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28 февраля 2010
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Colleges and universities today manifest a paradoxical combination of remarkable success and abject failure. Vast resources and extensive funding for research have made our system of higher education the envy of the worldÂbut its extraordinarily ideological homogeneity corrupts its contribution to American society. In their relentless liberalism, not only do our institutions of higher education fail to train liberal leaders capable of governing a pluralistic nation, the intolerance they foster stokes the fires of the culture wars.
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26 февраля 2010
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According to a joint investigation by the Center for Public Integrity and NPR , the very unfortunate answer is: Yes. In a series of four installments which began Wednesday and go until March 3, NPR will air reports on its findings—namely the uphill battle that sexual assault victims face to bring their attackers to justice.
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25 февраля 2010
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The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Department for Children, Schools and Families thank Sir Mark Walport and the Science and Learning Expert Group for their report and will now consider the recommendations he makes.
“I’m pleased Sir Mark Walport applauds the huge strides we’ve made in the last few years thanks to sustained Government commitment, and that he highlights the UK’s strong showing in international comparison studies.
24 февраля 2010
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I am a concerned parent of two children, one of whom is attending St Rose’s High School currently in his final year. He intends to write Physical Education for CSEC, but this may not be possible since the equipment required for the various practicals are not being provided by the school. When enquiry was made to the Principal about the purchasing of the necessary equipment, the response was to request to have the students borrow equipment from other schools. Must these students borrow equipment from other schools year after year? The school should not offer the subject to be written for CXC if they know they do not possess the necessary equipment.
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15 февраля 2010
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Last Friday at the Paley Center in NYC, at the Carnegie Journalism Educators Summit , I spoke on a panel on entrepreneurial journalism. Among the main points brought up were the skills that needed to be taught to j-students these days changes in the way the courses are structured at these schools and the future of entrepreneurship in media, especially news business.
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13 февраля 2010
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Today in History - February 13, 1959 - the first Barbie doll goes on sale. Barbie’s inventor, Ruth Handler, was inspired by seeing that her daughter, Barbie, and her girl friends enjoyed playing with adult female dolls, but most dolls at the time were baby dolls. Handler created 3D models of dolls that she thought would inspire her daughter’s dreams and took them to the ad executives at Mattel, Inc. Although Mattel was founded by Ruth Handler and her husband, Elliot, some years earlier in their garage, the “all male” committee rejected the idea as too expensive and without enough appeal in the market. Determined not to give up on the idea, Ruth Handler continued to further develop her product and went to Europe to gain fashion ideas and market her concept. Mattel soon appreciated the potential impact of this concept and changed their mind, debuting Barbie at the American Toy Fair in New York City in 1959. This new doll concept immediately set new sales records for Mattel ( 351,000 dolls is reported for the first year; sold at $3 each ).
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13 февраля 2010
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Stanford Technology Ventures Program’s Executive Director Tina Seelig shares rich insights in creative thinking and the entrepreneurial mindset. Her talk, based on her 2009 book,What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20, cites numerous classroom successes of applied problem-solving and the lessons of failure.
8 февраля 2010
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TALLAHASSEE - Florida’s application for a $1.1 billion share of federal education reform funding could be hampered by a lack of support from teachers’ unions as federal officials begin reviewing submissions from states across the country.
But the concerns aren’t confined solely to unions. Some elected officials and grass-roots groups are concerned that the program would give state and federal officials too much control over schools.
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13 января 2010
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While the state continues to struggle with severe budget cuts, the introduction of an education program may spark a glimmer of hope for the state’s recovery. On Thursday, Gov. Jennifer Granholm and officials from six Michigan colleges, including the University of Michigan, announced the creation of a fellowship program to train students for their master’s degrees in education and place them in some of Michigan’s most underprivileged school districts. The program will help to fill the needs of these struggling districts. The University should encourage enrollment in the program and encourage the state to expand its support to improve all levels of education.
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13 января 2010
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Last week I wrote about Framing Curricula for Open Education . In the past few years it has become common to describe curricula in terms of outcomes, rather than the more traditional learning objectives. On the face if it, this makes sense. Whilst learning objectives might be said to describe the teaching and learning environment from the viewpoint of a teacher, outcomes describe what a student or leaner can achieve following a programme.
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