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So I just wrote a much longer blog about the front page story on "cyber cheating" that somehow got erased when I tried to post it. I was so mad I almost threw my laptop across the room, but I do think the fine people at Mocha Madness would enjoy that sort of tantrum....
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Just a quick note or two - This was a fantastic event. We can't tell you how others did because we were swamped! Jack B Parson Construction - Pocatello supplied tons of great rocks so every kid could create a "Personal Pet Rock" - we went thru 3 large buckets and then...
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One of my first mentors was Kent Brown, who is now editor emeritus of Highlights for Children magazine. When we worked closely together, Kent was the editor-in-chief of the Highlights-owned publisher, Boyds Mills press, which published my first book, Poems That Sing To You in 1992.
Kent...
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Writing is the the neglected R!
Lately I have I've been thinking a lot about ways to motivate K-12 students to write.
Although writing is recognized as one of the three R's, an essential element in education, it is often neglected. Reading and mathematics are taught regularly. However,...
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This morning I read an article in the Journal concerning School district 25’s plan to increase high school graduation requirements. It seems that they plan to raise math and science credits from four to six each, require a senior project, give the ACT, SAT or Compass testing by the end of...
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I have always felt that the millions of dollars that are spent by our government on educating foreign nationals in this country,could be better spent on educating our own people who are financially strapped. Foreigners who want to come to the U.S. for their education, should in my opinion, pay...
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With all the crisis, devastation and controversy in the world, its time that someone put something positive in the media! So, I sit here today, thinking - what is something GOOD and POSITIVE that I can write about?
SCHOOL HAS STARTED!
With one in High School, one in Jr High, and one in...
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