How can we expose more people to critical thinking?
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Welcome to the new charter school, same as the old school
by Pyrrho » Sat Jul 06, 2013 10:02 pm
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Hope Academy Broadway in Cleveland closed in June 2010, a year earlier than it would have to because of poor academics, because it could not find a...
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I think public schools would do just fine if politicians and their cronies would let go of it and let educators do their jobs without the...
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Value Added ratings
by Pyrrho » Sun Jun 16, 2013 7:17 pm
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People just are not this easily quantified, much less K-12 students.
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IMHO they're trying to quantify so that they have some recourse against the political patronage system local districts are moving toward.
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Bobby Jindal's school voucher program: the results are in
by Anaxagoras » Fri May 31, 2013 7:12 am
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Louisiana voucher students score almost 30 points below average on LEAP tests
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Jurassic Jindal . . . I can write the ads for whatever corrupt excrement consumer makes it to the top of pile of corpses to win the democrat...
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Teacher Punished for Telling Students About Rights
by grayman » Fri May 31, 2013 5:07 pm
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Yeah it's Fox News, but still...
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School admins are known for their desire to keep people ignorant of the Third Amendment.
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Ex-Schools Chief in Atlanta Is Indicted in Testing Scandal
by Rob Lister » Sun Mar 31, 2013 12:55 pm
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After a 2½-year investigation, Beverly L. Hall, a former district superintendent who won fame and fortune for her performance, was charged with...
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The public school system is too corrupt to be reformed.
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Expelled- No Intelligence Allowed
by Lord Kilik » Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:25 pm
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This is a great documentary by Ben Stein about the Intelligent Design vs. Evolution debate, and how anyone who supports intelligent design or...
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--J.D.
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The Golden Ratio
by Lord Kilik » Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:03 pm
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One of the most interesting occurrences in Nature is the formation of the Golden Ratio, and Fibonacci numbers underlying structures in Nature. The...
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2 Sweet Documentaries
by Lord Kilik » Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:43 pm
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I was recently watching two interesting and educational documentaries about Nature, the Origins of Life, and theories about evolution.
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The states with the best and worst schools
by grayman » Fri Feb 01, 2013 3:09 pm
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The states with the best and worst schools
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What size mouthpiece do you play?
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Last post by Rob Lister Wed Feb 06, 2013 12:55 pm
Better predictor than SES
by hammegk » Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:41 am
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Early in the twentieth century, a well-meant but inadequate conception of education became dominant in the United States. It included optimism about...
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The actual dates suggest confounding factors, such as availability of illicit drugs in high schools.
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Essay writing services and exam-taking services
by Anaxagoras » Thu Oct 25, 2012 8:02 am
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The cheating industry seems to be growing:
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I'm really touched. I like bob.
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Last post by Rob Lister Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:46 pm
Yoga in schools
by Cloverlief » Wed Jan 09, 2013 2:58 pm
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NPR: Yoga in School Promotes Hinduism?
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Does sleeping in schools, then, promote Catholicism?
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A PhD in Weed
by Rob Lister » Mon Nov 26, 2012 9:53 pm
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A public university located in one of California's prime pot-growing regions has formed an academic institute devoted to marijuana.
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If anyone is going to have a marijuana institute, it really should be Humboldt State, economist Erick Eschker, the institute's co-chair, told the...
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No more pencils, no more books
by Anaxagoras » Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:28 am
School's out in Chicago
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Kentucky Legislators Tout Fundamentalism
by grayman » Fri Aug 24, 2012 7:01 am
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What In Creation?!: Kentucky Legislators Tout Fundamentalism, Assail Modern Science
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“The theory of evolution is a theory, and essentially the theory of evolution is not science – Darwin made it up,” Waide said. “My objection is they...
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Duke University to offer courses online - for free
by grayman » Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:35 pm
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Duke University to offer courses online - for free
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So to remove the watermark you have to pay?
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11 Highlights From a Creationist Science Textbook
by grayman » Thu Jul 12, 2012 3:40 am
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11 Eye-Opening Highlights From a Creationist Science Textbook
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--J.D.
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Last post by Doctor X Sat Jul 14, 2012 6:23 am
Weird error I'm getting here
by Pyrrho » Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:03 pm
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My entire screen is filled with undefined everywhere there should be text.
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I was using it for nefarious purposes.
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The Loch Ness Monster Disproves Evolution
by Anaxagoras » Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:17 pm
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How American fundamentalist schools are using Nessie to disprove evolution
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I must agree. Most University classes in science take quite a bit of knowledge for granted.
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"They" as a gender-neutral singular pronoun
by Anaxagoras » Thu May 17, 2012 4:26 am
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I recently learned something interesting about the grammatical history of the English language:
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Thou and Thee were the familiar, only to be used with the closest of friends. The modern German cognates are Du and Dich .
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Banishing gender in Sweden
by Anaxagoras » Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:05 am
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Sweden’s New Gender-Neutral Pronoun: Hen
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Who cares what you call them as long as they stay quiet, pregnant and in the kitchen.
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Last post by masaru Mon May 14, 2012 11:14 pm
Talking pineapple question on state exam stumps ... everyone
by Rob Lister » Fri Apr 20, 2012 5:10 pm
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(Newser) – No amount of studying could prepare students to assess the wisdom of a talking pineapple, but that's what New York kids were asked to do...
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Whoa, intriguing.
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Last post by Mentat Sat Apr 21, 2012 6:19 pm
Texas Conservatives Win Curriculum Change
by grayman » Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:03 pm
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Texas Conservatives Win Curriculum Change
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Dammit, I missed the date. Sorry 'bout that. :(
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Shakespeare expelled from Tucson, Arizona schools
by grayman » Wed Jan 18, 2012 5:13 pm
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Shakespeare expelled from Tucson, Arizona schools
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Not to mention that a University education is not mandated, nor are your courses of study.
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The Earth Is Expanding
by grayman » Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:50 pm
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Plate tectonics is only a theory!!! :)
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Where did the extra mass come from? That's easy, the extra stimulated blood flow.
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Last post by Mentat Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:07 am
Be My Classmate
by Rob Lister » Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:06 pm
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Would any of you like to attend an introductory class in Artificial Intelligence with me?
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It's a bloody definitions homework.
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AI Course Study Hall
by Rob Lister » Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:43 pm
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I m just not getting this notation
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FWIW, I did write a machine learning algorithm for the Sorry to Make You Cry game two years ago, and went from last to first after coming in 5 weeks...
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Last post by Mentat Sat Oct 15, 2011 6:10 pm
Reading Comprehension Falls
by Rob Lister » Thu Sep 15, 2011 12:58 pm
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(Newser) – One of the three Rs just found a new basement: SAT reading scores fell three points to reach their lowest level on record, the AP reports....
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Money can most certainly make a school less dysfunctional if one of the problems is a critical lack of resources.
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Last post by gnome Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:56 pm
Evangelical Church Gets Approval For School
by grayman » Sat Aug 27, 2011 3:10 am
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Evangelical church application to set up new free school where it will teach creationism is approved
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Yeah, considering the undercover videos made in Muslim schools in the UK that I've seen, a school being creationist is a comparatively mild offense....
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Last post by Philip Sun Aug 28, 2011 7:37 am
Texas Education
by grayman » Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:18 pm
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Thousands Protest Texas School Budget Cuts
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Texas Education=Oxymoron
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Just showing up for class now earns an 'A'
by Anaxagoras » Sun Jul 17, 2011 11:58 pm
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The Most Common Grade at U.S. Colleges Is an ‘A’
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Probably because most courses are 'appreciation' courses...gen eds that have fuckall to do with your major. And it seems like most profs know it. The...
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