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The value of homework

My son brought home a great assignment a few weeks ago – to identify around the house obtuse and acute angles – and he and I went a step further, taking pictures of the angles we found and emailing some … Continue reading

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Prospective parents visiting classrooms

Jay Mathews had a great post in today’s WaPo, highlighting two schools, one private, another public, and their refusal to let prospective parents visit classrooms. He wrote that, “I suspect many other schools, public and private, have the same knee-jerk … Continue reading

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Tuesday Tidbits, November 30, 2010

Just a few quick notes, folks, of what has come ‘cross my desk these last few days. Am working on a deadline for a new project and need to grind out on that. I had not heard of Dan Habib’s … Continue reading

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