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Educational advantage of the wealthy
This article from the NYTimes outlining the educational advantages allowed the children of the wealthy. The anguished and often angry national debate over how to improve American educational standards, focused intently on grading students and teachers, mostly bypasses how the … Continue reading
Ulterior motives in the “governing” of education
It is election day and in some cases it appears that political offices are contested with a strong emphasis on differences of opinion in how children should be educated. The high profile examples are typically in large cities and are not … Continue reading
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Google Site Tutorials
Karen Ferguson offers a nice (and current) set of tutorials (video and text) for Google Sites. I am still a fan of web sites and Google Sites offers educators and students this possibility.
Android under patent attacks
This from GigaOm on a legal complaint claiming patent violations in android. This claim, if supported, would adversely impact Google and Samsung. The patents were purchased from Nortel (now out of business). This a classic case of patents that are … Continue reading
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Conclusions drawn from international examination scores
I have been reading Diane Ravitch’s Reign of Error in which Ravitch attacks many politicized positions on public education. Her core concern is the privatization of public education and Ravitch disputes multiple complaints against public education based on what she … Continue reading
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School reponsibility for after hours online behavior
This NYTimes articles examine the dilemma schools face in addressing student online behavior when students are not in the school environment. “It’s going to be more and more of legal issues,” said Gretchen Shipley, a lawyer who represents school districts. … Continue reading
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