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7/7/09

I Would Like To Cash This Check

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I have a check sitting in my wallet. It is from the PTA, a reimbursement for a field trip totaling about $160. I simply had not gotten aroun...
7/6/09

It's The End, Not The Means!

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The time is right — your foundation [Gates'], the world's largest, recently announced a big push to improve postsecondary education....

Monday Cartoon Fun: McNamara Edition

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Robert S. McNamara Dead At 93. Whew!

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Robert McNamara, Architect of Vietnam War, Dies at 93 Robert S. McNamara died in his sleep at his home in Washington early this morning, fam...

Silence Is Stupid

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7/5/09

School Reform: A Sham Since Forever, or There Never Was A Crisis, But We Have One Now!

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From Edutopia : From the start, however, some doubts must have risen about the crisis rhetoric, because in 1990, Admiral James Watkins, the ...
7/4/09

Happy 4th Of July!

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7/3/09

How To Save Health Care: Homeopathy

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h/t PZ

Sarah Palin To Resign!

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From KTUU : WASILLA, Alaska -- In a stunning announcement, Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday morning she will resign her office in a few weeks. S...
7/2/09

Richard Feynman: Be Confusing!

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He was a genius and Nobel Laureate as well as a bongo player and wildman. But fundamentally he was a teacher; yes, he was a perpetual stude...
7/1/09

About Finland And Singapore...

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Good Working Conditions and Respect for Teachers - A Foreign Concept You would never know it, but there was an important meeting yesterday a...
6/30/09

Tuesday Cartoon Fun: Obit Edition

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Senator Al Franken

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It's over. Coleman gave up, Pawlenty will sign the certificate. Awesome!
6/29/09

Monday Cartoon Fun: Infidel Whore Edition

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Kids Need Adults To Talk With Them

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A study in Pediatrics indicates that having conversations with kids is a great way to develop healthy language. I have known, through exper...