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Diane Cordell
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Diane commented on the article |If you look at the statistics, you'll see that rural students have an even lower % of broadband access than minorities. There are many demographics that need to be considered when it come to digital equity.
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Diane commented on the article |Hmm. American educators are being told that being successful in the 21st century demands critical thinking skills. Our main "competition" comes from the Asian students who apparently expected to follow the masters without question. Seems to be somewhat of a disconnect here.
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Diane commented on the article |
How about some poetry? Richard Wilbur (The Reader, The Writer), Mary Oliver, Wallace Stevens, T.S. Eliot, and Gerard Manley Hopkins.
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Diane commented on the article |
Kayla,
I would add Gaiman's "The Graveyard Book," China Mieville's "Un Lun Dun," and "Sorcery and Cecilia" by Patricia Wrede. Nancy Farmer (YA) and Robertson Davies are also favorite authors of mine. -
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Kate,
"Neverwhere" and the His Dark Materials trilogy are two of my all time favorites, along with Jane Austen's "Emma." -
Diane commented on the article |"Those who have the most to gain or lose by those decisions" are the students, not the parents. What is best for them?
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Diane commented on the article |
Clay,
I'm becoming ever more convinced that the only way to fix our school system in the U.S. is to tear it down and begin again. There is little leadership from administrators, school board members rarely have a background in education, money is being spent on things (SmartBoards) rather than content and concepts (technology integration specialists).
Blaming teachers and union does not even begin to touch the real problems: lack of a shared vision and inequitable resources.
