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How Do We Judge Quality?

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Whitney 1 Comment

Fox News posted an article recently that said many more people are using online ratings in order to choose a doctor.  Apparently 59% now say these ratings are either somewhat important or important when choosing a new doctor.  Similarly, The … Continue reading →

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Seeing Unions Through The Eyes of Teachers

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Whitney 1 Comment

This past weekend at Educon 2.6, Kevin Jarrett and I hosted a session entitled “How Unions Can help Foster Education Reform”.  This was prompted by a question I have had for a long time, which is whether the public view … Continue reading →

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The Personal User’s Manual

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Whitney 1 Comment

I was reading a great blog post over on Edutopia about writing a Student’s User Guide. The title was a bit dull, but on reading it, a teacher talks about developing a “personal User’s Guide” not only for herself, but … Continue reading →

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Education Clichés

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Whitney 1 Comment

This morning, I read a New York Times opinion piece called “The Great Stagnation of American Education” by Robert Gordon.  My first thoughts were that it contained a lot of useful information about how important education is for long term … Continue reading →

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The Illusion of Safety

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Whitney Leave a comment

  They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin As I went to pick up my high school freshman on Tuesday for the Orthodontist, I was met by … Continue reading →

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