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Why Boys are Failing in an Educational System Stacked Against Them
Read Article: Why Boys are Failing in an Educational System Stacked Against ThemCrosby, Stills, Nash & Young sang that we should teach our children well and feed them of our dreams, but for millions of parents of sons, dreams are only that, and boys are falling behind educationally at an alarming rate in this country. Richard Whitmire, author of Why Boys Fail, Michael Gurian, author of The…
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Celebrating Teachers in a National Climate of Teacher Bashing
Read Article: Celebrating Teachers in a National Climate of Teacher BashingIf not for all of the towering displays at Target and Staples, I would refrain from raising the topic of back-to-school, if only to hold onto summer for just a bit longer. But the start of school is less than a month away in many parts of the country, it’s been very hot lately, and…