From the monthly archives:

December 2009

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

by katemckeon on December 22, 2009 ·

in Blog

It’s true, I can’t be bothered to keep up with all of the holidays that get named and celebrated at this time of the year so I wish you a very Merry Christmas, because that is the tradition I embrace. May my wishing you a Merry Christmas cause you no harm of image or ego [...]

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Mastery – how to know when to get back to basics

by katemckeon on December 22, 2009 ·

in Sports Stat of the Week

What do you call it when a defender “bounces” a puck into his own goal? Ready? . . . Heart Breaking. Actually I can’t believe I have yet to find the term . . . surely there is a term for this phenomenon given what my beloved Robi had to say about it, “I hope [...]

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It’s Not the Size of (the School Day), It’s What You Do With It.

by katemckeon on December 18, 2009 ·

in Education Issues

What would you do if you had another hour everyday? Could you get more done? How would you spend that time? In Chicago, the parents are raising money so their kids can spend an additional 1 hour a day at school. At a cost of $385 per student, per year, that breaks down to $2.13 [...]

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Getting the Scoop on Entrepreneurship Early

by katemckeon on December 17, 2009 ·

in Basic Economics,Education Issues

A new program at Milford High School in upstate NY has opened the doors of entrepreneurship to students in grades 9-12. The students are building their own businesses and interacting with local business owners. This is a brilliant way to encourage growth!

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Education Issues: Peer Effects?

by katemckeon on December 16, 2009 ·

in Education Issues

The gadflies at Fordham are stirring the pot again. Mike Petrilli takes issue with a recent statement from Kevin Welner, “(Tracking student progress) is a destructive practice that has the undeniable effect of lowering expectations and opportunities for students who have already fallen behind.” As far as Mr. Welner is concerned the debate is closed….

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Happy Birthday Mom

by katemckeon on December 15, 2009 ·

in Blog

Happy Birthday Mom! In 1996, Mom discovered eBay and my pleas for her to start using email instead of the phone were answered. I was an undergrad trying to save pennies – this was before unlimited wireless – I hated using those ridiculous calling cards. We still had landlines. Do they even have landlines in [...]

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Education Issues: Cuts to Classtime is Unacceptable Way to Cut Costs

by katemckeon on December 15, 2009 ·

in Education Issues

Reprint in full from education.change.org >>>>>> One of the highest ranking education officials in America has told Hawaii they’re going in the wrong direction by reducing the number of school days, and that the state and union need to put their personal agendas aside to help their students. Peter Cunningham, the assistant secretary for communications [...]

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Education Issues: Calling Out Bill Gates on Treating Schools Like Corporations

by katemckeon on December 15, 2009 ·

in Education Issues

Now they’re eating their own! Mike Smith at Change.org skewers Bill Gates’ plan to provide $200 Million annually to schools willing to take on his ideas for reform. Apparently the idea of basing teacher pay on student test score performance is untenable. What I keep circling back to is this, if we are not to [...]

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Education Issues: Performance Pay’s Effect is Weak?

by katemckeon on December 14, 2009 ·

in Education Issues

This post was sent to me and sadly I do not have the original link. This brings up the debate between the perpetuated myth of evil business and good education as though the two must remain mutually exclusive. Which reminds me, why do we educate everyone? Most countries don’t. So, callous though it may be, [...]

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Sports Statistic of the Week: Cowboys versus Giants

by katemckeon on December 8, 2009 ·

in Sports Stat of the Week

Brett Favre is looking royal in purple. Hard to believe he recently crossed into 40. Though they lost to the Cardinals . . . “I’m anxious to go watch it on the news because I’m pretty sure everybody is going to talk about what Brett Favre did wrong, and not talk about how our defense [...]

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