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As the parent of a 16-year-old (the TeenWonk) high school junior who has a 4.35 G.P.A., we’ve been getting a number of so-called “nominations” for inclusion in this or that “national honor roll,” “who’s-who book,” and, of course, the United States Achievement Academy.
The “nominations” were made by her well-intentioned (but unknowing) teachers, who think that they are doing the kids a favor by
In the People’s Republic of California, it takes a judge to determine how tip money is split over at your local Starbucks.
This week Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger issued a statement urging philanthropists to support the creation of free online textbooks. Wired Campus reports:
“This week Mr. Sanger posted a public appeal to philanthropists in the form of an online petition, outlining his vision of a world where textbooks cost children nothing. He's asking other Internet users to sign on, and about 20 have done so as of this writing. (The letter focuses on K-12 textbooks, but it seems that a similar logic could be used for college textbooks as well.)“Sometimes the simplest ways are the best,” says Mr. Sanger in the petition. “This opportunity is 'low-hanging fruit.'”
Unfortunately, the statement doesn't lay out any specific details or a plan for making the textbook project possible. But, hopefully, it will encourage conversation and get people to seriously consider altering the textbook industry. If the idea catches on, online students may be able to learn exclusively from no-cost virtual materials sometime in the near future.
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Did you hear the one about the Texas woman who couldn’t board the airliner without removing hernipple rings first?
As many of those federal TSA-types seem to be into pain, maybe Mandi Hamlin should have offered to use those pliers on those TSA agents as well as on herself.
Full Disc: I must confess that I find the mental picture of her using them on attorney Gloria Allred (pictured, left) to be
While I was watching NBC’s Meet the Press last Sunday, host Tim Russert gave a plug to HotChalk.com. So I went over and had a look. Hotchalk, (http://www.hotchalk.com/index) is a website that offers a number of free EduResources for teachers, parents, and students. Be sure to check out the Decision ‘08 material sponosored by the NBC television network.
There's less than a month left to file taxes. Luckily, many filers are seeing big breaks this year. In addition to the nationwide rebate checks, most online students can apply sizable tax deductions. My About.com article, Tax Breaks for Students, explains the deductions now available. Here's a blurb:
“If you are attending an accredited university, your school will send you a 1098-T form at the beginning of each year. This record includes important tax information about your education-related expenses that the school is required to send to both the student and the IRS. Some of the information recorded includes: amounts billed for tuition and other expenses, payments received, student status, and scholarships awarded. Once you receive this information, you will be able to file for tax deductions that could save you up to $2,000, a sizable sum for most students.”
Check out the full article for more details and links to IRS information.
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A recent New York Times article explored several issues with online teaching including the lack of face-to-face interaction and the tendency towards lower pay. Here's a blurb:
“…flexibility can come at a price. Most professors agree that one disadvantage of online learning is a loss of real-time interaction with students…Some in academia also say that online learning has created a second tier of instructors who work hard but are paid less than traditional professors.
“A great number of teachers who do distance learning tend to be part-timers and a full-time professor gets maybe 10 times more to teach a course,” Professor Ruth said.”
Merrily Stover, a full-time online professor of anthropology for the University of Maryland University College in Adelphi, acknowledges that she could make more if she were a tenured professor at a local university teaching regular courses. But she was able to keep her teaching job by working online from home in Oroville, Calif.”
Although online teachers can work in their pajamas, they still deserve pay equivalent to their brick-and-mortar counterparts. By paying online teachers fairly, virtual schools will be able to recruit higher caliber instructors who will improve the overall quality of course content.
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Remember when Virginia Tech student Seung-Hui Cho went on a murderous rampage and killed 32 innocent students and staff back in April of 2007?
The miscreant went on to video tape a confession, which he then mailed it to NBC. Finally, Cho saved the commonwealth the expense of a trial (and endless appeals) by blowing his own brains out.
Now it seems as though the people of Virginia are about to
In the Fordham Foundation’s Gadfly, Bill Tucker writes about virtual schooling and its link to high school reform.
Education Sector Co-director Andrew J. Rotherham outlined the impact of significant societal trends on schools and education policy as the keynote speaker for Cambridge College’s recent convocation.