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Federal preschool bill highlights need to improve state program, advocates say | EdSource Today

Federal preschool bill highlights need to improve state program, advocates say | EdSource Today:

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A proposed federal bill calls for expanded public preschool. Credit: Lillian Mongeau, EdSource Today
Legislation introduced in Congress last week that would expand public preschool could serve as a wake-up call in California to beef up early education programs, advocates here say.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday introduced the Strong Start for America’s Children Act. The bill follows President Barack Obama’s call earlier this year for a new federal grant program for states wishing to create or expand their public preschool programs.
The new legislation, which closely mirrors the president’s proposal, lays out a dozen qualifications state preschool programs must meet or be working toward to be eligible for funding. California’s state-funded preschool program falls short on most of them.
“In our state, we’re lagging behind,” said Mark Friedman, the executive director of First 5 Alameda County, a taxpayer-funded commission working to improve child care and education services for children under age 5. “We have to work with the Legislature and with the governor to make the changes required to make funds a possibility if (the law) is passed in Washington.”
It’s “wildly optimistic” to hope that the preschool proposal will pass in the 113th Congress, Friedman said. And if it did pass, California wouldn’t be compelled to change anything. Participation in the proposed program would be optional and states would be given significant leeway in how they structure their preschool programs.
But that shouldn’t stop California from bringing its state-funded preschool program up to the quality 

A teacher facing death asks former students: Did it matter? | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com

A teacher facing death asks former students: Did it matter? | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com:

A teacher facing death asks former students: Did it matter? 

A reader suggested I write about Florida high school teacher David Menasche. Her sons graduated from the Miami school where Menasche used to teach.
After brain cancer stole most of his sight, memory and mobility, Menasche had to give up teaching at Coral Reef Senior High.
Before he died, he wanted to write about his years in the classroom but found that brain surgery, while buying him time, erased many of his recollections. He decided to travel the country to check in with former students and ask whether his teaching had made a difference in their lives. Menasche hoped those conversations would help him remember.  
He funded his trip in part from donations, explaining,"I am going to travel to as many places as I can to meet with the people who knew me in hopes of reclaiming my past through their recollections and establishing a future through the new relationships being made and experience to be had. The fact that I am traveling alone on a train through the winter to meet with unfamiliar people in strange and new cities while diseased, blind and crippled will not deter me. The need to know what I’ve forgotten and learn who I really was and am is too all consuming to be shelved by fear or logic. I am compelled by my curiosity. I do not know what destinations and realizations I will ultimately 

The Educated Reporter: EWA Higher Ed Seminar: Moving Beyond Moocs

The Educated Reporter: EWA Higher Ed Seminar: Moving Beyond Moocs:

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2013

EWA Higher Ed Seminar: Moving Beyond Moocs



EWA held its annual Higher Education Seminar recently at Boston's Northeastern University. We invited some of the education journalists in attendance to contribute posts from the sessions. Today's guest blogger is Carl Straumsheim of Inside Higher Ed. For more content from the seminar, including stories, podcasts, video, check out EdMedia Commons. Additional background and helpful resources on online learning in higher education, including MOOCs, can be found at Story Starters

Is it possible that two education company executives, a researcher and a reporter could spend an hour discussing technology in higher education without mentioning massive open online courses?

The answer, of course, is no, but during the hour-long panel titled “Making the Most of Online Education” at EWA's conference, MOOCs were all but an afterthought. Less than a year after The New York Times declared 2012 the “Year of the MOOC,” who would have thought?

As Blackboard’s Jay Bhatt, Kaplan’s Bror Saxberg and the Community College 

Students Last: White Suburban Moms Not Very Bright

Students Last: White Suburban Moms Not Very Bright:

White Suburban Moms Not Very Bright

Anti-Common Core terrorism will not be tolerated
Washington D.C. - Citing national security concerns, "white suburban moms" have been classified as a terrorist group.

The announcement was made by Secretary of State John Kerry at a press conference held late Sunday evening. In an unusual move, Kerry stood alongside Secretary of Education Arne Duncan who was a key player in the decision. "It has been well-established that the poor state of public education is a grave national security risk. Given that the Common Core Standards (CCS) are the only acceptable solution to this security crisis and given that a good deal of the opposition to the CCS comes from these mothers, it has become obvious that the White Suburban Moms (WSM) are a threat to our national security."

Although President Obama has not yet asked Congress for a declaration of war on the WSM, Secretary Kerry wouldn't rule it out. "We are looking to end this peaceably but at the same time, we are keeping all our options open.  In many ways, it reminds me of of Syria."

Asked if the moms who voiced complaints about the Common Core would be considered enemy combatants, Kerry looked at Duncan who responded, "Perhaps."

One such potential enemy combatant is Mary

Daily Kos: A parent's response to Arne Duncan

Daily Kos: A parent's response to Arne Duncan:




who in continuing to attack those who oppose Common Core
told a group of state schools superintendents Friday that he found it “fascinating” that some of the opposition to the Common Core State Standards has come from “white suburban moms who — all of a sudden — their child isn’t as brilliant as they thought they were, and their school isn’t quite as good as they thought they were.”
(the above quoted from this post at Valerie Strauss's Answer Sheet Blog)
The following appeared on the Facebook page of Gretchen Moran Laskas, whose son attends school in Fairfax County VA, and is crossposted here with her permission:
I want to share a little bit why I'm so angry at Secretary of Education's Arne Duncan's 



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teacherken at Daily Kos: mark as readLeaves at Day 30 - bloodwork now normaland as a result her transplant procedure is now complete.  She will have one more appointment with the transplant practice at Day 100 early next year, but she has no further medical restrictions at this time. She has come a long way since her cancer was first discovered on January 27. She is not cured, because this kind of

Save Our Schools March

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Save Our Schools March




Baloney! – The New Game for PD & Staff Meetings
Our friends at MORE, Norm Scott & Brian Jones, have come up with a cute way for you and your colleagues to amuse yourselves on your next professional development day: BINGO… or better yet, Baloney! “During professional development, or your next staff meeting, put a marker on each buzzword when you hear it! When you fill a row or column, leap up and yell at the top of your lungs: YOU”RE FULL OF
Philly School Closings Photo Exhibit
Photo Collective Focuses on Philly Public School Crisis Fairhill Elementary Principal Darlene Lomax-Garrett was overcome with emotion as her school approached permanent closure. (Courtesy of Harvey Finkle) Photographs of many of the 24 Philadelphia public schools that were closed in 2013 will be on display at Scribe Video Center as part of a group exhibition featuring the work of the Philadelphia
Lessons from the 1963 Boycott
We had a highly successful, co-sponsored Campaign for Artful Resistance event on October 22nd to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 boycott of Chicago Public Schools, when an estimated 250,000 Chicagoans – mostly CPS students – protested segregation and inequality.  More than 350 people from the Chicago community attended the screening of a 23 minute version of the Kartemquin Films docume
Campaign for Artful Resistance at St. Thomas Aquinas College
Our SOSers with Tom Chapin What a glorious event!  More than 100 attended for a celebration that included musician Tom Chapin, African dancing and drummers, the Bossy Frog band, Mr. Amazing the juggler, student-led puppet performances, and much more!  The St. Thomas Aquinas College (STAC) Art Therapy Club collaborated with participants to create the “My Dream School” mural. SOS wishes to thank all

At Forums, New York State Education Commissioner Faces a Barrage of Complaints - NYTimes.com

At Forums, New York State Education Commissioner Faces a Barrage of Complaints - NYTimes.com:

At Forums, New York State Education Commissioner Faces a Barrage of Complaints




 He has been shushed, booed, called imperious and mocked as the incomprehensible teacher who bleated on and on in Charlie Brown’s classroom.

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John B. King Jr., the state education commissioner, at a forum last week at Ward Melville High School in East Setauket, N.Y.
In a series of public forums across the state, John B. King Jr., the state education commissioner, has become the sounding board for crowds of parents, educators and others who equate his name with all they consider to be broken in schooling today. Some blame him for too quickly imposing more rigorous academic standards tied to what is known as the Common Core. Parents call him deaf to the misery of pupils taking standardized tests and too open to commercial involvement in the system; teachers blame him for sapping what joy they had left in their craft.
“There is now a ‘Common Core Syndrome,’ ” Beth Dimino, an eighth-grade science teacher, said on Tuesday, speaking to Dr. King in a packed high school auditorium in Suffolk County.
“Do you understand what that means?” she continued. “We have children that are being diagnosed by psychologists with a syndrome directly related to work that they do in the classroom. If that is not child abuse, I don’t know what is.”
While no such condition is listed in the official manual of psychiatric disorders — Ms. 

DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Creating a Caring Community in the Classroom: Morning Meeting!

DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Creating a Caring Community in the Classroom: Morning Meeting!:

Creating a Caring Community in the Classroom: Morning Meeting!


If I could only use one aspect fromResponsive Classroom, I would choose Morning Meeting. Morning Meeting has created an environment in my classroom that I love not only witnessing, but being a part of. We use responsive Classroom in our district, however, this is not an infomercial for Responsive Classroom. :) I just love what it has done for my classroom community.

There are four components to Responsive Classroom's Morning Meeting. The greeting, sharing, activity, and the message. With the time constraints placed on us, it is difficult to get to all sections every day. The sections I make sure I get to are the greeting and sharing.

Most days my students treat their peers with respect and kindness. The majority of them are very mindful of the way they treat each other. I believe a lot of that comes from the way we start our day. Every morning the students greet each other in a variety of ways and share something from their lives. Morning Meeting helps us start each day on a positive note.

The other day I decided to try the "Compliment" greeting. Students greeted each other, and offered a compliment. I told my students I didn't want them to use bland terms such as, "I like your dress", but to really think about something they liked about the person they were complimenting. I was blown away by the sincerity in their statements. It allowed me to see that Morning Meeting wasn't just something to get through, that it actually affected the way my 

Arne Doofus Dingus Dunce Duncan of DC - southbronxschool.com

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Arne Doofus Dingus Dunce Duncan of DC

I'm a schmuck. I voted for Obama in 2008 and felt good about it. I had had it of 8 years of George W. Bush incompetency and lies. I wasn't voting for change, I was voting for accountability and for having a voice in my government. I truly believed that under Obama, the voices of the people if not
100% heard, will be at the very least be taken into consideration.

Gone will be the dreams of kowtowing to big money. Gone will be wasting money in two wasteful wars. Gitmo would be closed. A sensible and straightforward manner in insuring those without healthcare would finally be solved. NCLB? It will be a thing of the past, in fact there would be less federal involvement in local education matters. Guess I, along with others, have been incorrect.

What steams me is that I have defended Obama from Right Wing nut jobs who claim he is a socialist. How can a socialist turn over education to private and corporate entities? Same with Obamacare. Who is making out? The insurance companies. The corporatists are benefiting from the extension of Gitmo 

Reflections on My 200th InterACT Blog Post | InterACT

Reflections on My 200th InterACT Blog Post | InterACT:

Reflections on My 200th InterACT Blog Post

NOVEMBER 17, 2013
The original InterACT banner - a view from the Santa Monica Pier ferris wheel, looking north. I liked the "interaction" of sky, mountains, surf and sand. (photo by the author)
The original InterACT banner – a view from the Santa Monica Pier ferris wheel, looking north. I liked the “interaction” of sky, mountains, surf and sand. (photo by the author)
When I started blogging as part of my work at Accomplished California Teachers, I was just figuring out what I wanted to write about, how to use WordPress, and I don’t think reaching any milestones even crossed my mind. Publishing my 200th blog post today has me in a reflective mood, and rather than take on any particular issue today, I’m going to offer up some thoughts about what I’ve posted at this site over the years, and why I’d recommend blogging to more teachers.
post 200I’ve gradually realized something that I don’t like to admit, which is that the balance of my posts have veered from the original purpose of the blog. The idea behind InterACT was to offer a classroom-based perspective on education policy, with the hope that readers would better understand how decisions that occur far from our schools have a noticeable impact on teaching and learning. With that understanding, all stakeholders would be in a better position to advocate for or create better policies that truly support students. And while I’ve frequently noted in my work that I am a teacher, I haven’t really helped readers see into my school or classroom all that frequently. There are two posts that come to mind right away where I think I used that school perspective well – a post on improvisation in teaching, and a reflection on

11-17-13 With A Brooklyn Accent: 10 Things BATS Know About Common Core- Official Statement

With A Brooklyn Accent: 10 Things BATS Know About Common Core- Official Statement:

10 Things BATS Know About Common Core- Official Statement




10 Things BATs Know about Common Core

INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
BATs continue their fight against the CCSS.  We do not believe in a “one-size” fits all standard for education and we do not believe in a top down federal approach to control education for profit.  BATs fight the CCSS for a variety of reasons but specifically we know that the CCSS doesn’t make up good education and will not fix, nor lower, our child poverty rate.  This document hopes to clear up a few things:  1. Dispel some of the myths about the CCSS as superior set of educational standards.  2. Give readers a clear vision of what these standards look like from the lens of the practitioners who teach our most vulnerable children – those in poverty.  3.  Finally it hopes to set a course for BATs  to advocate strongly for our children who live in poverty, who must be forced to overcome it without the supports and resources they need in our schools.  BATs are committed to raise their voice to advocate for an educational system that helps to provide some relief to children who suffer from the trauma of poverty.  WE use the word “some relief” in this missive because schools and teachers cannot eradicate poverty and we feel  the government must begin to acknowledge that children in poverty don’t succeed in school because of poverty.   Poverty will follow  children no matter where you want to send them to school via a charter or a voucher.  Poverty will follow a child no matter who teaches them – TFA or a highly qualified teacher.  BATs are firmly committed to  expose that CC, charters, vouchers, or TFA will not eradicate poverty and corporate reformers attempts to divert the conversation away from child poverty is nothing short of abuse.

BATS DEBUNK THE CCSS

1. THE GOAL IS COLLEGE AND CAREER READY FOR ALL STUDENTS
A. The CCSS have never been subjected to any research studies linking them to readiness of any kind.
B. Standard #1 reads “entry-level college” which could mean a 2 year community college or vocational school.
C. All children are not or will not be “College and Career Ready” for many different reasons.
D. The expense of implementing and assessing of the CCSS causes electives such as art, music, and sports to be cut from schools which prevents students from discovering future interests and talents.
E. Review the types of Common Core work children are doing--how does it reflect what they need to know for the workplace?  The CCSS does not even live up to its stated goals to teach real world 


With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week 11-16-13
With A Brooklyn Accent: With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week  mark as readWhat Schools in NYC Need- A Message from the BK Nation Education ForumOn Thursday, in Judson Memorial Church, a group of students, parents, teachers, principals and education researchers brought together by the new organization BK Nation had a frank discussion of what can be done to improve the public schools of New York

Nite Cap 11-17-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2


James Baldwin said it best: 

"For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."


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White suburban dads: Wimps? | Reclaim Reform
White suburban dads: Wimps? | Reclaim Reform: White suburban dads: Wimps?Posted on November 17, 2013by Ken PrevitiSecretary of Education Arne Duncan blatantly declared to a meeting of school superintendetas that it was “fascinating” that so many opposed to the expensive high stakes testing of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were “white suburban moms who – all of a sudden – their child isn’t as brilliant as they thought they were, and their school isn’t quite as good as they thought they were.”Read the Washington Post article HERE.Needless to say, later that day all Hell broke loose.“Hell ha
Heavy emphasis on “hard skills” leaves children unprepared for the real “tests” in life. | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates
Heavy emphasis on “hard skills” leaves children unprepared for the real “tests” in life. | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates: Heavy emphasis on “hard skills” leaves children unprepared for the real “tests” in life.Posted on November 17, 2013by Teachers'LettersToBillGatesMr. Gates,Working with grade 7-12 students for more than two decades, and as a summer youth employment counselor for 10 years, it has been my experience that a lack of soft skills and virtues (perseverance, ambition, responsibility, self-confidence, self-discipline, patience, initiative, integrity, empathy, leadership, maturity…)
11-17-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Have Fun With MOREistas at the Holiday Party, Dec. 6Thank goodness. A party instead of a meeting in December. Here is your chance if you haven't touched base with us to eat, drink and be merry. And you don't even have to say the magic words: social justice. But you can bitch all you want about the UFT, Advance, ed eval, Randi, Mulgrew, etc. Or not. Just have some fun -- even if you're in Unity or New Action --- just parteeeeeee!MORE Holiday Party 11 by ed notes online / 1h MORE Comes to QUEENS! FRIDAY 11/22 5PM ASTORIA***PLEASE FORWARD***Are you...Nervous about the implementat

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Some Kids “Aren’t Brilliant”? This Duncan Blunder Is Bigger Than It First Appears | deutsch29
Some Kids “Aren’t Brilliant”? This Duncan Blunder Is Bigger Than It First Appears | deutsch29: Some Kids “Aren’t Brilliant”? This Duncan Blunder Is Bigger Than It First AppearsNovember 17, 2013In May 2010, US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan spoke at the first annual “Mom Congress” at Georgetown University. Duncan’s goal, as reported on the USDOE website, was “to discuss how to effect meaningful
First They Came For Urban Black and Latino Moms (For Arne Duncan) - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
First They Came For Urban Black and Latino Moms (For Arne Duncan) - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: First They Came For Urban Black and Latino Moms (For Arne Duncan)by JOSE VILSON on NOVEMBER 17, 2013in JOSEA few months ago, I walked past a “successful” charter school here in Harlem, NY, speed-walking to get my school supplies for the coming school year. I noticed a huge crowd of mostly Black a
11-17-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Common Core: Arne Duncan's Foot in the Mouth ProblemFrom Ed Week's Anthony Cody - Common Core Standards: Ten Colossal Errors.As for Arne Duncan, here's what he is doing in service of Common Core.  Understand that there is tremendous pushback across the country and getting louder.  Hence his over-the-top remarks.From the Network for Public Education: He also said:-
But, I’m not a racist!
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » But, I’m not a racist!: But, I’m not a racist!Just to put recent events in their proper context, let’s take a look at how white education “reformers” (female and male) in charge of low SES/high minority districts see their charges, I bring you Cami Anderson, superintendent of the Newark New Jersey school district.For years, because of the annual New Jersey
11-17-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Reject Common Core tests in grades K-2: Weingarten, Carlsson-PaigeHere is a post about the Common Core State Standards and early childhood learning, by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten and early childhood education expert Nancy Carlsson-Paige. Carlsson-Paiage is  professor emerita of early childhood education at Lesley University in Cambridge and author
11-17-13 Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred Klonsky.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: The in box. CMS is pleading with retirees to help them reach out to those who have infirmities and/or live out of state.From SORE member Robert Zahniser: Saturday’s Illinois Central Management Services meeting at the Buffalo Grove Performance Center hosted by Senator Morrison and Representative Drury
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
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The Ethics of Innovation & Reform in Education | Connected Principals
The Ethics of Innovation & Reform in Education | Connected Principals: The Ethics of Innovation & Reform in EducationNovember 17, 2013By Johnny BevacquaThis post was originally posted on Figuring It Out by J. Bevacqua I recently read an article about the innovative and creative exploits of Google.The article attributed many of Google’s most innovative and successful projects to the idea of
How to Be a Teacher for More Than 5 Years Without Killing Yourself Or Others — Pursuing Context
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11-17-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: How's that RttT Working for You, Massachusetts?Massachusetts has been on the corporate education bandwagon since 1993 with the coming of MCAS, and in recent years the corporate PR machines have made the world aware of how much further ahead MA is in the international testing derbies and on NAEP.  Last week's appearance of new NAEP scores gave us a chance to have a fresh look at whe
11-17-13 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Detail Of Ipads /Common Core Techology Project Phase 2 EmergeBOARD BUSINESS:  LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Board Moves Forward With Tablet Rollout: Laptop Pilot and Other Revisions Added to Phase 2 from the Common Core Technology Project “Board Business” THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 11, 2013 http://bit.ly/1jdXWeq With added material from  Board of Ed Rep
RPNPS Voices: You Really Do Need To Go To Some Things
RPNPS Voices: You Really Do Need To Go To Some Things: RPNPS VoicesRogers Park Neighbors For Public SchoolsFriday, November 15, 2013You Really Do Need To Go To Some ThingsAbsolutely critical events coming up, and I bet I'm forgetting a few...1.  Tuesday, November 19, 2013: Meeting of the (Rogue) State Charter Commission, at the Concept Horizon Gulen Charter School, 2245 W. Pershing, 3-6 PM. We nee
Randi's NY Times Column - AFT - A Union of Professionals
AFT - A Union of Professionals - Randi's NY Times Column: Early Learning: This Is Not a Test by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers,and Nancy Carlsson-Paige, Professor Emerita of Early Childhood Education, Lesley UniversityEarly childhood education is “in” these days—from the bipartisan billintroduced in Congress this week modeled on President Obama’s proposal to expand hi
Morning Wink 11-17-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
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11-17-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: News Flash: Our Democracy at risk as Kishimoto/Poland set up “quick vote” to give Steve Perry sweetheart dealIf the Hartford Board of Education doesn’t stop this impending disaster, Steve Perry will be allowed to set up his own company and be given Capital Prep and Sand Elementary schools to run. The move will make a mockery of the historic Sheff desegregation law suit and the tens of
11-17-13 @ The Chalk Face
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11-17-13 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 11-17-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
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11-17-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
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11-17-13 Perdido Street School
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‘Linked learning’ seems to work for high school students | toteachornototeach
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Just another hysterical female…
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Just another hysterical female…: Just another hysterical female… Female hysteria was a once-common medical diagnosis, made exclusively in women, which is today no longer recognized by medical authorities as a medical disorder. Its diagnosis and treatment were routine for many hundreds of years in Western Europe. Hysteria was widely discussed in the medical

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“Skype in the Classroom” Presentation (Updated) | Diary of a Public School Teacher!
“Skype in the Classroom” Presentation (Updated) | Diary of a Public School Teacher!: “Skype in the Classroom” Presentation (Updated)Posted November 16, 2013 by Oldschoolteach in Blogging about Education, Education Blog. Tagged: global classrooms, Mystery Skype, Skype education presentation, Skype in the classroom. Leave a CommentSeeing as how SlideRocket is closing down, and I was presenting Skype
Nite Cap 11-16-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAP mark as readOregon Save Our Schools: The Oregonian's Anti-Union AgendaOregon Save Our Schools: The Oregonian's Anti-Union Agenda: The Oregonian's Anti-Union AgendaCurrent contract negotiations between Portland Public Schools and the Portland Ass