The birds have found the feeder. We moved it and a suet holder closer to the house this winter since the trees that used to shelter them were cut down over the summer. I was afraid that their proximity to the house might frighten the birds, but it has not been a problem. In fact, it has made it easier to watch the birds as they feed.
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I received the following email that I would like to share with the greater public community. The announcement of Matt's Safe School Law brings to fruition the work of many child and student advocates who would like to bring an end to bullying as documented in my blog from March 2, 2011 and told in a summary that I provided in the Fall 2008 issue of Colleagues magazine (pp. 8-9).
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In the spring of 2005, when my youngest son A.J. took our state's high-stakes standardized test, the MEAP, (now the MME) he had an ax to grind. Unfortunately, no one really knew how angry he was until after he took the exam. I received a call from the principal requesting a meeting.
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The end? Well, not exactly. Scratch that - not at all. I thought I was going to be writing about the amazing time I had in Atlanta, Georgia the at the NYLC National Service-Learning Conference. I mean, how pumped up can a person in my line or work feel surrounded by thousands of others who are as excited or even more crazy about service-learning? But there was something in the air the whole time we were celebrating.
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http://schott.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/08/guest-post-robert-lane-greene-on-language-sticklers/
When reading this post, I was struck with Greene's idea that more Americans are writing today (versus a century ago) because technology is providing new venues for us to write. He writes,
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Below is a link to an op-ed piece by Diane Ravitch, a well known educational historian and former assistant secretary of education under President Ronald Reagan, the misperception of whose legacy has made him a darling of the right (see here).
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Recently the College of Education Inclusion Committee hosted an event centered on the movie Bullied. This movie, available for free to educators here, was produced by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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I was recently part of a discussion of educators from all walks of life – new, novice, elementary, secondary, higher education – and the topic turned to nursery rhymes and someone mentioned that with today’s “results driven” requirements and assessment-based measurements, nursery rhymes were rarely, if ever, taught in schools anymore.
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The recent case of Fox v. Traverse City Area Public Schools (2010 WL 1948203) serves as a good reminder that the speech of public school employees is not always “protected speech” as most of us have come to understand that term in the context of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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Increasing Parental Involvement
Robert Cross -
PARENT INVOLVEMENT IS THE KEY
Parents and teachers working together are crucial components in supporting children's academic success. Consistency in a child-learning environment from parents and teachers results in better attend
The Menacing Nature of Bullying
Michele Coyne, Ed.D.
Do we just know more about bullying today or has it become worse? This is a familiar inquiry made about a myriad of social issues, and is also a typical question posed by audiences receiving anti-bully training, and the answer
Social Foundations
Christopher Hanks, Ph.D.
"My job is to convince you not to become teachers." I often begin introductory courses in the social foundations of education with this statement. It's not entirely true, of course. I do hope that many of my students become
Why Service Learning is Such a Good Idea
Shelley Billig, Ph.D. -
Research shows that service learning is a popular innovation in schools, with about 38% of all students in the United States participating in school-based service (Corporation for National and Community Service, 2006
Research shows that service learning is a popular innovation in schools, with about 38% of all students in the United States participating in school-based service (Corporation for National and Community Service, 2006
Service Learning: Engagement, Action, Results!
Cathryn Berger Kaye -
Have you noticed? We are experiencing a global groundswell of service. The issues we face as a planet have now risen to a level that calls more of us to action. Through service learning, we can engage our young people
Have you noticed? We are experiencing a global groundswell of service. The issues we face as a planet have now risen to a level that calls more of us to action. Through service learning, we can engage our young people
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