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December 26, 2009 By 1 Comment
navigating anew
Josie Holford
Poughkeepsie Day School News
- Attend Music and Art in May, Thursday, May 23Students from all three divisions featured! […]
- Middle School Head George Swain Talks About The PDS Annual FundTake a look! […]
- The 2012-2013 Yearbook is Coming!Place your order today to take advantage of early bird pricing […]
- Jazz Camp & Summer Camp Now EnrollingPrograms available for all ages! […]
- Athletic Fields Project Under Way!Ball field, soccer field and enhanced practice field slated for use in 2013‒2014 school year […]
Top Posts & Pages
Independent Perspective: Peter Gow
- Education Department Launches Overhauled Education DigestThe National Center on Education Statistics this morning releases its annual education data digest. […]
- Study: Of NCLB Sanctions, Restructuring Spurred Most ImprovementWhile the No Child Left Behind Act's threat of sanctions for low-performing schools can goose test scores, substantial school improvement comes from the law's ultimate sanction, wholesale restructuring, according to a new analysis of the law's effects in North Carolina. […]
- AERA To Add Open-Access Research JournalThe American Educational Research Association is joining the ranks of open-access research with a new journal, AERA Open, expected to begin publishing early next year. […]
Edutopia
- A Curriculum of ConcernsEdutopia blogger Mark Phillips suggests building engaging curriculum around not just what interests students, but around what concerns them. […]
- Education, the Brain and Common Core State StandardsDocumentary filmmaker Ramona Persaud uses the perspective of the Brain-Targeted Teaching Model to examines likely benefits and practical applications of the Common Core State Standards. […]
- How Expanded Learning Time Builds Positive Culture and Academic Performance[VIDEO] Since Edwards Middle School in Boston added three hours to their school day through the Expanded Learning Time (ELT) Initiative, they have seen great improvements both academically and in the overall school environment. […]
Leading and Learning
- Educational Readings -' shonky' standards dataBy Allan AlachThe big issue in New Zealand before the end of May will be the government’s release of data that will supposedly show children’s achievement against the set national standards in the 2012 school year. For many reasons this is a very dubious exercise of minimal value. One of these reasons is the lack of validity of the national standards proces […]
- New Zealand's Got Talent? The role of schools in talent developmentIt has been a wet weekend and by chance I have watched parts of talent shows on TV. What impressed me were the individuals that, until they begin their presentation, are often discounted by judges and viewers. One young man had a debilitating lisp which disappeared as he began to sing.Contestants are judged by what they can demonstrate.This ought to be the b […]
- Educational Readings - Sir Ken Robinson, Kelvin Smythe,Diane Khan,Bruce Hammonds et allBy Allan Alach One of the zillions of overseas websites that I follow includes a weekly ‘Secret Teacher’ blog. It strikes me that there maybe many teachers out there who have very strong feelings about educational matters in their own country, but who are naturally afraid to speak out due to employment matters. Having been hit by the clobbering machine mysel […]
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Very impressive, indeed. Though I will point out that most of my “snail mail” is more exciting than my e-mail. I savor a hand-written letter and nobody ever sends me a message that I need to increase the size of a body part or give money to a bank in Nairobi.
.-= John Spencer´s last blog ..the effects of a rainy day =-.