Metro Parent – Integrating Arts into Academics http://www.metro-parent.com/education/ For me, everyday is a day to integrate the arts into learning. I simply can not get enough. This is probably why I went to an arts-focused high school…. As schools’ budgets get cut more and more, it always seems to be the creative aspects to learning […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Obama Administration’s Educational Reform http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_06/b4214027714785.htm?chan=magazine+channel_news+-+politics+%2B+policy Ahh educational reform. A friend and I were talking about how education just continues to get worse; and teachers are probably the most unappreciated workers out there. Yet, education is still a hot button issue for politicians. President Obama is calling for more money to be given to public schools; […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Two week ago, I wrote about the lunch programs at public schools. Since then I found three additional resources that I felt needed to be shared. Cooking with Kids http://www.maketimeforchange.com/index.html Although this may not deal specifically with school lunches, it does deal with the food that children eat. By getting families and their children more […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Robot Rumble http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2011/01/robo-showdown_challenges_stude.html I’m sure I’ve said it before, but I really love when learning is creative. There’s been talk in the past two years about how the United States’ test scores for math and science are decreasing; and that less and less of our American students are studying these two broad topics in college. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In the past two weeks there have been so many print articles and news stories about education that have gotten me fired up. Too many for me to take them one by one and present them to you. So here I have complied a few, with my added commentary, for you to peruse. Evening News […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Anytime our President receives worldly acclaim and recognition that it should be given respect by all Americans. When that prize is the Nobel Prize for Peace, American should feel humbled and honored. One’s political affiliation shouldn’t overshadow the gift. Also, remember that President Obama is not the first United States President to receive the award; […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
