It’s no news that iPods have quite a following and can be literally found everywhere. But, is it right to use it in the classroom? (Educators everywhere sigh collectively and shake their heads in disapproval.) Quite obviously, students lean more (if not entirely) towards allowing iPods in school whilst most […]
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A primary duty common to all members of a school district’s learning community is to protect students against failure. Central to this duty is that we do whatever we can as educators to “remove obstacles to learning.” Yet one of these obstacles to learning can be the social barriers some […]
Over many years of my teaching career in high school Mathematics, I heard many older teachers complain about primary school teachers not preparing their students well to study Mathematics in high school. They complained about the differing standards of Mathematics that students from different primary schools feeding their high school […]
Classical criminology, and its recent expression in rational choice theory, does not cut slack in terms of excusing, or otherwise mitigating, counterproductive and maladaptive social behaviors. An essential component is the assertion you are responsible and accountable for your actions. No matter how much you blame others, abuse substances, claim […]
Traditionally, the teaching of Mathematics in secondary schools rarely included the use of resources other than a text book. This was “satisfactory” because most of the student body was academically included. In today’s jargon, using Gardener’s learning styles; they were most likely maths-logic learners. The prevailing pedagogue was “Chalk and […]
There are a number of top rated online MBA program schools in the state of New York, including Hofstra University, Syracuse University, Clarkson University, and Marist College. Hofstra University’s Online MBA Program is the first distance learning program in strategic business management in New York. It was ranked 71st nationwide […]
Students face many decisions when beginning their post-secondary education. Locating a school that not only offers their program of choice, but is also appeasing in every other sense can be a challenge. Students want to be confident their choice will result in a viable career. With environmental concerns becoming more […]
The Douglas Academy Current and former students, community members and staff from the San Antonio Schools staff gathered in the historic auditorium of Douglass Academy on Sept. 26 for a homecoming celebration and dedication ceremony to mark the completion of a major construction and renovation project at the school. “Douglass […]
The 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook, Connecticut has disturbing similarities to the 1999 Columbine High School mass shooting where two angry young men slaughtered a teacher and twelve students. Since all actions have both seen and unseen consequences, an effective response to reduce the incidence as well as mitigate […]
As a grandparent of four school-age children and a professional, who has thirty-three years experience in sexual child abuse prevention and recovery, and author, “If I’d Only Known….Sexual Abuse In or Out of The Family: A Guide To Prevention,” I am angry and disappointed that the news report, “Teacher-Student Sex […]