Fireside Learning:  Conversations about Education

Journal articles and education in the news (250)

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Or-Tal Kiriati

Curiosity is the key. Isn't it?

Addressing younger Israeli scientists, Ada Yonath, winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry said - curiosity was the key to scientifi...

Started by Or-Tal Kiriati

31 Oct 31
Reply by Shaii Kiriati
Anna Billings

School Lunches — Does Nutrition Matter?

Greetings All, I saw this article in our local newspaper (an associated press article) on school lunches and the need for better nutriti...

Started by Anna Billings

4 Oct 27
Reply by Anna Billings
Connie Weber

"Why I Left Teaching Behind" --by Sarah Fine, Washington Post

"Why I Left Teaching Behind" --by Sarah Fine, in the Washington Post from the article: "In 2005, the year I started teaching, nearly a ...

Started by Connie Weber

7 Oct 25
Reply by Mike
Connie Weber

"Dehumanized" --by Mark Slouka, in Harper's

"Dehumanized" --by Mark Slouka, in Harper's I've been wanting to post this since late August but had to wait until permissions were gran...

Started by Connie Weber

20 Oct 23
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Connie Weber

from Teaching Tolerance: "Colorblindness: the New Racism?" --by Afi-Odelia E. Scruggs

"Colorblindness: the New Racism?" This article was sent to me today by our school librarian. We're selecting articles for our teachers' ...

Started by Connie Weber

0 Oct 6
ddeubel

Afrocentric / Black centered education - Can it work? Is it right?

I heard whispers of this when I was leaving my Public School teaching job in Toronto 4 years ago. But I never thought it would become a...

Started by ddeubel

15 Oct 6
Reply by Mike
Connie Weber

Marion Brady: "National Subject-Matter Standards? Be Careful What You Wish For" --in edweek

Marion Brady has written an excellent piece in this week's edweek. It's even worth the signin you'll have to do (for a two-week free subs...

Started by Connie Weber

16 Oct 4
Reply by Marion Brady
Connie Weber

Hot off the press: draft of the national standards

Hot off the press: draft of the national standards "Skills Set Drafted For Students Nationwide" --Nick Anderson, Washington Post Here i...

Started by Connie Weber

5 Sep 24
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Connie Weber

"A smarter education strategy" --by Dennis Shirley and Andy Hargreaves in The Boston Globe

"A smarter education strategy" --by Dennis Shirley and Andy Hargreaves in The Boston Globe A MUST-READ article, for those thinking throu...

Started by Connie Weber

2 Sep 16
Reply by Or-Tal Kiriati
Connie Weber

"Good Stuff: An Open Letter to Arne Duncan" by Herbert Kohl

"Good Stuff: An Open Letter to Arne Duncan" by Herbert Kohl Arnie Duncan (Secretary of Education, United States) read Herbert Kohl's boo...

Started by Connie Weber

0 Sep 14

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