Category Archives: Learning and Education

“When Caution Trumps Courage, Kids Lose!” (1, Arne Duncan)

Posted on October 10, 2011 by bakeramitchell

The early 1990’s saw the beginning of charter schools that were intended to innovate and address unique local needs in the K-12 schools.  Charter schools were allowed to operate without the many stifling regulations  imposed on traditional schools by the … Continue reading →

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SB-724 Edition 2: A slightly improved act to improve…

Posted on August 20, 2011 by bakeramitchell

Maybe letters to your legislator do matter! Or maybe it was a coincidence.

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Matt Damon’s dunder-headed SOS speech

Posted on July 31, 2011 by bakeramitchell

Fawned over by the would-be glitterati, Matt Damon’s speech to the Save Our Schools rally in DC received wide accolades as a clear-headed, common-sense speech that spoke to Everyteacher. There are transcripts all over the internet, but here is a … Continue reading →

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Good School Shooting Gains National Attention

Posted on May 24, 2011 by bakeramitchell

Louisville, KY: May 13, 2011  Two archery teams from The Roger Bacon Academy – Charter Day School competed nationally against 300 other teams and over 6,000 archers. The teams’ scores from both elementary school and middle school qualified them both to go … Continue reading →

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**HB 823 ** GOOD JOB, REPRESENTATIVES!

Posted on May 9, 2011 by bakeramitchell

Dear NC Representatives, Congratulations on introducing HB 823 to amend the constitution and put the future of our children in the hands of a Superintendent elected by the people of North Carolina. Thank you. As you know, the all-powerful 8-year … Continue reading →

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SB 724 – Suggestions to improve an act to improve…

Posted on May 4, 2011 by bakeramitchell

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May 3, 2011 Re: Senate Bill 724 – An Act to Improve Public Education Dear Senator: Thank you for your efforts to improve education in North Carolina. Unfortunately, the addition of the new paragraph to 115C-296(b) will not accomplish anything … Continue reading →

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Review: “Parallel Paths to Constructivism: Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky” (Paperback)

Posted on April 23, 2011 by bakeramitchell

by Susan Pass August 30, 2008 – How anyone can read Vygotsky’s work and conclude that he was a constructivist is beyond me. Pass doesn’t get a pass twisting Vygotsky for her own purposes. Forget her. Read Vygotsky and Piaget … Continue reading →

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Review: “Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes” (Paperback)

Posted on April 23, 2011 by bakeramitchell

By L. S. Vygotsky (???Author???), Michael Cole (Editor), Vera John-Steiner (Editor), Sylvia Scribner (Editor), Ellen Souberman (Editor) Revisionist Vygotsky – Save your money!    January 4, 2009 – This reissue of a 1978 reprint is supposedly a collection of Russian psychologist Vygotsky’s … Continue reading →

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Review: “Teaching Needy Kids in Our Backward System” (Hardcover)

Posted on April 23, 2011 by bakeramitchell

by Siegfried Engelmann   February 2, 2009: Throughout history, adventurers have chronicled their journeys though strange territories to the great benefit of mankind. Marco Polo’s journals introduced the West to the Orient. Columbus’ logs opened the western hemisphere to European … Continue reading →

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H344 – Credit Where Credit is Due!

Posted on April 20, 2011 by bakeramitchell

Raleigh – The House has a solid WIN-WIN-WIN in H344. The winners are our state’s disabled children, our state’s disabled treasury, and the State Board of Education (SBE). The children win because their parents become eligible to receive a tax … Continue reading →

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