Saturday, June 1, 2013

Technology Confusion

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While the dates reflect that I have not posted anything in 2013 the truth is that entries were made on WordPress! Seems like the various con...
Thursday, December 13, 2012

Academic Performance

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The big news hitting the media recently is the ranking of academic performance by country. While American students performed above the ave...
Monday, September 24, 2012

Sport and Test Scores

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Since the previous posting - and a little hiatus - lots have happened. In the world of sport we watched the Tour de France and Olympics in a...
Monday, February 13, 2012

Math, Reading and... Chess!

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The Daily Telegraph reports that students in Britain lags behind many other developed countries in math achievement. One expert blames the f...
Monday, January 16, 2012

Around the World - 2012 Kick-off!

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UAE AMEinfo.com reports that according to a survey by the Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HAAD), the emirate spends Dh1bn on healthcare every y...
Friday, November 4, 2011

The Difference between 'Good' and 'Excellent' Teachers

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Researchers at the London's Institute of Education set out to find what makes an 'excellent' elementary teacher. Research leader...
Monday, October 17, 2011

Obesity is Still an Issue

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Michigan Getting Aggressive The fight against obesity has become stale due to overuse of the term. Luckily a lot of decision makers have no...
Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Good to be Back

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Dear Readers - It is a pleasure to be back after a hiatus of four months over the summer. Interesting changes have taken place in our fields...
Wednesday, May 18, 2011

National Fitness and Sports Month

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Spring is always associated with the notion of getting out and enjoy the outdoors. It is no wonder that the National Physical Fitness and Sp...
Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Teachers - Dedicated to Serve

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While turmoil circles the daily lives of teachers in the form of budgets, curriculum changes, accountability and various learning models, th...