A column by Richard Reynolds-Autographs

Written by Richard Reynolds Commentary from Richard Reynolds At birth every person has a clean slate with the ability to do something great. Some people would say that there are social and economic factors that prevent a person from achieving great things. I believe just the opposite that one can add value to their name [...]

The changing landscape of our world that forces new thinking

The Department of Education reports that between 1994 and 2004, the number of English language learners (ELLs) increased in the United States by 65 percent. With the U.S. Census projecting the country’s population to swell to over 415 million by 2050, the number of ELLs will rise.

Its not the number or words that you use but which ones you use…

We use words and phrases without realizing what we saying many times…how many cliches do you use? Or how many “buzz” words do you use which have long ago lost their effectiveness and meaning? Today’s post is short with the point of allowing the words to penetrate the grey matter between our ears. Notice that [...]

A New Step Forward Quotes

“I generally avoid temptation — unless I can’t resist it.” – Mae West
“Everywhere I go the under-developed world, when I ask people what they want to be, they say a ‘teacher’ or ‘doctor’-the two most respected professions. I really regret that in (the developed) world, where we have the money and the ability, we treat [...]

Bullying is no longer something that will just go away…

Local

Parents blame bullying for Mo. fifth-grader’s suicide
By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER, The Associated Press
2008-01-15 18:10:33.0
Current rank: # 479 of 8,228
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. -The bedroom bears the telltale signs of a typical boy on the cusp of his teen years: discarded food wrappers, video game consoles, clothes scattered on the floor.
The disarray hides tragedy inside the suburban [...]

Do we prepare kids for college or for life?

January 16, 2008

The College Question

Is our K-12 education system too focused on preparing all kids for college, at the expense of preparing them for life?  This basic question has been setting the edusphere ablaze recently.At A Place at the Table, Susan Graham’s blog at Teacher Magazine, Graham asks “Have we all been part of a [...]

Orange, Osceola school districts trying to build affordable communities for staff

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OrlandoSentinel.com
Orange, Osceola school districts trying to build affordable communities for staff
Erika Hobbs
Sentinel Staff Writer
January 17, 2008

Carl Howard has taught school for six years, earned a master’s degree and almost has his Ph.D.
But he still can’t afford to buy a house in Orange County.
His school district thinks that is wrong and is meeting today to start [...]

Technology in the Classroom

Education Week
ICT Competency Standards for Teachers
If teachers around the world do not take part in more professional-development training in information and communication technologies, or ICT, they will continue to lack the skills necessary to integrate technology into the classroom and improve student learning, concludes a report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization [...]

To change or not to change?

If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less.”
–Gen. Eric Shinseki,
former Army Chief of Staff