from CliffMass Weatherblog: Seattle residents have until January 8th to provide input on a better math curriculum by emailing or faxing a form found here. We don’t want another generation of Seattle Public School students receiving a crippling math education. It would be a tragedy if[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Academic Standards’
December 14th, 2013 - 9:59 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Another Western Governor Message
This came in as a comment on a previous WGU post. “Simple research would prevent false allegations.” The author comments: I don’t even know where to start. Lets first start with the faculty that you mention numerous times in your attack on WGU. WGU hires course mentors that serve[...]
December 4th, 2013 - 11:50 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
Ignorance of what the politicians do is no excuse!
How many of us pay attention to the politician’s moves BEFORE they impact us. Politico has a very important piece on the two new people appointed by the Dept of Education to oversee higher education. Neither Ted Mitchell, nominee for undersecretary of education, nor the administration’[...]
November 16th, 2013 - 10:18 am § in Politics, The Ave Scene
Seattle elects “socialist “to city council
The national media is at it again. .. those stupid, science denying Seattleites When Seattle elected Norm Rice, a moderate banker as mayor, the national media paraded Norm because his skin was black. Now e have elected someone with tawny skin (no longer so interesting to the media) but she calls h[...]
November 13th, 2013 - 3:02 pm § in China
CHINA: The MBA becomes de rigeur.
Chinese MBA Programs Becoming More Competitive and Attractive The current educational climate in China is somewhat contentious, as most chinaSMACK readers know all too well. However, what the country may be getting wrong at the primary school level it seems to be getting right when it comes to gradu[...]
November 5th, 2013 - 11:56 am § in Jews, Schools & Colleges
Can JEWISH Charter Schools Fail?
Is it a bad thing if an ethnic group wants a school of its own? Opponents of charter schools argue that there is something that is wrong when an thenic group sponsors a charter even though the law requires such schools to be open to all kids. I think the liberals’ concerns is patronizing [...]
Mis-Education of Black Children
The African American community puts too much of an emphasis on youth athletics. Sports build character, and teach life lessons that kids can use throughout their life. However, playing sports should be secondary to academics. In the African American community this is far from the case. [...]
Why are you scared of me?
White America fears African American males. The fear was evident during the Trayvon Martin case. Its evident every time a black male is pulled over by police for no reason other than being black. Many white Americans agreed with Zimmermans reasoning for stalking and killing a young black kid[...]
October 20th, 2013 - 3:31 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
The Role of Poverty in The School Board Election
OF COURSE poverty is the problem, but that is all the more reason for charter schools. The tragedy of this years’ Seattle School Board election illustrates the fallacy of those who oppose charter schools. In my District, District 5, we had three candidates. None of these had the credenti[...]
Proposed Revisions To UW Faculty Code.
HOW WELL DOES THE UW FACULTY CODE PROTECT ACADEMIC DREEDOM? A proposal (see document) has been sent to the UW faculty to revise our Code to address protections for Faculty Free Speech. My own opinion is that the proposal is weak and may even decrease faculty rights. The UW faculty do not ha[...]