This story is all too tragic: Gunman Opens Fire on Northern Illinois Campus. I watch it on CNN. The headlines flash under the screen with that familiar and gruesome uncertainty of breaking news: FIVE PRESUMED DEAD. FOURTEEN WOUNDED. But my immediate sympathies have been tamped down by the realization that I have seen a similar [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Education'
School Shootings: WHY Are We NOT Asking WHY?
February 16th, 2008 · No Comments
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Clarifying the Online Schools Debate
February 4th, 2008 · No Comments
According to a recent article in the New York Times, online schools are growing, sparking contentious debates in courtrooms and legislatures. The article points out that there are two models of virtual schooling: programs that do not give diplomas but offer course work to supplement traditional schools, and full-time online charter schools.
Educators need to [...]
Tags: Education