Numbers Wars: School Battles Heat Up Again in the Traditional versus Reform-Math Debate GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO?: Debate continues on the merits of … Continue reading →

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Bridge design contest

Posted on January 29, 2010 by ChrisA

For students age 13 – 12th grade. More info here. h/t to Darren.

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Education mismatch

Posted on January 24, 2010 by ChrisA

Turns out education mismatch is leading to women who can’t find a mate. Dr. Helen examines an article by Richard Whitmore, author of Why Boys Fail. Most interesting is her conclusion… So our society has created a mess where men … Continue reading →

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CSAP and opt out

Posted on December 16, 2009 by ChrisA

For readers outside of Colorado, CSAP stands for Colorado Student Assessment Program. My question…. I have heard of Parents opting their students out of CSAP. Is it possible to opt your student out of a single CSAP test but have … Continue reading →

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Keep up the good work Democrats…

Posted on October 20, 2009 by ChrisA

Of course it’s only a Rasmussen poll. Even taking that with a grain of salt, it’s being compared with the same poll only a month ago. My advice to Democrats would be to step back, take a deep breath and … Continue reading →

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21st century skills

Posted on October 16, 2009 by ChrisA

Another education FAD. You gotta teach the 3 R’s first. I couldn’t agree more with the conclusion… But we have ignored what matters most. We have neglected to teach them that one cannot think critically without quite a lot of … Continue reading →

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I want teachers like this…

Posted on June 2, 2009 by ChrisA

Yea right… Reporting from Oakland — Not many schools in California recruit teachers with language like this: “We are looking for hard working people who believe in free market capitalism. . . . Multicultural specialists, ultra liberal zealots and college-tainted … Continue reading →

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Trust the spiral

Posted on June 2, 2009 by ChrisA

We trusted the spiral too long with our first daughter and took the “never trust” avenue with the 2nd daughter. For our efforts, and not insignificant amount of money, our 2nd daughter will be taking geometry in 8th grade. I … Continue reading →

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Our teachers don’t know math

Posted on May 19, 2009 by ChrisA

Doesn’t surprise me a bit, based on my experience with the local school system. According to state education officials, nearly three-quarters of the people who took the state elementary school teacher’s licensing exam this year failed the new math section. … Continue reading →

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Flunking science

Posted on March 18, 2009 by ChrisA

This is absolutely pathetic… * Only 53% of adults know how long it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun.* Only 59% of adults know that the earliest humans and dinosaurs did not live at the same time.* … Continue reading →

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Uneducated and unfit

Posted on February 13, 2009 by ChrisA

Joanne Jacobs reports on a Penn State accounting professor who states that todays students are “uneducated and unfit for a college education“. Color me not suprised at all. Commenting on math education, Professor Ketz states… To begin, today’s average accounting … Continue reading →

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