by admin | Jul 31, 2011 | Education - K-12, Learning and Education
Fawned over by the would-be glitterati, Matt Damon’s speech to the Save Our Schools rally in DC received wide accolades as a clear-headed, common-sense speech that spoke to Everyteacher. There are transcripts all over the internet, but here is a summary followed by a...
by admin | May 24, 2011 | Education - K-12
Louisville, KY: May 13, 2011 Two archery teams from The Roger Bacon Academy – Charter Day School competed nationally against 300 other teams and over 6,000 archers. The teams’ scores from both elementary school and middle school qualified them both to go...
by admin | May 9, 2011 | Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Politics - NC
Dear NC Representatives, Congratulations on introducing HB 823 to amend the constitution and put the future of our children in the hands of a Superintendent elected by the people of North Carolina. Thank you. As you know, the all-powerful 8-year appointees of the SBE...
by admin | May 4, 2011 | Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Politics - NC, Uncategorized
May 3, 2011 Re: Senate Bill 724 – An Act to Improve Public Education Dear Senator: Thank you for your efforts to improve education in North Carolina. Unfortunately, the addition of the new paragraph to 115C-296(b) will not accomplish anything for our children. For...
by admin | Apr 23, 2011 | Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Reviews
by Susan Pass August 30, 2008 – How anyone can read Vygotsky’s work and conclude that he was a constructivist is beyond me. Pass doesn’t get a pass twisting Vygotsky for her own purposes. Forget her. Read Vygotsky and Piaget for yourself and see the...
by admin | Apr 23, 2011 | Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Reviews
By L. S. Vygotsky (???Author???), Michael Cole (Editor), Vera John-Steiner (Editor), Sylvia Scribner (Editor), Ellen Souberman (Editor) Revisionist Vygotsky – Save your money! January 4, 2009 – This reissue of a 1978 reprint is supposedly a collection...
