Wednesday, February 20, 2008
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Junior Gets a High School Marshfield Tattler
My apologies for all my fretting at the UIC/Noble people. They came through on the promise that wait-listed students would be offered admission at other Noble Network schools.

Rebellious Teens = Future Millionaires Beachwood
Too many parents are blind to the true potential of their kid's because they MIS-LABEL THEM! They unknowingly label them as failures when in fact they are exhibiting the raw ingredients for SUCCESS!

We're still waiting for a better mousetrap, too PURE
Our point was that standardized testing is a weak tool for finding out how children are learning, and that there are better ways to assess.

Urban League calls for coordinated plan to help city's blacks It's My Mind
If I were them I'd ditch public education. 

Turn that smile upside down Chicago Teacher Man
Every year, there are a few students that really stand out. Might not necessarily be the best or brightest, but there's a personality, or fire, somewhere inside that make those kids memorable. One of those kids this year was someone with the nickname Smiley.

Back TalkSmall Talk
Klonsky talks back to those who would would dare talk back to him.