Monthly Archives: June 2014

Will a lack of funding doom proficiency-based education?

June 25, 2014Home21st century skills, ACTFL, attract outstanding teachers, cheating scandals, childhood obesity, creativity and collaboration in schools, department of education, extensions for proficiency-based education, flatlined test scores, importance of global education, importance of the arts in education, intercultural competence, literacy and math, physical education, recess, standards-based education, treatment of teachers

By Kathreen Harrison

It makes me angry that programming in the arts, languages, social studies, physical education, technical education, and even recess has been reduced for a decade in American schools in the name of increasing academic achievement and we have little to nothing to show for it. Our students are basically doing no better academically than they were doing […]

Throwing darts and wringing hands will not improve test scores of Maine children!

June 1, 2014HomeGovernor LePage's school report cards, importance of physical activity, improving education, intellectual development of children, low academic achievement, low job satisfaction of teaching profession, low test scores, multiple choice questions, play, recess, rote memorization, teaching profession

By Kathreen Harrison

I don’t know about you, but I’m fed up with all the hand-wringing about test scores of children in our public schools. We are by and large a state that will not do what is needed to increase academic achievement among all our students, so our test scores should be no surprise. You can’t fly in the face of […]

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Monthly Archives: June 2014

Will a lack of funding doom proficiency-based education?

Throwing darts and wringing hands will not improve test scores of Maine children!

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