Archive for 'Education'
The Purpose of Public Schools
Posted on 18. Mar, 2010 by Brad.
With all of the foaming and frothing at the mouth Neo-Con crybabies are currently doing over the President’s back to school speech, I’m about ready to bitch slap someone. Not only are they showing the kind of disrespect they would have cried bloody murder over had the President been a Republican, but they seem [...]
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Virginians Vehement About Day Labor
Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by Brad.
Post 65 of 100 of Brad’s Tiny World Scribefire Challenge.
Loudoun Times
Herndon looks at anti-worker measures
By Gregg MacDonald
Source: Loudoun Times-Mirror
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 2008
The Town of Herndon is again considering measures to further hinder day-laborers from congregating in certain areas of the town.
Herndon already strictly enforces zoning regulations that prohibit worker assembly sites on land not zoned [...]
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Push Congress for No Teacher Left Behind!
Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by Brad.
There are days when you just stumble over the absurdity of everyday ignorance. I have just seen a high school kid in a class that was obviously surfing the web for information of one sort or another has just been given detention for using firefox browser instead of their normal browser. At first [...]
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Separate But Equal In Massachusetts
Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by Brad.
I am all for trying new things though I have my doubts about this one. Will it work? I have no idea, but it some how feels wrong to me. The notion of boys and girls are as good as each other in this or that irks me. When you start by saying that you [...]
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It Is All About Heart In The Heartland
Posted on 20. Feb, 2010 by Brad.
Sometimes high school football is about the game. Sometimes it is about the players. Sometimes it is about the cheerleaders or the band, when your team sucks. It is always about heart though. Win, lose, suck or be destined for greatness, these are kids who take to the field week after week in all sorts [...]
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Alternate Education In Michigan
Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 by Brad.
While I am not in favor of using the separate but equal approach they are trying in Massachusetts I am quite in favor of being inovative in our approach to academics.
The Oakland Press: The best place for news in and around Oakland County
Ex-dropouts attribute success to alternative high schools
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Saturday, November 1, 2008 7:39 AM [...]
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School News From Susan B English School In Alaska
Posted on 03. Feb, 2010 by Brad.
Seldovia Gazette
Students Get Bilingual
“A different language is a different vision of life.” – Federico Fellini
At Susan B. English School second language has always been a little hard to come by. Sure, there were a couple times that Spanish was taught for half a semester, but never has second language been so widely learned at SBE [...]
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History 101, or maybe 1936
Posted on 13. Dec, 2009 by Brad.
When did we quit teaching history in school? I find it all well and good that schools invest in teaching kids new technologies, but if this is what we get by skimping elsewhere, I may have to make some revisions to my thoughts on how education dollars are spent.
On the other hand I think [...]
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Education in Indiana
Posted on 12. Nov, 2009 by Brad.
Despite the deplorable education legacy of the Bush Administration it is good to see students are still managing to do well in our trip across the country. I wonder how Springfield compares to Shelbyville… – doh
TCHS student earns National Merit honor
TCHS student earns National Merit honor
Lisa Jacques
Staff writer
Triton Central High School announced this week that [...]
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Scholarship in Maryland
Posted on 11. Nov, 2009 by Brad.
More students due well despite the overall slump during the Bush years.
Cumberland Times-News – students
Mariah McKenzie, left, of Mountain Ridge High School, and Jaclyn Wolf of Fort Hill High School won scholarships recently at the 41st annual Tri-State College Night at Allegany College of Maryland. McKenzie was the recipient of a $500 senior scholarship [...]
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New Hampshire Residents Trying To Save Education Dollars
Posted on 03. Oct, 2009 by Brad.
Post 46 of 100 of Brad’s Tiny World Scribefire Challenge.
Nutfield Publishing – Londonderry Times
Redistricting of Elementary Schools Looms on Horizon
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That won’t be an easy task.
“It’s impossible to ‘cherry pick’ particular students in specific grade levels for a whole host of reasons, including transportation,” Greenberg said. “What we did was go through various [...]
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A Digital Education Done Right
Posted on 29. Dec, 2008 by Brad.
Techno speak
Buhler High School Spanish, Italian teacher honored for classes that use modern devices, Internet to instruct.
By Darcy Gray – The Hutchinson News – dgray@hutchnews.com
Marilyn Bolton’s classes at Buhler High School are on the cutting edge of technology.Bolton, who teaches Spanish and Italian, admits there are not many classrooms where students hear the teacher say, [...]
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Intelligence, Counter Terrorism, Protection – New Educational Opportunity
Posted on 27. Dec, 2008 by Brad.
In the continuing series on educational opportunities during these troubled times I have a new one that until recently hadn’t thought much about, specific training for counter terrorism, intelligence services and general protection. I found an new online school that trains in these very things.
Counter terrorism training was one of the most interesting things that [...]
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Online Education
Posted on 06. Dec, 2008 by Brad.
After writing this mornings blog I find myself wondering whether or not an online Education is the same as going to college. While I don’t think there ever will be a substitute for leaving home and going away to a college that your parents can’t easily visit, there are certainly benefits to the online [...]
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Education Outside The Box – Wildlife EDventure Garden
Posted on 01. Dec, 2008 by Brad.
There often times seems to be little new in the way of educational thinking but one Arkansas town, Searcy, has gone to great lengths to put something new into action, even if I question the timing. Late November seems like the wrong time of year to be starting an outdoor education program even for states [...]
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Fashion Buyers – A New Educational Opportunity
Posted on 21. Nov, 2008 by Brad.
In our continuing series of educational opportunities I present you with another interesting opportunity for fashion buyers. This is not what some would consider a high end job, until you figure every chain that sells clothes needs buyers. it might not be the easiest field to get into or have the highest rate of new [...]
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Tech Schools – New Online Educational Opportunities
Posted on 19. Nov, 2008 by Brad.
I recently saw in a yahoo article that the biggest growth demographic for online education was women, especially women studying for or completing degrees for work in the technology industry. In a way this didn’t surprise me. Traditional tech schools have always been dominated by men. As much as I hate to make stereotypical calls, [...]
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New Educational Opportunities – Medical Billing
Posted on 12. Nov, 2008 by Brad.
In our troubled economy that won’t get better just because we drop the current idiot in the White House, we have to look to not just the immediate future, but the future that is eight twelve or even twenty years down the road. What jobs are going to need filled? How many spaces will there [...]
