http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation The latest news brought to you by MySpace! Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:25:38 GMT http://newscdn.myspace.com/web.2.24/content/springwidget/generaleducation.xml http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19049302 Although given numerous opportunities to reverse the finding that student Chris Robinson and another student violated the school’s “violence” policy for posting a flyer parodying a Feminist and Gender Studies flyer, Colorado College has refused to remove the guilty finding from joannejacobs.com Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:34:47 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19049302 http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19048946 Special ed in a small town | Get on the Bus | Observations on schools, kids, teachers, teaching and education by Scott Elliott, Dayton Daily News I’m on vacation for a few days in northern Michigan (not the Upper Peninsula, which the locals call the UP). In Northport, the small town where my Dayton Daily News: Get on the Bus Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:43:15 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19048946 http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19047690 Well, we're mired in Iraq, moving backwards in Afghanistan, the economy is tanking, unions are disappearing, and the middle class is rapidly becoming an endangered species. But the important news today is that Joey Chestnut has won the mustard yellow belt at Nathan's, thus rekindling pride in the NYC Educator Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:34:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19047690 http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19048443 Students are now able to call the College Board and receive their scores on the May 2008 AP exams. Although most students wait to get their scores in the mail (AP scores usually arrive during the third week of July) the super-curious, like me, are willing to pay the $8 fee and receive their scores latimes.com: School Me Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19048443 http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19043093 Schools Chief's 45 Handpicked Principals Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, July 5, 2008; Page B01 Rikki Hunt Taylor is filled with fire and educational jargon. When the Takoma Educational Center's new principal describes her vision for the school, she washingtonpost.com: Education Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:53:27 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19043093 http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19028722 The United States celebrates its independence on July 4th, and eNotes wishes all of our users a very happy day. Learn more about the origins of the Fourth of July. Here’s a list of novels that are about the 4th of July. Really get into it and read the Declaration of Independence. Lookup any eNotes Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:28:07 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19028722 http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19039278 The study found that the hardest subjects - physics, chemistry and biology - were up to a grade harder than subjects such as drama, sociology and media studies and up to three-quarters of a grade more demanding than English, RE or business studies. There would have been no more point in pushing her BBC News: Education Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:48:09 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19039278 http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19040240 According to the Wall Street Journal, recent college grads are giving up on trying to find a decent job in the currently crappy job market, and are opting instead to spend a year or two working and/or volunteering for one of the following world-improvement Educated Nation Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:08:46 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19040240 http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19034441 Most recently, Rhee fired hundreds of teachers and teachers aides because they were not certified, an action that I have mixed feelings about since teacher certification has to be one of the biggest scams that ever was devised, and she did it to comply with federal law. So why not consider tenure a Critical Mass Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:45:55 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19034441 http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19033229 The comments section for yesterday's most-emailed Times front-pager about the wave of retiring liberal boomer professors seems to consist mostly of "good riddance, dirty hippies" etc. etc. And like many people I'm occasionally amazed and appalled by the way the academy seems to provide a The Quick and the Ed Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:42:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19033229 http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19018781 Samantha Amoruso Ryan John Arnott Adam James Bello John Morgan Bello Kristiana Berisha Erik Kristofer Birch Michael Dennis Bogdanowicz Meagan Ashley Brauer Emily Taylor Buffum Allison Elisabeth Burke William Felipe Campos Nicholas Michael Carcione Tina Nicole Carletto Casey Ann Carpenter Amanda The Hall Monitor Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:24:11 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19018781 http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19028492 A parent shared an email written by her child’s summer school teacher. The note was friendly and encouraged parents to contact her if they have any questions. It also contained several grammatical and spelling errors. I’ve seen it myself in the emails teachers write commenting on ajc.com: Get Schooled Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:33:23 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19028492 http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19043095 Capital Celebration of Freedom Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, July 5, 2008; Page B01 Thousands of Fourth of July celebrants carrying umbrellas and ponchos flocked to Washington area parks, parades and concerts, and filled the National Mall yesterday, shaking off a dinnertime drenching and washingtonpost.com: Education Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:53:27 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19043095 http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19039482 A panel of Los Angeles history teachers tackles the meaning of patriotism on a radio show that will air Saturday. In addition to taking on patriotism, the panel discusses problems with the teaching of history and the challenge of incorporating current events latimes.com: School Me Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:02:39 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19039482 http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19027996 In E Pluribus Unum, the Bradley Foundation questions whether Americans are learning about the ideas that hold us together as a nation. And “even more troubling is that younger Americans – on whom our continued national identity depends – are less likely than joannejacobs.com Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:43:13 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19027996 http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19032996 Meet Kurt Stanic, interim sueprintendent | Get on the Bus | Observations on schools, kids, teachers, teaching and education by Scott Elliott, Dayton Daily News On Tuesday, the Dayton school formally introduce and swore in Kurt Stanic as interim superintendent. Dayton Daily News: Get on the Bus Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:43:14 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19032996 http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19031900 "Unfortunately, because of technical problems at the company contracted by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) to collect and sort the 7.5 million marks, schools will receive their official computer printout of results later than planned." But in English, markers have to read long, BBC News: Education Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:46:29 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19031900 http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19029697 If you're playing with fireworks, be sure to run away before watching them blow up. Try not to be like the UFT leadership, or the President of the United States, just standing there waiting for things to explode. While it's true you can always say, "Oh, that's what happens when an M-80 blows up in NYC Educator Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:54:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19029697 http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19017958 Schools of the (Very Near) Future At least one district in South Carolina is ahead of the Jetsons, per Erin's post below. Anderson School District #4 is proposing its own model for the school of the future, which they say is coming in the next year or two. The Quick and the Ed Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:46:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19017958 http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19043094 INSTITUTE OF TURKISH STUDIES Board Members Resign to Protest Chair's Ousting Leader in Georgetown-Based Agency Encouraged Scholars to Research Mass Killing of Armenians Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, July 5, 2008; Page B05 The issue that has roiled washingtonpost.com: Education Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:53:27 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/generaleducation/item/19043094