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Is Johnny Hildo at the City Paper really the president of the Toledo Board of Education? All indications point to it, given the words written in the Hildo column this week. Johnny Hildo contrasts his amoral behavior to a possibly “perfectly chaste and sober” Darlene Fisher.

I love how urban legends sometimes (or oftentimes) believed to be true. In this day and age when information circulates so fast, we may not have the time to check the veracity of some stories. I ran across a post by asflutz on Strollerderby which highlights the top 10 urban legends regarding children.

Grades Will No Longer Be Used to Evaluate Teachers for Tenure is an interesting May 6, 2008 New York Law Journal Article by Jerry Ehrlich (registration required). In this article, Jerry reviews a recent New York law which mandates that...

The New York Times has an interesting article about the shortage of engineers in Japan. It’s really an astounding fact given how Japan is such a leader in science and technology. A big theme of the article is the Japanese attitude towards foreigners since allowing engineers to immigrate - as U.S.

Homeschooling and no textbooks? Living books, often called "classics," are the kind of books that joyfully enliven the imagination of a child. They are written by individuals -- not committees -- and display imagination, originality, and the "human touch." Living books do not talk down to a child's level or omit odd and interesting vocabulary.

There comes a time in a mom's life when family just isn't enough. Usually it happens after the kids start school. The physical demands of having wee little ones running around the house have diminished and housework has become downright boring. When I came to this crossroads, I started blogging.

I've often thought that many people aren't cut out for college at all, especially some that I see in my line of work.  "Professor X", here, seems to agree.  I wonder how many faculty members see kids come through who don't have a snowball's chance in hell of graduating but feel compelled, or pressured,

This weekend, my new dual monitor set up has proven its worth. I have spent most of the day doing the final edit on the new literary magazine for the middle school. Can we say “tedious”? Clearly, we need to teach those students how to punctuate dialog…. and spell.

Developed with student in mind, the brand new high-end U43 Academy Portable Media Player from DigitalCube Korea sports a media player — for watching video lectures and listening to audio book — and a 30GB of onboard storage. There’s no entertainment function included (such as WiFI and DMB), so the students can focus with their study.

It is almost the end of the school year...one more month to go. Time flies fast! This year has been very challenging for me, maybe for most of us in the DC Public Schools. As I reflect on my teaching practices and assess my accomplishments this school year, I also begin to prepare to add and modify for next school year.