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'Only school uniforms, patriotism and parents can rescue our violent teens' One of the Government's top psychological advisers has called for a return to traditional values to stem the rising tide of domestic abuse by children against their parents and other adults. With tight budget on horizon, universities studying options Colleges also vexed by problem of how to meet demand for graduates - Two years after Texas legislators poured unprecedented amounts of money into higher education, colleges and universities are braced for an about-face during the 2011 legislative session that begins next month. ... Program extends student teaching to 1 year About 40 Arizona State University education majors are taking part in a pilot program that will soon become the standard for teacher training. The students are training for a full year in three school districts that joined the pilot: Scottsdale, Dysart and Kyrene. ... Who in education says 'oops'? The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and top policymakers have promoted and funded small urban high schools for nearly a decade. Then Bill Gates said in his 2009 Annual Letter that while these small urban high schools had accomplished much for students they had largely failed to improve academic achievement.

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Important Mathematics Deficiencies in United States Grade School Teaching Practices Richard Pan - In the present pedagogical note, a list of six (6) important examples of deficiencies common in U.S. grade school mathematics teaching practices are described, which may contribute to a significant barrier to modern mathematics thinking. An Interview with Jason Ross: The Bill of Rights Michael F. Shaughnessy - Bill of Rights Day became a federal observance in 1941 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 1941 marked the It was the 150th anniversary of the ratification of those first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, amendments that spelled out our freedoms as well as our rights. An Interview with Maud van Thiel and Noks Nauta: Gifted and Talented Adult Foundation Michael F. Shaughnessy - Our mission is to improve the climate of life of gifted and talented adults with the aim to get their talents flourish optimally and be as happy as possible. The IHBV wants - in a sparkling and colourful way - to put giftedness positively on the map, to take away prejudices and to collect and share knowledge on gifted adults Small Ball: Small Teaching Robert McNergney - He asked excitedly after class if I had read Michael Lewis's baseball classic Moneyball-the story of the Oakland A's, their manager Billy Beane, and the dawn of "small ball." The curious doctoral student was convinced that what I had said about teaching and learning could best be understood by Lewis's view of baseball