A Brilliant Discussion about Education

Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity? 

One of the most brilliant, relevant, and FUNNY discussions about education I have ever heard. 

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State Senators Crack Down on Violence Against Teachers

Judiciary Committee Passes Teacher Protect Act of 2009

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Social-Cognitive Theory at Work - The Obama Effect

Test scores of African Americans improve in a recent study that is focused on the rise of President Obama as a social role model.

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White Teachers / Diverse Classrooms

Multiculturalism or Cultural Dogma?


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Perspectives on Educating Minorities

An editorial response in the Times and Democrat by Keith Pounds to the "Cultural Relevance in South Carolina Schools" issue offers a new perspective to the education of minorities in South Carolina schools.

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Presto! A change in semantics will improve SC schools!

Update 01.06.09: The Voice for School Choice elaborates on an editorial from the The Spartanburg Herald Journal related to this issue.

According to State Senator John Matthews, D-Bowman a simple change in the state’s mission statement regarding education will improve student achievement in South Carolina.

Today, I am serving Vieux-Boulogne as the appetizer to accompany this post. 

Enjoy and your comments are greatly appreciated.

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