Monthly Archives: August 2011

Finland

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Mike

They say that comparisons are odious. Nevertheless, the educational achievements of Finland and the U. S. are frequently compared by Reformists (Politicians, Pundits, Polemicists, and all too many Professors who should know better and perhaps do), and the U. S. … Continue reading →

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Khan Academy

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Mike

The August, 2011 Wired article, “The New Way To Be a Fifth Grader” is subtitled “How the Khan Academy is changing the rules of education.”  It may be doing that, or more likely it is not, but certainly there is … Continue reading →

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Re-inventing Herb

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Mike

Yesterday, at Winco, I was thumbing through the August Wired, which I seldom buy. My eye was caught by an article, “The New Way To Be a Fifth Grader,” and I took it home.  A breath of fresh air! In an … Continue reading →

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Teacher-bonus Strategies

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Mike

Idaho state law now mandates pay-for-performance for teachers, but school districts retain latitude in how p-f-p plans will be structured and administered. “With a Sept. 1 deadline nearing, administrators and teachers throughout Idaho are hammering out local approaches that will … Continue reading →

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William Lutz

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Mike

While searching for something else, I chanced to come across Bill Lutz, an old friend from the University of Nevada. Over the years, our paths have crossed briefly a time or two, but then we seem to lose track of … Continue reading →

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Bonehead

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Mike

Reformists din their lament that America’s public schools turn out so few graduates who are ready for higher education, witness the number (presumably unprecedentedly higher) of students who must take some sort of remedial (bonehead) classes. Academic standards are in … Continue reading →

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