Education
My opinions as an educator.
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There are these people who have this test that tells us how we compare to everyone else in school. These people are the US Department of Education’s Institute of Educational Statistics. Their test is the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test. It’s also known as the “Nation’s Report Card.” There are actually a series…
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Teaching is one of those jobs that everyone thinks they can do better than you. The general public seems to forget that the most critics of public education have never been asked to motivate and engage 40 disinterested students packed into a tiny classroom with paint chips raining down from the ceiling. I was not…
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Recently, I attended my first meeting at the Department of Education (DOE) as a concerned parent instead of for work. I accompanied members of my school district’s Community Education Council (CEC) to a meeting with DOE staff to discuss planned changes to the district’s current admissions policy. The DOE wishes to change the policies concerning…
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My wife’s and my latest dilemma has been over Talented and Gifted (TAG) programs. She favors them, whereas I do not. She believes students in these programs have better access to a school’s latest and greatest resources (e.g. equipment, books, and teachers). She believes our son would be better challenged academically in a TAG environment.…
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My wife’s and my latest dilemma has been over Talented and Gifted (TAG) programs. She favors them, whereas I do not. She believes students in these programs have better access to a school’s latest and greatest resources (e.g. equipment, books, and teachers). She believes our son would be better challenged academically in a TAG environment.…
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I want my children to learn Chinese because: I’m Chinese. It is important to me that my children retain a cultural connection. I have always regretted that I am illiterate in my parent’s language. It was always a given that my children would learn Chinese. My wife and I did not question it. The dilemma…
Vincent Young 