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Monday, May 26, 2008

What do You Know About Japanese Education? Part 2

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You can find the original “quiz” in Part 1 . 4. Japanese students take responsibility for keeping their school clean. False. It is tru...
Thursday, May 22, 2008

What do You Know About Japanese Education? Part 1

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Here is a little quiz. Every one of these statements was taken from one Western publication or another. Which statements are true and whic...
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Sunday, May 18, 2008

In Loco Parentis Or Who's the Boss?

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I used to have a benign view of the implications of in loco parentis (Latin: in place of the parents) acquired in my education coursework o...
Thursday, May 15, 2008

The Problem of Gratuitous Self-Esteem in Schools

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In this Daily Kos diary there was a comment which got my attention, especially this part: We have had a surge of self-esteem exercises and...
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Technology has Betrayed Education

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Technology was supposed to revolutionize education. Schools went for technology in a big way. Technology, for most schools, meant computer...
Friday, May 9, 2008

Schools are in the Business of Creating Low Achievement

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Currently education reforms efforts operate like cosmetic concealer. Reformers focus on superficial solutions when the problems are profoun...
Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Why “Good” Schools Need “Bad” Schools

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Good schools need bad schools. That is one reason education reform cannot work. Here-today-gone-tomorrow education fads give the appearanc...