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Beyond.........Astounding, Even Shocking........Flabbergasting......
Several young Americans were questioned about World War II. Many of those questioned didn't know what World War Ii was. Also, they didn't know how the Allied & Axis powers were. It is further astounding that they didn't know WHO won World War II. Now in another vein,...
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The political ramifications of illiteracy in the United States
Often I've seen the argument here on these forums about the state of our children's education. Almost always ignoring the fact that the pandemic will have impacts on proficiency scores for years to come. But what of our nations adults? Adults represented by every generation after the millennials....
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Is labeling young children with learning disabilities damaging to their self-con
Is labeling young children with learning disabilities damaging to their self-confidence in life?Is labeling young children (1st and 2nd grade) with learning disabilities (Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, Auditory and Visual Processing Disorders, Nonverbal Learning Disabilities to just name a few)...
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Should Teacher Pay Be Tied To Student Performance?
Teachers often complain about low pay; the claim to be overworked and under-compensated. The say that they deserve to be paid more, since they are responsible for teaching the next generation. Yet, when the subject of the ever falling standards and performance of students comes up, they rarely have...
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Is poor parenting the reason children don't value education?
Is poor parenting the reason children don't value education?Are the growing number of absentee parents and uneducated parents the reasons most children in urban schools do not value education?
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What Do You Do If A Teacher Endangered Your Child
What would you do if your child was humiliated by one of her male teachers after falling (The Teacher yelled at her while she was on the floor telling her that if she was going to roll on the floor she needed to take herself out in the hall and roll all she wanted to never asking your daughter if...