Tag: Education
The Kids Are Alright
Check out these letters from Tampa Bay students. I’m feeling positive about the kids. Rachel Lubitz, 17, Countryside High senior [Her closing paragraph – she nails the high schoolish behavior] What I would most like to applaud President Obama on is taking the time to look at this new generation from ages 5 to 18 […]
For Crying Out Loud, Read The Speech!
Here is a copy of President Obama’s speech for Tuesday. Scary stuff, I can see what all the outrage is about. Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama Back to School Event Arlington, Virginia September 8, 2009 The President: Hello everyone – how’s everybody doing today? I’m here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And […]
Let’s Just Say What This Is
All the hysteria about Tuesday’s speech isn’t about the content of the speech, or one line from the suggested lesson plan, or the loss of class time. It’s about Obama. The time line is quite telling. News hits that Obama will address school children and the freak-out begins with talk of Obama indoctrinating school children […]
Something’s Changed at Brandywine School District
Yesterday when I found out that the Brandywine School District was not going to be showing the President of the United States’ speech to our children on Tuesday, I went to their website to get some addresses. The one thing I noticed was that there was a graphic on Meet the Finalist night with times […]
What I’ve Learned Today
What I’ve learned today is that Republicans, in general, are a bitter bunch of people.
Obama Will Speak To Students On September 8th (Psst… I added a Visual)
At 12:00 p.m., Eastern Time (ET), September 8, 2009, President Barack Obama will deliver a national address to the students of America. (Please note that this is a change from the originally scheduled time.) During this special address, the president will speak directly to the nation’s children and youth about persisting and succeeding in school. […]
Wonder How We Can Become More Stupid?
Well… we could put Texas Republicans in charge of textbooks. The first draft for proposed standards in United States History Studies Since Reconstruction says students should be expected “to identify significant conservative advocacy organizations and individuals, such as Newt Gingrich, Phyllis Schlafly and the Moral Majority.” […] Others have proposed adding talk show host Rush […]
Don’t Know Much About History
Stories like this make me angry. Is our goal really to become the dumbest country on the planet? Perhaps we should rethink the Texas secession thing… especially given their influence over the textbook market. The Texas Board of Education, which recently approved new science standards that made room for creationist critiques of evolution, is revising […]
It Would Be Like Putting Me In Charge Of The NRA
Meet Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s possible choice to head the state’s Board of education – Cynthia Dunbar. […] In a book published last year, Dunbar argued the country’s founding fathers created “an emphatically Christian government” and that government should be guided by a “biblical litmus test.” She endorses a belief system that requires “any person […]
Bell to Bell
I’ve been trying to write a post about the Delaware Education Association‘s Bell to Bell Week and I’ve been stimied. Teachers throughout Delaware (except Delmar — thanks News Journal) are only working from the start of classes to the end of classes — bell to bell — to protest Gov. Markell’s proposed pay cut for […]
Breaking: Markell’s Education Agenda Unveiled
From the Office of the Governor: DOVER — Governor Jack Markell and Lieutenant Governor Matthew Denn joined Senate Education Committee Chair David Sokola and House Education Committee Chair Terry Schooley today to unveil legislation designed to dramatically improve Delaware’s public schools and qualify Delaware for federal dollars that President Obama’s administration will be awarding to […]
Two Delaware Programs Included in Harvard Top 50 Innovation List
Two Programs from Delaware — the City of Wilmington’s Instant Ticketing Program and the State of Delaware’s K-5 Early Intervention Program — have made it to Harvard’s Top 50 Government Innovation List for 2009. The list is developed by the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government […]
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