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With A Brooklyn Accent: Letter to Governor Christie from the New Jersey Teacher He Screamed At

Tue, 05 Nov 2013 17:18:37 +0000

You are setting up teachers to take the blame for all of this. You have portrayed us as greedy, lazy money-draining public servants that do nothing. I invite you to come do my job for one week Governor Christie. I invite you to come see my students, see how little they really have during the school day as they are being forced to keep learning for a single snapshot of their educational worth. For that one end-all, be-all test, the NJASK. The one that the future of my job and my life is now based upon.

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Tuition Aid From a Zombie Elf - NYTimes.com

Thu, 12 Sep 2013 20:40:43 +0000

Last year, Mr. Johnson received one of the first two grants given by Gamers Helping Gamers, a nonprofit organization founded by a group of successful young New Yorkers to assist a very specific group of students: those who play the fantasy trading card game Magic: The Gathering.

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Tuition Aid From a Zombie Elf - NYTimes.com

Thu, 12 Sep 2013 20:40:43 +0000

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Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA, tries new approach to school discipline — suspensions drop 85% « ACEs Too High

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 23:31:08 +0000

A student blows up at a teacher, drops the F-bomb. The usual approach at Lincoln – and, safe to say, at most high schools in this country – is automatic suspension. Instead, Sporleder sits the kid down and says quietly: “Wow. Are you OK? This doesn’t sound like you. What’s going on?” He gets even more specific: “You really looked stressed. On a scale of 1-10, where are you with your anger?”

Tags: #culture #discipline #education #imported:pinboard #psychology #school

Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA, tries new approach to school discipline — suspensions drop 85% « ACEs Too High

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 23:31:08 +0000

Tags: #culture #discipline #education #psychology #school

Elizabeth Smart: Abstinence Education Teaches Rape Victims They're Worthless, Dirty, And Filthy | ThinkProgress

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:25:16 +0000

abstinence-only education programs have a long history of imparting harmful messages that shame youth about their sexuality instead of teaching them the facts they need to safeguard their health

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Elizabeth Smart: Abstinence Education Teaches Rape Victims They're Worthless, Dirty, And Filthy | ThinkProgress

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:25:16 +0000

abstinence-only education programs have a long history of imparting harmful messages that shame youth about their sexuality instead of teaching them the facts they need to safeguard their health

Tags: #abstinence #education #health #sexuality #to:fb

Neil Fraser: News: CS in VN

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:11:16 +0000

Holy crap. My self-education in comp sci looked a lot like this, but I was a weirdo. America is screwed.

Tags: #compsci #computerscience #education #google #imported:pinboard #to:twitter #vietnam #world

Neil Fraser: News: CS in VN

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:11:16 +0000

Holy crap. My self-education in comp sci looked a lot like this, but I was a weirdo. America is screwed.

Tags: #compsci #computerscience #education #google #to:twitter #vietnam #world

"I Like" Spanish Stickers (60) at Teacher's Discovery

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:00:24 +0000

Tell the kids how you really feel with these "thumbs up" stickers. There are even a few "don't like" and "it's just o.k." stickers in this package for kidding around! Three sheets of 20 assorted full color stickers, for a total of 60. Each sticker measures over one inch across.

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Bill Maher Has No Interest In Your Bullshit Religious University

Sun, 20 May 2012 17:19:31 +0000

It's graduation time and that means various notables are giving commencement addresses like nobody's business. Last week, Mitt Romney spoke at Liberty University, which provided Bill Maher with a jumping off point on tonight's Real Time. I know this is gonna shock you, but Maher isn't a big fan of any part of it.

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Red Tape - Up against the Wall! Should district be allowed to demand middle-schooler's Facebook password?

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:39:44 +0000

"(The student now) fears that the school could make her give up her passwords at a moment's notice, at any time, for any reason," the lawsuit claims. It also alleges that password prying is standard practice at the Minnewaska Middle School, which the student still attends. "(Officials) have compelled other students to disclose their private information and have accessed students' online accounts on multiple occasions," it states.

Tags: #education #facebook #imported:pinboard #privacy #school #social #socialsoftware #youth

Flashback: In 2006, Rick Santorum Wanted To Send All Pennsylvanians To College | TPM2012

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:46:46 +0000

But the last time Santorum ran for public office — his ill-fated 2006 Senate reelection campaign — he was right there with Obama, running on his promise to make college more accessible to all Pennsylvanians.

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Santorum: Obama is ‘a snob’ who ‘wants everybody to go to college’ | The Raw Story

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 05:32:17 +0000

“President Obama wants everybody in America to go to college, what a snob,” he said.

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Santorum: Obama is ‘a snob’ who ‘wants everybody to go to college’ | The Raw Story

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 05:32:17 +0000

“President Obama wants everybody in America to go to college, what a snob,” he said.

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