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Bipartisan bastards for education reform
— joannejacobs.com — We’re All Right-Wing Bastards Now, writes teacher Larry Sand of the anti-union California Teachers Empowerment Network in City Journal. Sand is responding to a speech by Bob Chanin, the outgoing general counsel of the National Education Association, who called critics of the union “conservative ... (more) Bipartisan bastards for education reform

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EduCarnival
— joannejacobs.com — Epic Adventures Are Often Uncomfortable is hosting this week's EduCarnival. Darren writes about the principal's classroom visits, which allegedly aren't about evaluating teachers, but are about checking for student "engagement." If students are disengaged, wouldn't the principal form an opinion ... (more) EduCarnival
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The league of sex-censoring librarians
— joannejacobs.com — Two Kentucky librarians who decided a graphic novel was obscene have been fired for refusing to let an 11-year-old check out the book. Sharon Cook, an employee of the Jessamine County library, checked out The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume IV: The Black Dossier in 2008 and kept it ... (more) The league of sex-censoring librarians

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We pledge allegiance to each other
— joannejacobs.com — The Pledge of Allegiance is un-American, argues Michael Lind on Salon. In a republic, the people should not pledge allegiance to the government; the government should pledge allegiance to the people. "We owe each other an obligation to obey the rules that we, directly or through elected ... (more) We pledge allegiance to each other
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Klingon as a first language
— joannejacobs.com — A linguist father spoke only Klingon to his child for his first three years, "I was interested in the question of whether my son, going through his first language acquisition process, would acquire it like any human language," (d'Armond) Speers told the Minnesota Daily. "He was definitely ... (more) Klingon as a first language

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Innovation
— joannejacobs.com — This Week in Education offers this cartoon, adapted from The New Yorker.. (more) Innovation
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End of the world
— joannejacobs.com — Will the world end in 2012? Impressed by ads for the new disaster movie, 2012, New York City students seem to think it's a documentary, reports Ms. Rubin, a science teacher now covering earth sciences. . . . every time I introduce them to some new feature of the Earth, some ... (more) End of the world
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Schooltime TV
— joannejacobs.com — Scribbit, a mom-blogger in Alaska, wonders why her high school age daughter watches so much TV at school. The daughter watched Enchanted in English class and Ratatouille, The Incredibles, Ice Age and Finding Nemo in German class. "How many movies do you watch a week?" She thought a bit, ... (more) Schooltime TV
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‘At-risk’ kids are now ‘at-promise’
— joannejacobs.com — Educators have a new euphemism for struggling students, writes Jay Mathews on Class Struggle. "At-risk kids" are now "at-promise." “We use the term ‘at-promise’ in Alexandria City Public Schools to describe children who have the potential to achieve at a higher rate than they are currently ... (more) ‘At-risk’ kids are now ‘at-promise’
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Carnival of Educators
— joannejacobs.com — The drama club edition of the Carnival of Educators is up. (more) Carnival of Educators
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Crazy for calculus
— joannejacobs.com — In a low-performing, high-aspiring San Diego high school with Mexican, Somali and Asian immigrants, advanced calculus is the hot class everyone wants to take and the biggest club is an honors math fraternity. Jonathan Winn teaches at Crawford Champs High, a Gates-funded school within a school. ... (more) Crazy for calculus
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Disabled students post higher scores
— joannejacobs.com — Test scores improved for students with disabilities from 2005-06 to 207-08, according to a new study by the Center on Education Policy. The study found that students with disabilities showed progress at all levels of proficiency in 4th grade, where the median percentage scoring at the basic ... (more) Disabled students post higher scores

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Carnival Of Homeschooling
— joannejacobs.com — Jocelyn of A Pondering Heart is hosting the Carnival Of Homeschooling and urging bloggers to enter the homeschool blog awards over at The Post. (more) Carnival Of Homeschooling

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‘Unfriend’ is word of the year
— joannejacobs.com — "Unfriend" is the word of 2009, according to the New Oxford American Dictionary. The verb refers to the act of removing someone as a "friend" on a social networking site such as Facebook. But some Facebook fans protested the choice, saying "defriend" is the term of art. In technology, there was ... (more) ‘Unfriend’ is word of the year
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School time is money — and learning
— joannejacobs.com — Time is money. To save money on salaries, Hawaiii announced "furlough Fridays" to cut the school year to 163 days. (Gov. Linda Lingle has proposed using teacher planning days to restore the missing days in 2010.) Los Angeles hopes to save save $60 million by closing school for four days. ... (more) School time is money — and learning

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