Schools chancellor Tisch sounds more like New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan promising a Super Bowl victory than the Yankees icon the Babe promising a home run.
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Common Core Wars – A 1912 Exam Reminds Us How Far We Have Fallen
A test like this one elucidates the obvious – most high school and college graduates could not pass it, never mind our current eighth graders.
Read More »Why All College Students Should Be English Majors
All colleges and universities should mandate that every student declare a dual major – English and something else of their choice.
Read More »Test Scores for Dummies – And, No, the Kids Are Not the Dumb Ones
Unfortunately, on the way to the party dummies Bloomberg and Cuomo forgot the people who matter most – the kids!
Read More »Summer Vacation Requires Kids To Prepare For Crossing The “Summer Bridge”
Parents need to remind kids that they have to have priorities and that school is always important, even when they are off for the summer.
Read More »Parents Need a Full and Equitable Partnership with Their Children’s Schools
Parents want and need to be advocates for success for their children in school; it is up to schools to provide every mean necessary for this to happen.
Read More »Blended Learning – The Wise Alternative to Longer School Days and Years
The beauty of blended learning is that it respects the teacher’s place in the educational equation. Students and teachers still need to be in a classroom for it to work.
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