Monthly Archives: July 2009

Best Undergrad College Degrees By Salary

A PayScale Salary Survey data show that engineers and scientists fair better financially than liberal arts bachelor’s degree holders. Yet, salaries of English majors exceed earnings a decade ago. Clearly, earning capacity varies across schools as well as across popular … Continue reading

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Rule Breakers Career Guide

“… the uncertainty of life never goes away. … The world is always changing, and it is up to you to be flexible and optimistic. With a positive attitude and creative thinking, most problems can be viewed as opportunities in … Continue reading

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Classic Education in the 21st Century Revisited

I’d like your feedback to the following revised comments about classic learning in the 21st Century. It’s a summary for general readers of education foundations. Certified teachers have at least had exposure through professional preparation exercises to references containing this … Continue reading

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Minnesota Charter Schools Gain More Enrollment

Charter school attendance in Minnesota has increased by 22,000 students over the past seven years, while traditional public school enrollment has declined 40,000 in the same time period, said Joe Nathan, director of the Humphrey Institute’s Center for School Change … Continue reading

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10 Things to Know about NESI and Tablet PCs

1. NESI (New Era School Initiative) educators use learning efficiency to increase learning rates and fight ignorance faster. They use a risk-to-value assumption in their motto, “Decrease ignorance to increase choices.” That means, reduce risks of student failure to learn … Continue reading

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What Kids Don’t Know About Money

CBS Money Watch says how to correct missing information kids have about money. The Charles Schwab Foundation’s recent study reports that children think they’re not prepared to make smart financial decisions. Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz tells how parents should teach their own … Continue reading

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NESI Teachers’ Motto "Decrease Ignorance to Increase Choices"

“Decrease ignorance to increase choices.” NESI teachers use this principle (motto) to focus development of the New Era School Initiative (NESI), including ways learners can efficiently adopt what others know in order to reach beyond those accomplishments. W.E. Doynit, Ph.D., … Continue reading

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Tablet PCs at UNC Chapel Hill

The Carolina Computer Initiative continues to feature their Tablet PC Case Study. It shows uses for teaching and learning. The pilot included participants from the School of Public Health, School of Education, School of Nursing and the College of Arts … Continue reading

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11 Reasons Why a Tablet PC is Better

Check these uses of Tablet PCs in class lessons when compared with boards, projectors, etc. – No need to erase to keep going. – Can go BACKWARD and answer dangling questions. – Can archive and share my presentation after class. … Continue reading

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Tablet PC Better than Paper Pencil

Jim Vanides says Tablet PCs are better than using paper and pencils in the same geology field study class. Tablet PCs – automatically plot their location in arcGIS software; – record features as they find them; and – make measurements … Continue reading

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