Oct 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
In school, teachers and parents put a lot of stress on academic success, and with good reason. Understanding school subjects is a sure way to raise your base of knowledge and do well in school and beyond. However, grades are not the only important thing to consider...
Aug 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
Many people have had their awareness of autism raised by the media, a family member, or a member in their community. As more and more people become familiar with autism, it is important that we all be educated. On this blog post we are going to take a look at some new...
Aug 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
A lot has changed in the classroom over the many years the United States has offered public education. Perhaps no change is as obvious as that occurring in technology. Typing on a computer has replaced the emphasis on writing by hand. The Internet has added a new...
Jul 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
We have talked on these pages about the push for so-called “common-core standards.” This is basically an attempt to establish universal standards for English and math so that, from state to state, school systems would be in agreement about what students should be...
Jul 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
In the last 20 years, state spending on prisons has grown six times faster than spending on higher education. In the 20 years from 1987 to 2007, the nation’s prisons grew by one million people. And the harshest statistic of all? The United States imprisons almost 25...
Jul 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
The United States has moved towards an even greater emphasis on standardized testing in our school systems during the last decade. This has been controversial and caused an outcry from parents, students, and teachers who think too much testing can be a bad thing. Now...
