"With a surge in the number of students with behavioral issues, and a teacher corps that is on edge because of increasing school violence, the question of whether and how to physically restrain students has become the subject of growing controversy in Massachusetts and will be the subject of a hearing in Congress in coming ...
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For those of you that follow this blog, this topic of "madness" among educators is one that I've commented on frequently outside of this blog. Thus those that follow me in academia will know of this subject: The propensity of "mad" tendencies, aka insanity, among educators.
Carroll's "Mad Hatter" character was so aptly nicknamed for ...
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Below is a link to the work of James D. Griffioen. He has spent the last year of his life documenting what has happened to the city of Detroit.
Click Here to view his incredible photography.
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By Lance Izumi
In his first big education speech earlier this month, President Barack Obama tried to show that he is a reformer, and not a shell for the education special interests that dominate the Democratic Party. While he had a few worthwhile ideas, others sounded good until one turned to the details.
“What’s required is ...
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