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Education Issues

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It’s all in the NUMBers – Insurance 101

by katemckeon on August 8, 2010 ·

in Basic Economics,Blog,Education Issues

Have you ever tried to figure out your health insurance benefits? What a confounding experience. I spent a little time today reviewing my coverage. As much as I’d like to claim it’s because I’m that organized, but really it’s just because my part time employer recently made benefits available to us. So, why not take [...]

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The Real Robin Hood

by katemckeon on August 2, 2010 ·

in Basic Economics,Education Issues,It's a Mess

Would the real Robin Hood please stand up? “If you don’t stop levying these evil taxes, I will lead the people of England in a revolt against you!” -Robin, Men in Tights, 1993 Mel Brooks made a mildly popular movie to skewer the story of Robin in 1993 – if you love puns, you will [...]

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Laffer’s Laughing

by katemckeon on July 20, 2010 ·

in Education Issues

Arthur Laffer recently offered his thoughts on the Unemployment Benefits in the Wall Street Journal opinion pages…. What kept coming to mind is, how are we even having this conversation? And by conversation I mean, how can we look at the empirical evidence concerning unemployment benefits and still somehow draw the conclusion that extending them [...]

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Cost of Education

by katemckeon on May 31, 2010 ·

in Education Issues

Friday night my little sisters graduated from high school. Come Fall they are off to college. What better time to reflect on the changing values of a college education. Does it make sense to go to the best school you get into? Is it worth $100k, $200k in debt? It seems to depend on what [...]

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Education Issues – State v Federal Standards

by katemckeon on April 6, 2010 ·

in Education Issues

Former Intel CEO Craig Barrett is behind the Common Core State Standards Initiative and hopes you will be too…. Mr. Barrett sees common education standards as essential to creating the work force of tomorrow and he wants to narrow the gap in education quality among the states. All of which sounds ideal . . . [...]

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Education Issues: Quantity, Quality?

by katemckeon on March 21, 2010 ·

in Basic Economics,Education Issues

So let’s go for a drive. If you’ve ever had the opportunity to cross the US by car . . . say from Chapel Hill, NC to Berkeley, CA, or Boston, MA to Berkeley, CA or Atlanta, GA to San Diego, CA, you have seen that there are many choices to make along the way. [...]

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Contextual Cues Influence Learning

by katemckeon on March 21, 2010 ·

in Education Issues

Did you know . . . The fusiform facial area is a special area within the brain that processes facial images. This is apart from the processing of other spatial objects. The neurons literally light up in a different pattern depending on whether we are looking at a human face or a non-human object. It [...]

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Education Issues – Teacher Signaling

by katemckeon on March 5, 2010 ·

in Education Issues,Mastery

Confession: as a teacher I have challenges with the different levels of students who cycle through my classroom. I am not unbiased, and yes, I take my students’ performance personally. But this is as it has been and should be…. Some students are bright, but it’s not just the ability level of the student it [...]

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Do Girls Suck at Math?

by katemckeon on February 2, 2010 ·

in Basic Economics,Education Issues

It’s a common refrain both from the mouths of males and females. Yet, what evidence do we have to support this? A former boyfriend even presented a LONG diatribe about the actual genetic reasons women are bad at math . . . but there’s just one problem. Namely, me. Or Jill. Or Heidi. Or Shanti. [...]

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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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