So now the discussion turns to possibly allowing the next generation to access and use facebook at work…use facebook at work? Here’s the article entitled “OMG, You Mean I Can’t Facebook At Work?” by Catherine Gewertz. According to her article, 58% of teens would consider “any restrictions on use of facebook in the workplace” an [...]
Today’s article (article entitled “Proposed K-12, College Cuts Draw Fire in Mississippi”) Governor Barbour is looking for a solution to his state’s budget woes as every other state is doing…he is proposing the following: consolidate 152 school districts into 100 reduce state aid for K-12 education by 10.9% ($327 million) Mississippi School of the Arts merge [...]
Just came across an article written by Denise Herrenbruck, guest columnist for The Stump, opinion articles, political commentary, cartoons and more part of the Oregonian paper…the article is entitled “A Strategic Vision for Online Learning”. Seems like the higher ups in Oregon are trying slow down the non traditional learning train and reorganize their plan [...]
This past week has been very trying for my husband and I…during the Thanksgiving weekend, our youngest Akita (8 yrs old) got sick and within 48 hours we had to put him to sleep. He was the apple of our eye and we weren’t ready to let him go but it was the right thing [...]
Today I’d like to comment on an article written by Duncan Robinson entitled, “Diary Of A Third Year: Plagiarists and idlers – beware the power of the internet”. Although his intention was to discuss the changing role of student research and information gathering using the Internet, my brain went into an entirely different direction from [...]
Just came across a great article today by Andrew Stern entitled “Efforts under way to stem U.S. school dropout problem”. Whether or not you have a strong opinion either way about alternative or charter schools compared to the traditional public school system isn’t the issue. If you’re like me, you’re probably very tired of hearing [...]
So the saga of education and reform continues…a new article posted by Diane Ravitch entitled “Why Business Leaders Should Not Be in the Driver’s Seat” is very poignant and centered around the fact that running schools like businesses are not the key in finding the solution. While I completely understand where she is coming from [...]
