Category — General

Yesterday we took a brief look at an educational instructional innovation that is gaining acceptance nationally, the idea of using comic books to teach reading and writing. Our post focused on the notion that it is essential to get investment from students if we want to them to learn. Therefore, if comics bring about greater […]

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Today the focus in education is on enhanced student learning. Therefore all curriculum materials and teaching techniques are receiving careful review.
Just as education begins to emphasize standards and achievement, an innovative method of teaching reading and writing is catching steam. Recognizing that capturing the attention of young readers is an essential component of effective teaching […]

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One of the more interesting and perhaps radical ideas/concepts/educational approaches receiving serious discussion by at least the homeschooler network is the concept of unschooling. Readers can get a great feel for the idea by visting either SandraDodd.com or JoyfullyRejoicing.com. Each reviews the John Holt viewpoint regarding learning, that we should help children be who they […]

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For those interested in the issue of teacher preparation programs, the UTeach program set forth by the University of Texas is worthy of examination. Used to prepare the next generation of math and science teachers, this program slipped by us and was brought to our attention by Dave as one of his top ten education […]

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Some Lessons, Yes,
And Some Reasons to Reauthorize NCLB
In a piece that has great relevance to improving public education, Mike Cottrill at Smart Business recently portrayed Daniel Hamburger and his success at DeVry Inc. The parent company of DeVry University, Ross University, Chamberlain College of Nursing and Becker Professional Review, DeVry Inc. had recently hit a […]

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Born an Aussie and raised an Englishman, Scott Grimshaw is an officer in the Maine Air National Guard. In November we had a chance to catch up with the exceptionally bright and dedicated young man who is balancing his role in the reserves with the demands of the teaching profession.
You hear the tales […]

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As one who is interested in ethics and being an example for children, the weekend of December 16th was particularly painful. That Sunday the Boston Globe headline, center page, read:
Army knew of cheating on tests for eight years
Hundreds of thousands of exam copies used, Globe probe finds
Turning to the Maine Sunday Telegram, the front center […]

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Videos have been a real key to the Internet explosion. As we set forth towards 2008, we at OpenEducation.net bring you our “Twelve Must See Educational Videos of 2007.” Whether it be teaching, the changing face of education, or a combination thereof, the creative juices were flowing across the net. From the breakthrough discoveries of […]

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Some may question truth-telling when it comes to children. But there is one time, very early on in a child’s life, when stretching the truth a little just might make a child’s life more magical.
When I think back to my childhood Christmases, back when gas was some twenty-odd cents a gallon and a house with […]

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Each year Derrick Z. Jackson, a columnist for the Boston Globe, reviews the college graduation rates for the 64 football teams that are invited to a bowl game. This year was Jackson’s 12th edition of what he calls his “Graduation Gap Bowl.”
For someone who believes that sports has a great many benefits for students, the […]

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