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    What Does Duncan Want?

    Monday, March 9th, 2009

    This is not a political/ideological rant.  I saw this interview and I just want to know more details and I’m wondering what folks think.
    I’m in agreement with the concept of NCLB, but not how it has been implemented in the sense that I think more testing only causes lower scores.  There might be evidence to [...]

    Indepenent Study

    Thursday, December 11th, 2008

    Recently, I was asked to teach a student at my school who wanted to graduate early.  Since I’ve done online courses before, specifically with Government, it was a natural fit.  But I didn’t just want him to do bookwork.
    So, I created this: http://henricowarriors.org/econocracy/, which is now his blog to demonstrate textbook knowledge and how it [...]

    Being a Twit

    Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

    One of the things I love about my job is discovering new Web 2.0 tools and playing. One I found a while ago and like is Twitter. For those who don’t know, Twitter is a micro-blog where you have 140 characters to say what you want. It’s a social network so [...]

    The Adventures of Johnny Bunko

    Friday, May 9th, 2008

    In the blogosphere, Daniel Pink’s book, “A Whole New Mind,” has become popular for its right brained view of the world which seems to match a lot of what the learning 2.0 world is promoting along with 21st Century Skills.
    Pink’s new book is called, “The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever [...]

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