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Posted on April 30th, 2008 by Carol

Time to stop complaining and get back to the good stuff. 
 Look what Edutopia showed me!!
I put this on the Science and Math pages although there is help for writing as well. 
Wow, I love the Internet!
 Thank you Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and Edutopia.org.
 Highlights for High School. This is Massachusetts Institute of Technology!  Open for you.  Including Build Stuff | [...]

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Tuesday: still no Teach-In

Posted on April 29th, 2008 by Carol

Today was the NCLB-mandated standardized test for math, so, once again,  I sat in my student’s home while she worked on, and on.  And on.  Sixty questions.   Although she is too ill to go to school, she is a cheerful and philosophical soul.  She’s also extremely bright, so my docile compliance with state testing requirements [...]

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Here comes the TAKS

Posted on April 18th, 2008 by Carol

We are getting ready for the last of our TAKS administrations for the school year.  (I was going to say the last of how many, but I can’t count that high. )  TAKS is our attempt to  comply with the NCLB assessment requirements.
You may be one of the 5 or so people who aren’t affected and don’t have [...]

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Latest favorite link

Posted on April 5th, 2008 by Carol

Today I discovered Everyday Mysteries  at http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/ .  It has a lot of science (kind of)  questions already answered and organized by subject.  (For example, “Why do bats live in caves?”)
It also has a link to the Ask a Librarian service of the Library of Congress.  From here, you can find out almost anything, if you’re [...]

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April 4, 1968

Posted on April 3rd, 2008 by Carol

On April 4th, 1968, the the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
I would like us to honor the day,  and learn about this man who changed America, so I am posting some links.
The first link is to the speech, “I have been to the mountaintop” speech.  When I listen now, I feel as if he [...]

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