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Renee Hedges

Five Ways to Flip Your Classroom With The New York Times - NYTimes.com - 2 views

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  • h homework activities like math problem sets or writing practice activities. Homework becomes classwork and vice versa.
Jay Martinez

Syria Crisis Underlines Pentagon's Move to the Back Seat - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • The civilian policy makers and generals who led Mr. Obama toward a troop escalation in Afghanistan during his first year in office — a decision that left him deeply distrustful of senior military leaders — have been replaced by a handpicked leadership that includes Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
    • Jay Martinez
      Jay Martinez on 13 Sep 13
       
      Why did he change all of the "advisers"?
  • Jay Martinez on 13 Sep 13
     
    Should we mind our business and invade Syria?
anonymous

Special Coverage: The 2012 Presidential Election - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • President Obama was re-elected, relying on a coalition of voters that was broader than it was deep.
  • President Obama was re-elected, relying on a coalition of voters that was broader than it was deep.
  • President Obama was re-elected, relying on a coalition of voters that was broader than it was deep.
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  • President Obama was re-elected, relying on a coalition of voters that was broader than it was deep.
  • Democrats maintained an edge in party identification
  • Forty-five percent of those who voted for Mr. Obama were racial minorities, a record number, and he made gains among Hispanic and Asian-American voters.
  • Mr. Obama is also likely to win the popular vote, perhaps by two to three percentage points, once votes from California, Oregon and Washington are fully counted.
  • While the House of Representatives was called early in the night for Republicans, Democrats performed well in races for the United States Senate.
  • Tammy Baldwin, the Democratic candidate in Wisconsin, won her race and became the first openly gay or lesbian person elected to the United States Senate.
  • The votes counted so far in Ohio show an extraordinarily close race, with President Obama only about 1,000 ballots ahead of Mitt Romney as of 11:50 p.m.
  • But the vast bulk of precincts that have yet to report their results in Ohio are in counties that have gone for Mr. Obama.
  • The differences between national polls, which often showed a very tight race for the popular vote, and polls of swing states, where President Obama usually maintained an advantage,
  • Mr. Romney currently leads by 27 points in Tennessee, by 22 points in Kentucky, by 16 points in South Carolina and by almost 40 points in Oklahoma.
  • anonymous on 07 Nov 12
     
    Great analysis of the 2012 campaign
james grubbs

Technology in Schools Faces Questions on Value - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • There are times in Kyrene when the technology seems to allow students to disengage from learning: They are left at computers to perform a task but wind up playing around, suggesting, as some researchers have found, that computers can distract and not instruct.
    • james grubbs
      james grubbs on 31 May 12
       
      Do you agree or disagree?
james grubbs

Technology in Schools Faces Questions on Value - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • “Do we really need technology to learn?” she said. “It’s a very valid time to ask the question, right before this goes on the ballot.”
    • james grubbs
      james grubbs on 31 May 12
       
      What do you think?
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