Monthly Archives: August 2009
This Day in History 8/21: Hawaii becomes the 50th State
Most of us think happy thoughts when Hawaii is mentioned. Yet today is a day many Hawaiians mourn rather than celebrate. Today marks the 50th anniversary of Hawaii joining the union in 1959, and not everyone is happy about it. … Continue reading
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A Master’s Degree Can’t be This Easy! A Proposal to Improve Teacher Prestige
Maybe I was the exception, but the easiest time I had at school was the two years when I earned my Masters Degree. Coming out of an elite northeastern college, I had expected graduate education to be of the “Beautiful … Continue reading
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The Complex Legacy of Stanley H. Kaplan
Teachers today, for good or ill, work in a world that was shaped, in part, by Stanley H. Kaplan. As much as teachers carp about the emphasis on standardized tests, they are an unavoidable reality. Yet there was—and still is—a … Continue reading →
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