There was a large touch of irony in an August NY Times post discussing the demise of a fixture in the world of education, the school textbook. The article, In a Digital Future, Textbooks Are History, predicts the death of an industry that is becoming “antiquated” with each passing tech innovation. Though always considered exceedingly [...]
By Ben Chavis Special to CNN Editor’s note: Ben Chavis is the co-author with Carey Blakely of "Crazy Like A Fox: One Principal’s Triumph in the Inner City." Chavis received his doctorate in education and philosophy from the University of Arizona and served as principal of American Indian Public Charter School for seven years. Chavis [...]
Here on the balmy central coast of California and all across the country, kids are heading back to school. The classes are larger, the No Child Left Behind mandates remain in place and, despite advice from the nation’s secretary of health and human services and others, recess and physical education (not to mention art and [...]
Pupils who receive help from teaching assistants make less progress than classmates of similar ability, a government-funded study suggests. There are more than 180,000 teaching assistants in England’s schools. The Institute of Education assessed the impact of the huge expansion in support staff in England and Wales since 2005 by studying 153 schools. It said [...]
ScienceDaily (Sep. 2, 2009) — High-school put-downs are such a staple of teen culture that many educators don’t take them seriously. However, a University of Illinois study suggests that classroom disruptions and psychologically hostile school environments can contribute to a climate in which good students have difficulty learning and students who are behind have trouble [...]
A.L.O. is about alternatives to compulsory schooling.
