Carrie’s TEBlog

After reading the article “Colleges Awash in Applications,” I was intrigued by the number of students applying to colleges. Since so many graduating seniors are applying to college, the number of accepted students at many colleges is going down. More and more seniors are being denied access to many colleges. They claim it is because [...]

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I listened to The Naked Scientists podcast. It was interesting and fun. Basically it is just “naked” science being discussed by scientists. Pretty much anyone can call with any science questions, and they discuss them. Also, they discuss recent events in science. It was interesting because they had different scientists with different perspectives discussing exciting [...]

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The article “Rural college pushes iPod use for lectures” makes a great point about today’s technology. It talks about how colleges are beginning to use iPods for coursework and college related activities. I think this is a great idea. My main concern was that not everyone has an iPod, but the colleges take care of [...]

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The article “D.C. Schools to Test New Special-Ed Rule” was interesting to me because I have not had much exposure to the special education programs in schools. A new proposal was passed that makes it the parent’s job to obtain proof for due-process hearings that challenge the special education plans for their children. The main [...]

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            The article “Science Lesson’s Slam Home” excited me to become a teacher. It talked about the science fair and crazy science experiments a Lansing elementary was performing. The students were loving it and learning so much through the experience. This to me is what every teacher should strive for in their classroom. By making [...]

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            The article “20 States ask for Flexibility in School Law” was quite interesting. It talked about the No Child Left Behind Law, and how many schools are struggling to meet the requirements. Many want to have the tracking of students’ proficiency be based on individual students’ not whole grade levels. I think this a [...]

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The article “Project Aims to Strengthen Students’ Skills” talks about exactly how I feel high schools should be changing. It talks about a project in Maryland that is trying to raise the expectations of graduating from high school. In Michigan we are attempting to do this as well. The most important point of the article [...]

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            I was thrilled after reading the article “Testing Plan is Gaining High Ratings Nationwide”. It states that the number of students taking advanced placement classes in high school is increasing. This I think is wonderful because it helps prepare them for the challenge of college. College is a whole different Discourse then high school. [...]

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 After reading the article “School Bus Bully Exposed”, I was shocked to hear an adult was promoting such behavior. It is sad that even adults who are there to help students and protect them would promote bullying. The story was that a bus driver allowed older students to bully the younger ones to keep order [...]

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            The article “New Way to Teach to Math Adopted” talks about exactly how I feel about math. I completely agree with the new method of teaching math. It gives students real life problems, and they have to show how they solve them not just memorize a way to do it. This new way promotes [...]

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