A Comedic View of the News

Check out this blog- it is hilarious. Could any of you do something like this?

Flunking history and literature

Read this NY Times article. Why don't more students know this information? Is it important?

The traits of great teachers

Read the list. Do you have great teachers? Please no names and no bashing others.

Lying- Why Do Kids Do It?

Read this blog entry and the linked article. Why do kids lie? How should parents and teachers handle it? What does it show about high school and the students it creates? Thoughts?

Did I miss anything?

I found this while look at my blogline account and loved it. Read it and tell me what you think.

Skills for the future

Read Will Richardson's blog about what skills today's students will need in the work force tomorrow. Is he right? Are you getting the training and practice in the skills you will need?

You might be too busy if...

Read this blog and then add to the list.

You might be too busy if....

Election 2008 Update

It looks (in my opinion) like we might be choosing out next president between McCain and Clinton. Romney dropped out and Huckabee doesn't seem to be much of a threat. It does seem that Obama and Clinton are equal on the money end of things, but since neither is really clear on what they hope to acheive in education reform and Hillary has taken a stab at making improvements in health care, I am leaning towards her. So who would you vote for and why? (Gender and race are really not important, the issues are.) Watch the news, read the papers and magazines, and do some research and then formulate some opinions about this issue. It will affect you now and over the next 4 - 8 years.

Digital citizenship

Check out this website- especially the link on digital etiquette. What do you think you need to know about the digital world? Do most kids use technology in appropriate ways? What do you lack when it comes to using all the technology available?

Web 2.0, Learning 2.0, School 2.0 and Education 2.0

What does the title mean? Are schools focusing on the correct content for today's students who will live and work in a technology rich world that most currently teaching teachers cannot even begin to imagine? Read the following and tell me what you think schools should focus on in the courses offered and the skills taught in grades K-12.

Web 2.0: Block It or Embrace It?
What is Web 2.0?
Learning 2.0
School 2.0
Introducing Education 2.0