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Joshua ROot

"Changing Education Paradigms" YouTube video - 3 views

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Research educators technology

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  • Joshua ROot on 23 Feb 12
     
    Web video created and narrated by educational maverick Sir Ken Robinson. In it, he explains, in a student-centered way, why it is crucial for teachers to embrace technology in the classroom.
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  • Frederick Eberhardt on 23 Feb 12
     
    Good ideas. I can learn something here.
  • Jessica Byrd on 24 Feb 12
     
    I think Sir Ken Robinson's ideas about the curriculum were right! One thing he mentioned that stuck out to me was about the divergent thinking being the essential capacity for creativity. He stated that there were several possible answers instead of just one. He used the example of the ways to use a paper cup to support his ideas. He explained how knowledge deteriorates over time when students become "educated". He says that what is considered as copying or cheating is referred to as collaboration in the environment. I think society is constantly changing and some aspects of the curriculum may need to be modified to meet those needs but not completely. I think with the changing curriculum, students and teachers are so overwhelmed by the emphasis placed on standardized testing that it is difficult for learning to occur in a fun, relaxed environment, except in lower grade levels where the students are still excited about learning. I agree with Sir Ken Robinson in saying that we can meet the future by doing the past, when the stakes weren't so high and so many students weren't being medicated, learning could occur in an environment that wasn't divided!
  • Sheena Jones(SJ) on 25 Feb 12
     
    Joshua, I am so glad you posted this video! I think that all educators need to watch this video simply because it is real. Technology should be essential in the classrooms today's simply because it is what the students see and use when they are not in school. Think about how many students have cell phones, Ipad's, Ipods and video games, we should be taking into consideration these things to strengthn education. I agree with Jessica on the divergent thinking--we sometimes forget that no 2 students are the same so their perspectives on learning and life will be totally different. I think a lot of times we do want the "perfect" classroom but the truth of the matter is we have to consider all learning styles. Students learn best from each other and group work is something that Sir Ken made a point in his presentation. In this course we talk a lot with each other SO that we can learn from each other so why not implement this same learning style into the classrooms?
Frederick Eberhardt

http://2009.polarhusky.com/ceu/geospatial.pdf - 1 views

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Education Adventure Learning in Situated Contexts

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  • Frederick Eberhardt on 23 Feb 12
     
    Adventure learning in a situated context is like a name your own adventure novel for high school and college students in Geography. Its application would work in any field for context-driven learning. Doering, A. et. al. (2007). Adventure learning: situating learning in an authentic context. Innovate 3 (6). Accessed on April 24, 2008. The article is reprinted here with permission of the publisher, The Fischler School of Education and Human Services at Nova Southeastern University. For educational use only.
  • Frederick Eberhardt on 24 Feb 12
     
    Great book about situated learning, kind of makes you feel like you are in a Liam Neeson movie and testing theories and such!
Brandie Payne

What is Inquiry Based Learning? - 0 views

www.teach-nology.com/...inquiry

Research science inquiry learning

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  • involving the learner and leading him to understand
  • involving the learner and leading him to understand
  • gathering of data and information and applying them to senses like smelling, tasting, touching, hearing and seeing.
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  • possessing skills and attitude of yours, which allows you to ask questions about new resolutions and issues while you are gaining new information. Dictionary meaning of Inquiry is seeking knowledge
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  • How to Study Help students learn to study well. We offer a number of great resources. View Study Skills Graphic Organizers Great printable graphic organizers for all subjects and grade levels! View Organizers What is Inquiry Based Learning? Inquiry based learning is mainly involving the learner and leading him to understand. Inquiry here implies on the possessing skills and attitude of yours, which allows you to ask questions about new resolutions and issues while you are gaining new information. Dictionary meaning of Inquiry is seeking knowledge , information, or truth through questioning. All the people carry on with this process throughout their life, even if you might find it not very much reflecting. For example, infants use inquiry to build their sense of the world, the babies turn towards voices, put things in their mouths, grasp things, and observe faces that come near. The inquiry process is mainly the gathering of data and information and applying them to senses like smelling, tasting, touching, hearing and seeing. Very sadly, our traditional ways of teaching discourage the process of inquiry. It makes the student get less prone to asking questions as they move through their grade levels, they are just expected to listen and repeat the expected answers. This is due to the lack of understanding of inquiry based learning. Inquiry based learning is not just asking questions, but it is a way of converting data and information into useful knowledge. A useful application of inquiry based learning involves many different factors, which are, a different level of questions, a focus for questions, a framework for questions, and a context for questions. Much mesmerizing information and facts are readily available, which needs an understanding of how to make sense out of it and turn it into useful knowledge. The teachers must be able to analyze that he or she does into only have to accumulate information and data but also have to generate it into useful knowledge, which can be easily done through inquiry based learning. Our country's success depending upon natural resources is the past; the future of our country's success now depends upon the workforce which works smarter. There are four essential elements on which inquiry based learning depends
  • Dictionary meaning of Inquiry is seeking knowledge
  • Inquiry based learning can be applied on all disciplines which has been confirmed through different researches
  • Brandie Payne on 25 Feb 12
     
    This articles provides relevent information about inquiry based learning. It also provides several extra resources.
Darlene Wall

Technology and Achievement the Bottom Line - 2 views

www.coe.iup.edu/...Week%206a.pdf

Research Interest--5

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  • Darlene Wall on 20 Feb 12
     
    This article discusses the role that computers play in the school and in children's social, emotional, and physical development. Technology is on the rise and as the year's progress, computers are being provided for students in the classroom. The question is does using technology in school raise students achievement. For the younger students computers were most effective on student learning when the teacher would use them for high thinking skills. Computers used in 12th grade history reported the more that students used computers outside the classroom their performances were higher on test scores. This study suggests that schools that provide technology applications should provide training for students to use these applications. In conjunction, schools should provide basic computer skills for students so that they can improve in their content areas.
  • Rosemary Knebel on 20 Feb 12
     
    I like the idea of providing technology training to students. It amazes me how many of my students don't have basic computer skills. I usually spend a lot of time just teaching them how to use a program.
Amanda McHaney

The Importance of Mentoring - 2 views

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mentoring importance educators Learning

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  • Amanda McHaney on 22 Feb 12
     
    This is an Article written by Wendy L. Werner about the importance of mentoring programs. The article discusses the effects that a good mentor can have on an individual. It also discusses how to be a good mentor as well as a good mentee. 
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  • Frederick Eberhardt on 23 Feb 12
     
    Yes. This is the key to everything. Parents do this. Teachers should do this and we all need more information about how to do this right!
  • Jessica Byrd on 24 Feb 12
     
    I've seen several mentor programs in which the mentor only wore the title but never actually played an active role in the student's life. So what I liked most about the article is the keypoint that stated that a mentor should "take initiative and make time". I think that if someone is going to be a mentor they must be actively involved in the mentee's life in order for progression to occur. A student is not going to feel that they can confide in their mentor until they have established a relationship. Just like in the classroom, students need to know that educators care. They need to feel a sense of belonging. When educators as well as mentors create a warm, caring environment students are more likely to open up or accomplish task to meet their mentor's or teacher's expectations!
  • Frederick Eberhardt on 24 Feb 12
     
    Very good point, Jessica. That is well-said and very important! Because the teachers I liked were the ones I knew and ones who made a difference in my life by the time they gave.
Jessica Byrd

Afterschool Programs - From Vision to Reality: Explanation - 1 views

www.thirteen.org/...index_sub4.html

afterschool community families

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  • Jessica Byrd on 23 Feb 12
     
    This article explains some benefits afterschool programs offer to the schools and the community. It discusses how afterschool programs strengthen schools, families, and communities. The article emphasizes that a key part of developing an afterschool program is soliciting participation from many segments of the community.
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  • Frederick Eberhardt on 23 Feb 12
     
    I like the idea of talking to people in the community and getting feedback about what would work. I bet parents and teachers are already planning in their minds what to say.
  • Joshua ROot on 24 Feb 12
     
    As a former after-school caregiver, I know a little something about these programs. And I completely agree with the article's take on the benefits that stem from them. The fact that kids have a safe, fun, place to spend these hours amongst their peers and young-adult mentors...which allows their parents to spend that time working for those necessary extra dollars... which in turn helps a home's and community's stability...which creates stronger schools...which is the whole purpose!!! I saw this happen at schools completely geographically, ethnically, and economically different from one another, but the result was always positive.
  • Carmen Solis on 24 Feb 12
     
    Just like Josh I also worked for as a after school mentor. I to have seen all the benefits that after school programs have not only on the schools, but the communities as well. The school that I worked at had many students whose parents got off work to late and couldnt afford to send their children to day care for only a couple of hours. But because of this program that the school provided many parents were able to be at ease in knowing that their child was not only in safe place but around people that truly cared for them. The students got to participate in so many activities and even were invited back during the summer for a summer program. With this summer program students got to do so many activities and go on field trips to place they wouldve never gone to. This program was a huge success for this community in general and for the students as well.
Brandie Payne

Intro to Inquiry Learning - 2 views

www.youthlearn.org/...intro-inquiry-learning

Research science inquiry

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  • Brandie Payne on 25 Feb 12
     
    Once again, this article explains inquiry based learning. In addition, it discusses the "art of the question". In other words, it explains how teachers must learn how to ask the right questions.
  • Sharon Hicks on 01 Mar 12
     
    I was interested in reading this article because we are having discussions about our approach to teaching. It seems to be coming up often that teaching is no longer " the sage on the stage". We are in the process to becoming more "guides" to student learning. Questioning is an important part. We need good questioning in order to have our students access the higher order thinking skills.
Brandie Payne

Implications for Educators - 6 views

www.ed.uiuc.edu/...mplications_for_educators.html

Copyright

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  • Brandie Payne on 25 Feb 12
     
    Guidelines for the use of copyrighted material in the classroom.
  • Darlene Wall on 01 Mar 12
     
    Brandi, this is a great article on implications for educators. The ABC rule is something that I think should be used in the classroom. My students use the internet in my class on a daily basis because all my classes are in a computer lab. Educators that utilize the ABC guidelines are practicing the proper copyright laws for both students and teachers. Sometimes my students have difficulty writing definitions in their own words, so they think that they can copy and paste from the internet. Well I make them rewrite the definitions that I can tell that have been copied and pasted. They think that I am being mean by making them rewrite them, but in all reality, I am teaching them that plagiarism is not acceptable on any level even when writing vocabulary words.
Michelle Osborne

Why cameras on school buses - 1 views

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  • Michelle Osborne on 22 Feb 12
     
    This video shows the importance of cameras on school buses and how they hold everyone accountable, help the driver focus more on driving rather than constantly having to monitor children through the mirror and how the cameras act as a silent witness in observing and reporting student behavior on the bus.
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  • Frederick Eberhardt on 23 Feb 12
     
    Not a bad idea, to keep everyone safe. And to present evident of bullying.
  • Jessica Byrd on 24 Feb 12
     
    I think it is an awesome idea to put cameras on school buses because just like the driver said in the video, it is impossible to properly monitor the students while trying to watch traffic as well. As a child, there was always something going on in the back of the bus and when the driver asked what happened, no one saw anything! Therefore, I think cameras on the bus is a great idea to help ensure student's safety.
  • Amanda McHaney on 29 Feb 12
     
    You can't go wrong with cameras on a school bus. The summer following my freshmen year in high school, I would ride the bus to summer school everyday. The bus picked us up from what was considered to be one of the worst neighborhoods in the community. Everyone that rode that bus got along with one another very well, however there was still bullying going on. The bullying was not student to student, it was student to bus driver. That poor man endured so much harassment from the students that after about 2 weeks he quit. Students would throw things at him while he was driving (paper, candy, you name it). I don't see how he got us to school and back alive with so many distractions. No one got in trouble for the way the bus driver was treated because there were no cameras on that bus. After he quit they sent a new bus to pick us up, it did have cameras. That was the end of that. I think this video was short and straight to the point. It is much more safe for everyone to have cameras on the bus.
Jessica Byrd

Digital Literacy- Using Technology in the Classroom - 3 views

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learning educators engage

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  • Jessica Byrd on 23 Feb 12
     
    This is an animoto that provides an example of how technology can be used in the classroom. It also briefly shows that teachers should know how and when to use technology to get students involved and/or engaged in the learning process.
  • Darlene Wall on 01 Mar 12
     
    Interesting animoto I might add. Teachers should utilize every resource that is available to them in the classroom. Sometimes discussions can be dry and boring when you utilize the same chalk or blackboard. The only problem is that you have to monitor student's use of the computer on a regular basis. Do not get me wrong I enjoy having computers in my classroom. You just need to make sure that students are constantly following the AUP policy in the district that you teach.
  • Grace Chandler on 03 Mar 12
     
    I really liked that animoto. It is one that I think that should start off the school year at a faulity meeting. There are so many ways to use technology and keep students engaged. I wish that some of people at my school would stop being so scared to use it.
DeAnna Schlebach

Teachers Should Know Copyright from Wrong | Edutopia - 5 views

www.edutopia.org/copyright

Fair-Use Copyright Technology wrongs

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      DeAnna Schlebach on 23 Feb 12
       
      This paragraph makes the Fair use policy seem ridiculous. What do you think?
  • "But I do think many have the impression that any use of material in education is fair use."
  • Fair use in the classroom is often dependent on the subject matter of the content. Ensign says a teacher may not be allowed to show the film The Lion King to the class simply because it was raining and the kids were squirrelly. It could be shown only if the class were doing a study of Disney films or were engaged in the study of a related subject.
  • DeAnna Schlebach on 23 Feb 12
     
    This site gives a very opinionated presentation of a few of the Copyright and Fair Use laws. This is still very interesting!
  • Joshua ROot on 24 Feb 12
     
    I agree with the article's main point, that it IS a teacher's responsibility to know, apply, and teach the copyright and fair use rules. I ALSO agree with you, that the rules and policies make performing the job nearly impossible! I feel the pain, personally. In my classrooms, I am sometimes at a loss (and sometimes just bluff my way through it!) on how to explain to a confused student what to do in regards to using a copywritten resource or how to cite a unique source. Thankflly, I have come across a really helpful weapon in the battle against confusion--an e-graphic organizer of sorts compiled by the UT librarians, and available for open use on their website: http://lib.utexas.edu/citations
  • Laura Eben on 24 Feb 12
     
    I realized after reading that article, that I am guilty of copyright.....It's almost like they knew that we watched Toy Story the other day when it was raining, and it was almost time for 5:00 drive-thru.
Frederick Eberhardt

http://www.crste.org/images/Herro_Web20_Literacy.pdf - 1 views

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World Wide Web and Education

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  • Frederick Eberhardt on 23 Feb 12
     
    Web 2.0 Literacy and Secondary Teacher Education Danielle Fahser-Herro and Constance Steinkuehler 2009 http://www.crste.org/images/Herro_Web20_Literacy.pdf Internet use strengthens literacy in students according to this study. In fact sometimes test scores improves in certain cases, not across the board.
Frederick Eberhardt

http://web.gc.cuny.edu/itp/docs/student_work/CORE%20I/claire_fontaine.pdf - 0 views

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Virtual Worlds Education Social Bookmarking and Media Applications

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  • Frederick Eberhardt on 23 Feb 12
     
    Virtual worlds in social media are now helpful for education K-12 and in the schools of Graduate Study in Education. Social media can manage courses effectively with little strain on students and faculty alike. This is the way to revolutionize education according to Teacher and Researcher, Claire Fontaine. Fontaine, C. (2009). Social Media Practices and Pedagogy. NY, NY: CUNY. http://web.gc.cuny.edu/itp/docs/student_work/CORE%20I/claire_fontaine.pdf
Brandie Payne

NSTA :: Interactive Science Notebooks - 1 views

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Research science interactive notebooks

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  • guide
  • teachers must
  • using them authentically
  • have to be chronological and organized
  • notebooks can have many formats
  • notebooks can play a powerful role in science investigation” and serve as a “fantastic assessment tool for teachers
  • guide them in
  • interactive science notebook
  • consolidating student material
  • compare and contrast the model with the real outdoor space
  • they own the material
  • have students process information, learn, and think in a more engaging way
  • a better chance of remembering and applying new information
  • personalize their learning
  • We have been using the interactive notebook as a learning strategy for teachers in our professional development projects
  • original representations of student thinking (essay response, concept maps, diagrams, graphic organizers), the representations produced as the result of data analysis (charts, graphs), and a date/time stamp on all entries
  • three essential elements of science notebooks
  • One challenge teachers face
  • is when “some students struggle with representing their ideas in written form if presented with a limited time to do so
  • the sharing of the uniqueness
  • build students’ confidence
  • Brandie Payne on 25 Feb 12
     
    This article discusses how interactive notebooks can enhance student learning. It also gives several good examples of how they can be used to assess student progress and understanding.
Joshua ROot

"The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use" - 7 views

www.iccb.state.il.us/...copy_guide.pdf

Copyright Fair-Use educators

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  • Darlene Wall on 20 Feb 12
     
    This guide provides educators with their legal rights of copyright and fair use in the classroom. This is so they are familiar with their limitations and rights as teachers. Many questions or concerns that they may have concerning computers and software, the internet, video, multimedia are addressed in this guide.
  • Joshua ROot on 23 Feb 12
     
    Excerpted from "Technology and Learning Magazine," this BRILLIANT article explains Copyright and Fair Use rules. The history teacher in me especially like it because it begins with a historical lesson on the topic! The quiz (with detailed answers) allows teachers to see examples of possible questions they will run in to in their classrooms.
  • Frederick Eberhardt on 23 Feb 12
     
    Really helpful and can make us better teachers!
Rosemary Knebel

More Than Half of U.S. Districts Have Students in Distance Learning Programs -- THE Jou... - 1 views

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Distance Learning--Number of Students in Programs

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  • Rosemary Knebel on 20 Feb 12
     
    Student enrollment, types of courses, technology used to deliver, district monitoring and policies are some of the topics discussed in this research article.
Carmen Solis

The Truth about Sports Scholarships - CBS News - 2 views

www.cbsnews.com/...ruth-about-sports-scholarships

Research: athletic scholarships

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  • Carmen Solis on 24 Feb 12
     
    This just like all the other articles on Athletic scholarships states what exactly goes on behind the scenes. Even though it is a very short and brief article it does not sugar coat and sale anything to the athletes. It shows what the realities are and what one needs to be aware of. It is better to be informed of the reality than to let your dream live on what you think something is. Knowledge is power, in this case it is also going to alleviate stress and headaches.
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  • Michelle Osborne on 25 Feb 12
     
    This article is so true. So many high school athletes have high hopes of going to college on an athletic scholarship and don't realize that it may not be guaranteed for all four years old school. This is particularly true for women athletes. I had a few female friends in college who went on athletic scholarships but ended up off them after a year or two. Having a second or back-up plan is important for students pursing athletic scholarships incase it doesn't work out. Another thing is many student athletes have high hopes of going pro. I think someone needs to really educated college athletes at the beginning of their school careers and let them know the likelihood of them actually going pro and the importance of making the most of their education to be prepared to work later in life.
  • Darlene Wall on 01 Mar 12
     
    Wow! This is another good article. I found the whole website interesting. I actually have a teenager that is about to graduate within the next year. He runs cross-country, and he is pretty good at it. He is top two in his school. We have been discussing colleges and scholarship offers that are available. After reading this article, it really had me thinking about the scholarship offers that are even available for my son. As a business teacher, I enjoy discussing college options for my students as well. This article gave me some helpful information that enlighten my knowledge of divisions and which sports usually get a full-ride. It is important to have a backup plan and not to rely on one school. Students should always have a plan B. Sports are not everything without a good GPA.
  • Grace Chandler on 03 Mar 12
     
    The article was a good read. I think working with the coaches and athletes you have to understand it is a business but in the same breath. It also depends on the sport your child is playing. Basketball. Basket, Football are the most grueling sports when it comes traveling and practice times. So, just research the school and what are the practice times if you have a focused student then they can come out with the right degree.
Amanda McHaney

Youth mentoring in perspective - Jean E. Rhodes - 2 views

www.infed.org/...h_mentoring_in_perspective.htm

youth mentoring Learning educators

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  • Amanda McHaney on 22 Feb 12
     
    This article discusses the effectiveness of mentoring and the importance of the relationship between a mentor and an adolescent. 
  • Michelle Osborne on 23 Feb 12
     
    I really liked this article. My sister is a single mom of 2 pre teens and it is definitely important for children to have other adults they can talk to and relate to to help them avoid feeling isolated and sad. Both of my sister's kids have other important adult figures in their lives and I feel this is the best preventative measure against teen pregnancy, drugs and alcohol, deliquency and high school drop-out. I like how the article also stresses how schools play an important part in being mentors for students. This applies to para professionals and other school workers such as food service and bus drivers, not just teachers. Knowing you can have a positive impact in adolescence is very rewarding in itself.
Frederick Eberhardt

An Analysis of the English Curriculum - 1 views

www.etni.org.il/...nellie_deutsch.htm

Curriculums Analysis and Constructivism in Education

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  • Frederick Eberhardt on 23 Feb 12
     
    A discussion of constructivists curriculums in which Posner played a major role. His 2004 book, Analyzing the Curriculum was popular in education classes, science and psychology classes. He changed the way Americans and educators thought about education. Posner, G. J. (2004). Analyzing the curriculum (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw Hill. http://www.etni.org.il/etnirag/issue4/nellie_deutsch.htm
Laura Eben

Are Private Schools Really Better? - TIME - 1 views

www.time.com/...0,8599,1670063,00.html

private-school research public-school

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  • Laura Eben on 24 Feb 12
     
    Researchers ask the question if private schools result in better scores than public schools. At first it was found that students in private perform no differently than their public school peers once Socioeconomic Statuses are removed, on test of their achievement. It was later found that students who had attended private schools outperform their public school peers on test of their developmental abilities.
  • Carmen Solis on 25 Feb 12
     
    This type of information is actually really important to me as well as interesting because my little girl is fixing to start school in August. This has been a major dilema for me because I didn't know where exaclty to start her at. But with these type of articles I am gaining a lot of interesting information.
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