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B.C. Supreme Court Justice hearing arguments about teachers’ contract
The B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the provincial government will learn Wednesday if B.C. Supreme Court Justice Susan Griffin will provide further enlightenment on her ruling that the government acted unconstitutionally… Read more
How Khan Academy Is Changing the Rules of Education
That is a nice assessment of constructivism! The thoughts on writing are engaging too, though they avoid the question of whether in writing “the answers are unambiguously right or wrong.” Grammar and syntax, being logical systems, are often unambiguously right or wrong (e.g. the syntax of a sentence means particular nouns are either subjects or objects, no gray area), while questions of style and meaning are often, by nature, “constructivist,” referring, in its legitimate sense, to the moment when meaning is constructed in the reader’s mind- that is how it works, but you can’t get to the constructivist moment without direct instruction of mechanics first.
Math Assoc report on College Algebra & APLU on Common Core Standards
Mathematical Association of America (MAA), the professional association, for college math instruction, of college and community college professors of mathematics. CRAFTY Curriculum Renewal Across the First Two Years latest report… Read more
Video: GRAPHIC WARNING: Toddler hit and run sparks global anger
WARNING THIS FOOTAGE IS DISTRESSING: Vision from China has emerged of a toddler being run over by a van and repeatedly ignored in a busy market. <p><a href=”http://video.theaustralian.com.au/2155395673/GRAPHIC-WARNING-Toddler-hit-and-run-sparks-global-anger” data-mce-href=”http://video.theaustralian.com.au/2155395673/GRAPHIC-WARNING-Toddler-hit-and-run-sparks-global-anger”>VIDEO: GRAPHIC… Read more
Jeb Bush talks to Piers Morgan about education
Piers doesn’t lay on the dreaded ‘America’s Got Talent “X” Button’ in this interview! Clearly, Florida’s former governor has got “talent” when talking education. via Bluegrass Policy Blog: Jeb Bush… Read more
School owners fume over minimum wage for teachers
JEDDAH: Following a June 2011 decision by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, the Ministry of Education will issue a new contract that forces private schools… Read more
No frills university college offers half price degrees
Students at Coventry University College will pay £4,800 or less for degree they can take while working A “no-frills” university college offering teaching seven days a week and… Read more
Entire families unfairly removed following trivial disagreements with GPs
Patients are being banned by their GPs simply for making minor complaints. Entire families are being unfairly removed from practice lists and barred from making appointments following trivial… Read more
Parents labelled ‘feckless’ or ‘pushy’, say experts
Parents are stereotyped as either “feckless” or “pushy” in a society that puts huge pressures on families, experts say. The Family and Parenting Institute says intense scrutiny of… Read more
“I grew up”
Woke up today deciding that all my political writings are centered around official controversies, official the way a football’s position is official when the ref says it is. It seems… Read more
