Number 2 PencilKimberly's take on testing and education reformCan you hear me now Good! The answer to item 1 is "d".- March 31, 2006 Caveon has a new Cheating in the News newsletter out. One of the big articles linked this week is Newsweek International's "The Perfect Score," which focuses on the prevalence of cheating in student communities outside the US. A must-read. Closer...http://www.kimberlyswygert.com/archives/003493.html Blinding Indiana with science- March 30, 2006 Is this good news or bad news for Indiana You be the judge: More than half of Indiana's seventh-graders passed the state's mandatory science exam, administered to that age group en masse for the first time last fall. Fifty-two percent...http://www.kimberlyswygert.com/archives/003492.html Who's to blame for cheating- March 30, 2006 Scott of the Daily Ablution has thoughts on a recent Guardian article that advances a novel theory about "the culture of cheating" in the UK. From the article: ...Tragically this culture of cheating afflicts children from a very early age....http://www.kimberlyswygert.com/archives/003491.html Welcome to school, here's your yellow star- March 30, 2006 One Florida middle school springs the Holocaust on its students: Local 6 News reported that eighth-graders with last names beginning with L through Z at Apopka Memorial Middle School were given yellow five-pointed stars for Holocaust Remembrance Day. Other students...http://www.kimberlyswygert.com/archives/003490.html Sneaking a peek at the test items- March 30, 2006 A "sneak peek" sounds like an innocuous thing - but not when it comes to the Maryland State Assessment: Two fourth-grade teachers have been removed from their classrooms after Carroll County school officials found that the pair had given copies...http://www.kimberlyswygert.com/archives/003489.html The unfunny world of "situation comedies"- March 30, 2006 NBC has a new show called Teachers, and if you were hoping it would be a laugh riot, well, you'd be wrong: We just finished viewing the episode. The only joke that I found amusing was when the stereotypically clueless...http://www.kimberlyswygert.com/archives/003488.html Writing about your kids- March 30, 2006 Cathy Seipp of the National Review is taking some odd flack for writing about her daughter's journey in the college admissions process: A couple of days ago, the Los Angeles Times ran an op-ed by me about Maias rejection-letter dejection...http://www.kimberlyswygert.com/archives/003487.html Protesting America at American schools- March 30, 2006 Quite a few bloggers have been following the protests in California related to the enforcement of immigration laws and border security. Euphoric Reality has a much-updated thread on the Los Angeles high school students who have been walking out of...http://www.kimberlyswygert.com/archives/003486.html Deep breathing for the PSSA- March 30, 2006 One suburban Philly teacher leads tai chi classes to help prepare kids for the state standardized exams: A Centennial teacher is utilizing the ancient martial art of Tai Chi Chuan to help his students get ready for the state's standardized...http://www.kimberlyswygert.com/archives/003485.html Butterflies for the bee- March 30, 2006 Geography whiz-kids head to the Central Michigan U campus for some healthy competition - and a shot at a $25,000 college scholarship Steven Townsend will be nervous tomorrow. As he steps onto the campus of Central Michigan University, stomach butterflies...http://www.kimberlyswygert.com/archives/003484.html |