Posts Tagged ‘ standardized tests ’

No Magic Bullet

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In No Magic Bullet for Education the Los Angeles Times takes a look at teacher evaluations, education reform, Race to the Top grants, standardized tests and more: The “unschooling” movement of the 1970s featured open classrooms, in which children studied what they were most interested in, when they felt ready. That was followed by...
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The Virtues of Standardized Tests

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In a piece titled, “Tests offer important feedback,” homeschooler Heather Duncan argues the virtues of standardized tests. You may not take standardized tests quite so seriously, and may even question their importance. Our ability to homeschool doesn’t depend upon test scores (at least not yet), nor do we get government entitlements when the scores...
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Standardized Tests

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The title of an article from December caught my eye, “Race to the Top” a short run to failure. But the subtitle piqued my interest, Obama’s new education plan is inherently flawed in its ignorance of reality and the factors influencing the lackluster performance of our schools. So, food for thought on standardized tests...
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Online Learning and Homeschooling

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The title and subtitle tells us what the article is about. Online High Schools Test Students’ Social Skills As Digital Learning Programs Grow, Educators Hope to Prevent Teens From Feeling Isolated Online high schools are growing more popular. Roughly 100,000 of the 12 million high-school-age students in the U.S. attend 438 online schools full-time,...
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    Student loan consolidation is a major problem in our society today.  Several years ago one of our writers wrote a good article about teaching your kids how to manage their money and make a budget.  Please take a look at this great family oriented article about smart money management. http://homeedmag.com/home-education-magazine/stop-student-loan-consolidatio […]

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