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Healing the Heart of Democracy

dailykos.com - This is not an easy book to properly review. It is very personal - Palmer begins his prelude by talking about himself, his own history of depression (a malady I share and about which I have writte...

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Smoking Rhee-Fer « The Recovering Politician

therecoveringpolitician.com - When Waiting for Superman was released in 2010, it was largely hailed as a documentary that depicted the human costs of children trapped in failing schools. The film helped escalate Michelle Rhee’...

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Boo-Friggin'-Hoo

jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com - Regrets... I've had a few...Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday said that not getting his proposed public education overhaul through the Legislature is his biggest regret of 2011.The governor wants to ...

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Resolve in 2012: Abolish No Child Left Behind

johnyoungcolumn.blogspot.com - The subject here is destructive education policies. But first: Have you heard of the Capital One Cup? It goes to the two Division I NCAA schools that win the most titles each year in men's an...

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I’m Beamin’ [I Get My Energy From My Inner G]

thejosevilson.com - Jose Vilson 2011The past year has been amazing. I started off the year with the intention of becoming a more transparent and open person, leaving much of my youthful ways behind. I’m ending the yea...

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Is It Time for More Watchmen?

comics.ign.com - For those of you that may not have heard, rumors are swirling once again that DC is working on reviving the Watchmen comic book franchise. It's said that there are four mini-series being developed ...

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11 Ways to Think Outside the Box

lifehack.org - Thinking outside the box is more than just a business cliché. It means approaching problems in new, innovative ways; conceptualizing problems differently; and understanding your position in relatio...

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A Proposed Solution to Voter ID Controversy

huffingtonpost.com - For the majority of Republicans it is an article of faith that their electoral fortunes would best be served by rain on election day -- that, despite evidence to the contrary, the lower the turnout...

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Today in Labor History—December 30

modeducation.blogspot.com - digg_url="http://modeducation.blogspot.com/2011/12/today-in-labor-historydecember-30.html"; December 30, 1883 - John Swinton's Paper described the abuse of immigrants conned by job sharks lured ...

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Top Ten Myths about the Arab Spring of 2011

juancole.com - 1. The upheavals of 2011 were provoked by the Bush administration’s overthrow of Saddam Hussein in Iraq Bzzt! Wrong answer. None of the young people who made this year’s revolutions ever pointed to...

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120 Social Media Marketing Terms Explained

blog.hubspot.com - .On the web today, things change fast. New applications launch every day, and existing applications continue to evolve and add new features. Just this year we witnessed the debut of Google+ and the...

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More Recipes Like This From Food Network

food.com - Total Time: Prep Time: Cook Time: I love rice pilaf and I was excited to find this recipe for brown rice pilaf since brown rice is so much better for you. It is from Healthy Cooking. Directions: 1 ...

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2011: the technology year in review | Technology

guardian.co.uk - In retrospect, 2011 was a year of enormous change in the computing and internet industry – although it was one in which the ground was laid, rather than coming immediately to fruition. What changes...

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52, and Still Working the Streets

nytimes.com - LIKE many single mothers, Barbara Terry, 52, scrounged for baby sitters and leaned on her own mother while raising her four children and working the night shift. But Ms. Terry is a pros...

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17 Images That Will Ruin Your Childhood

cracked.com - Nostalgia is a sucker's game. We imagine all the toys and TV shows from childhood as perfect and awesome purely because our immature brains hadn't developed the ability to joylessly pick things apa...

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11 Ways to Think Outside the Box

lifehack.org - Thinking outside the box is more than just a business cliché. It means approaching problems in new, innovative ways; conceptualizing problems differently; and understanding your position in relatio...

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The A-Z Dictionary of Educational Twitter Hashtags

edudemic.com - Whether you’re a new or seasoned Twitter user, you likely come across confusing hashtags that probably look like a bunch of nonsense. First, What’s A Hashtag? The # symbol, called a hashtag, is use...

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11 Ways to Think Outside the Box

lifehack.org - Thinking outside the box is more than just a business cliché. It means approaching problems in new, innovative ways; conceptualizing problems differently; and understanding your position in relatio...

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Daily Kos: an unusual (for me) Saturday morning

Daily Kos: an unusual (for me) Saturday morning:

an unusual (for me) Saturday morning

by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)

I decided to set no alarms. I first woke up around 4, with two cats on top of me, decided it was too early, went back to sleep without feeding them, and did not finally waken and arise until after 7:30. To my surprise, the cats seemed to realize that I needed the sleep, and were not insistent upon being fed at their normal time of 5 AM. For which I am most appreciative :-)

I also have not scanned news sites or obsessively examined my email. I have not checked for births, deaths and other events of this date.

I know I will have tasks that I must accomplish today, including cleaning the house, getting my glasses adjusted, buying some champagne for the two of us, and perhaps churning out another book review. I must accomplish them, but I do not feel pressed for time.

It is the 365th and final day of this year, and before acknowledging formally with the champagne the change of the final digit of the date I want to devote my Saturday morning meditation to reflecting back on the past year, both as I see the world around me and as I think of myself and my own life.

If you are not interested, I am not offended. If you are only curious, feel free to stop reading at any point.

Perhaps my words will speak to you, perhaps not. You will only know by perusing them.

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NYC Educator: We Don't Follow No Stinking Rules

NYC Educator: We Don't Follow No Stinking Rules:

We Don't Follow No Stinking Rules

by NYC Educator
So says Chancellor Dennis Walcott, in his response to the impasse between the DOE and the UFT. Since the UFT insists that outside mediators must decide whether or not teachers can be fired based on test scores, Walcott has asked that the UFT be excluded from negotiating the evaluation system, in direct violation of the agreement with the state.

This is in keeping with the philosophy of Mayor4Life Michael Bloomberg, who set up a fake board of education to give the appearance he was not simply doing whatever he wanted, however he wanted, whenever he wanted. Perhaps if the UFT were to propose that Mayor Mike hand-pick 8 of 13 arbitrators, Walcott would be happy.

But this begs the question--what the hell sort of role
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Just under 10,000 blog hits this year… :)) Thank you any and all… I am hoping at least one was Arne #YaThink ? « Continuing Change

Just under 10,000 blog hits this year… :)) Thank you any and all… I am hoping at least one was Arne #YaThink ? « Continuing Change:

Just under 10,000 blog hits this year… :)) Thank you any and all… I am hoping at least one was Arne #YaThink ?

by gatorbonbc

Blog Stats – 2011 : 9,654

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Thank you any and all…

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I am hoping at least one was Arne.

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#YaThink ?

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Happy 2012, Ya’ all

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Wear Red for Public Ed

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Missouri Education Watchdog: Teaching Human Capital Widgets to Behave More Like Humans

Missouri Education Watchdog: Teaching Human Capital Widgets to Behave More Like Humans:

Teaching Human Capital Widgets to Behave More Like Humans

by stlgretchen
What is the most important subject a student studies in school today? It might surprise you what one school believes is the path to success for a student.

Arne Duncan would have you believe math, science, and technological courses are THE paths for students to succeed. Patrons of the arts bemoan the cuts taking place in music and visual arts. English
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