Category Archives: Current Posts

What Are Most Students Learning in College?

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Mike

Today, 1/19/11, I read a most interesting article in the newspaper. Oddly, it does not seem to be available on The Statesman’s website. Find it at the Hechinger Report’s site. http://hechingerreport.org/content/what-are-most-students-learning-in-college-not-enough-study-says_4979/ Predictably, the article laments that “An unprecedented [longitudinal] study … Continue reading →

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Senior Project Inception

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Mike

December 8 and 9, 2010, I returned to Nampa High School to evaluate Senior Project Presentations, as I have continued to do since retirement. Earlier this semester, in correspondence with colleagues at NHS, I was asked how the Senior Project … Continue reading →

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First, Fire All the Teachers

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Mike

I have read in this morning’s paper that “School Hits Bumps on the Road to Reform.” http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/01/06/1478112/troubled-ri-school-hits-bumps.html It seems that the school district fired the entire faculty of the high school, en masse, “in a radical, last ditch attempt to … Continue reading →

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Math Requirements

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Mike

Math Requirements A few days ago, a high school friend in South Dakota sent me an interesting link: http://www.school-of-thought.net/?p=868.   Fred Deutsch is a school board member from Watertown, South Dakota. This particular post discusses South Dakota’s new graduation requirements. According … Continue reading →

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Performance Reviews

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Mike

This morning, 7-9-2010, on NPR, I heard a review of Samuel Culbert’s book Get Rid of the Performance Review. Although Culbert’s book is aimed at the corporate world, I was struck by how many of his points seem relevant to … Continue reading →

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THE PEAVINE QUARTER – PRELUDE

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Mike

Welcome to my new blog, The Peavine Quarter. These early posts will be mostly “Why I Went to the Woods” stuff. Call me Mike Steiner, because that is my name. I am now retired, having taught mostly English and mostly … Continue reading →

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