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Doug McCaughan replied to Lola Alapo's discussion 'Proposed ‘cut scores’ for Tennessee students to get look'

Why not? This doesn't mean that every textbook has to be replaced with a digital equivalent. With Kindles being priced at $139 surely we could put one per classroom..or one per social studies class. That would give that classroom immediate access to…

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Doug McCaughan replied to Lola Alapo's discussion 'Proposed ‘cut scores’ for Tennessee students to get look'

Dismal? You are seeing the future. And education is about preparing students for their future. You should be observing this and having an aha moment that says, "we should use these devices as part of the education process." What you see in the halls…

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Vic Spencer replied to Lola Alapo's discussion 'Proposed ‘cut scores’ for Tennessee students to get look'

foxtrot, we can only change so much for the better, and we are riding an old horse that many people have left behind. We have to be competitive with them and that starts in the school, especially because we have more parents now who are not doing wh…

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Vic Spencer replied to Lola Alapo's discussion 'Proposed ‘cut scores’ for Tennessee students to get look'

Elm you are correct about the date of two Board meetings. I did not attend them, and don't have time now to look at the minutes. I am not accusing you all, but I am just wondering why we did take action then, to make the conversion to the American D…

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foxtrot replied to Lola Alapo's discussion 'Proposed ‘cut scores’ for Tennessee students to get look'

The students I see with cellphones in the classroom are definitely not using them as "very small and powerful computers." They are using them to text their classmates to meet them out in the hallway on a bathroom break or for talking to their "signi…

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Parents! What is an Effective Teacher?

The United Way of Greater Knoxville wants your help to hold "listening sessions" with parents in your school to get responses to questions about your experiences with effective teachers. These sessions allow voices from the community to be presented…

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