Bright Ideas

The Bright Ideas Conference 2008 was a great experience, that exceeded my expectations and disappointed all in the same day. I had never been to anything similar before and I wasn’t sure what was in store.
Before the conference, I hadn’t a clue who Chris Crutcher was or why he was important to education. This all [...]

How to get a couch potato to read.

I am a geek. I find it funny that when I say this to people that don’t know me very well, they think that I am displaying some sort self esteem issue. They usually reply that I am “out going” or something un-geeklike. What they don’t know is that I wear my geekness as a [...]

Fictional Characters that inspire.

Npr is accepting submission for essays on Fictional Characters that inspire.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18491526
I really am not a fan of the example. I don’t watch “24″ so I am clueless about Jack Bauer. I am, however, interested in using pop culture as a doorway to reading and writing. I was pretty bored in English class as a high [...]

Inflating Grades?

A top San Diego school is accused of “inflating” grades to get students into colleges. Check out this pod-cast.
After talking about critical pedagogy in class, I found that pod-cast to be very interesting. I wonder if private schools for the wealthy get audited in this way and if they are, would they Conversely, we [...]

Changes in No Child Left Behind?

An interesting interview about revamping No Child Left Behind. Pretty interesting stuff.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17804526&ft=1&f=1013
I applaud the effort to improve education, but obviously this isn’t working. The big focus of the above discussion seems to be trying to predict what changes may come about if any.
I do believe there should be accountability, but the performance problems that [...]

Ta Dah!

So this it, my blog! Excited? I knew you would be. I am very new to this new fangled blogging technology. I am still upset about the guy who took my photograph last week. I am positive that those camera contraptions steal your soul…
The name “Six Might Really Be Nine” came to me because I [...]