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Everyone involved in education policy claims to be on the side of students, yet I quickly learned that the needs of my students fell quite low on the school?s priority list. Nearly six years into the No Child Left Behind era, American public schools have more money than ever, but students are still widely denied the most crucial tools for their success: individual attention and specialized support. -
1voteLots of great online resources for teaching science.
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1voteAt Needham High School, Paul Richards, the principal, has formed a stress reduction committee to urge students to slow down.
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1voteChemsoft offers support in several areas of Chemistry with emphasis on educational aspects. The aim is to provide learning by hands-on experience using computer simulation of phenomena and/or theoretical principles. The older topics on Gasphysics, Chemical Kinetics, Statistical Thermostatics, and Spectroscopy comprise lecture notes and demonstration programs developed by the author during his...
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1voteThis site provides a free physics textbook. The book is written for the curious: it is entertaining, surprising and challenging on every page. With little mathematics, starting from observations of everyday life, the text explores the most fascinating parts of mechanics, thermodynamics,...
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1voteThe parents of Damion Frye’s ninth-grade students are spending their evenings this fall doing something they thought they had left behind long ago: homework. The point, he said, is to keep parents involved in their children’s ’ education well into high school. Studies have shown that parental involvement improves the quality of the education a student receives, but teenagers seldom invite...
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1vote"It’s no surprise to me that Colorado’s public school system is not good. I mean, I’m a product of the Boulder Valley School District and I can tell you first hand that it’s not great at preparing one for college, or anything for that matter. So, it shouldn’t come as a big shock to me that I need to pick up the slack for what my sons are NOT learning about science in school."
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1votePSK12.com is a provider of school performance information (primarily drawn from performance on state-wide standardized tests) for K-12 public schools. PSK12.com is dedicated to providing the highest quality public school ratings information that is clear, concise, and easy to understand. Basic features are free.
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This site aims to answer one question: How can I use wikis in education? The site aims to provide: 1. A list of articles and resources that describe how to use wikis in education 2. A comprehensive list of existing educational wikis that we can learn from 3. A place to post ideas and discuss them This is a collaborative effort so please jump in and contribute.
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