Could school prayer bill allow Satanic messages in schools? - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Could school prayer bill allow Satanic messages in schools? - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Notice THIRD paragraph...

Politicians should know the law, at least, right?

Study: Rich more likely to take candy from babies - The Washington Post

Study: Rich more likely to take candy from babies - The Washington Post

Consider these findings related to the stereotypes about people living in poverty.

Also:

Self-Interest Spurs Society’s ‘Elite’ To Lie, Cheat, Study Finds

Daily Kos: The Education Games: Reform as Double-Speak

Daily Kos: The Education Games: Reform as Double-Speak

Hyper-accountability, Burnout and Blame: A TFA Corps Member Speaks Out - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Hyper-accountability, Burnout and Blame: A TFA Corps Member Speaks Out - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Resources re: group presentations 2/23/12

TFA resources:

http://palmettoeducatorsnetwork.blogspot.com/2011/02/resources-teach-for-america-think-tanks.html

Public, Private, Charter resources:

http://palmettoeducatorsnetwork.blogspot.com/2011/02/resources-private-v-public.html

http://palmettoeducatorsnetwork.blogspot.com/2011/02/resources-charter-schools.html

Schools’ Effectiveness Varies By What They Do, Not What They Are

Daily Kos: Do as I Say, Not as I Do: Why Authority Fails

Daily Kos: Do as I Say, Not as I Do: Why Authority Fails

HBO: Hard Times at Douglass High: Home

HBO: Hard Times at Douglass High: Home

Portrait of a Baltimore School That Is Left Behind - NYTimes.com

Portrait of a Baltimore School That Is Left Behind - NYTimes.com

Phil Kovacs Responds to the Latest Research on Teach For America - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Phil Kovacs Responds to the Latest Research on Teach For America - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Midterm

DUE before class Thursday (March 1).

Send by email as attachments (two separate attachments):

(1) Self-evaluation: Discuss in about 2 pp. (dbl-spaced, 12 pt font, 1"
margins) what you have learns so far this semester, how engaged you have been
in the course work (with specific examples), and what GRADE you believe you
deserve at midterm. Attach a file labeled with you three initials and
"selfeval": ex. ABC.selfeval.docx

(2) Class discussion: Email as an attachment a list of 6-10 topics to focus a midterm class
discussion focusing on the content addressed through midterm in EDU 111. This
should be a list with some detail about the topics--what you want to discuss,
etc. Attach a file labeled with you three initials and "midterm": ex.
ABC.midterm.docx

Report on Physical Punishment in the United States: What Research Tells Us About Its Effects on Children

Report on Physical Punishment in the United States: What Research Tells Us About Its Effects on Children

Daily Kos: Rotten to the (Common) Core

Daily Kos: Rotten to the (Common) Core

Jack Hassard Reports: Cobb County, Georgia, Rejects Teach For America - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Jack Hassard Reports: Cobb County, Georgia, Rejects Teach For America - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

An ADHD controversy in the mental health community - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

An ADHD controversy in the mental health community - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Daily Kos: It’s the End of Equity as We Know It (But We Should All Feel Fine)

Daily Kos: It’s the End of Equity as We Know It (But We Should All Feel Fine)