Posts Tagged ‘kids’

Mar 11

My 9th graders are hating To Kill a Mockingbird (What!) - English …

Careful consideration of the narrative perspective helps students better understand this - why did HL tell the story from the perspective of a female child ? They are usually able to connect to the idea of exploring gender roles, growing up and racial issues in manners that help them better …. There is a direct line to be drawn between the non-fictional heroes who worked over decades for the cause of civil rights, as Atticus did, and Barack Obama becoming President

Mar 11

New national math, English standards drafted - KSWT: Local News …

President Barack Obama told the nation’s governors last month that he wants to make Title I dollars for public schools contingent on adoption of college- and career-ready reading and math standards, but the president said the states … A glance at the math standards reveals the changes are not dramatic: Kids would still learn to count in kindergarten, not multiply and divide

Mar 10

Pioneer Woman - Homeschooling

You start to convince yourself that your kids won’t be intellectually whole if they don’t learn everything there is to learn. The danger here, of course, is that you’ll expose your children to a whole slew of topics, … I also picked up a Presidents set back in December of 2008 and was impressed that Barack Obama had already made it into the deck.

Mar 10

LiveBlog for Wednesday, March 10, 2010

27—I don’t know why an L.A. person would bring a meat thermometer to a theater, unless it was a culinary student

Mar 9

Obama's Real Problem? Fox News! | Conservative American News

With little rest, it pours out rage 24 hours a day: its message is of the construction of the socialist state, the hijacking of America by “progressives” who now dominate institutions, the indoctrination of children , the undermining of religion and the expropriation of public money … They are now asking senior administration officials, separately, to name a foreign leader with whom Barack Obama has forged a strong personal relationship during his first year in office. …

Mar 9

Obama Health Care Push: Back To His Grassroots « health, mens …

Obama Health Care Push: Back To His Grassroots « health, mens health, men’s health, mental health, health care, womens health, women’s health, yahoo health, childrens health, children’s health, kids health, kid’s health, depression, … Stirring memories of his campaign for the White House, President Barack Obama made a spirited, shirt-sleeved appeal for passage of long-stalled health care changes Monday as Democratic congressional leaders worked behind the scenes on …

Mar 9

Truth to Power: "Political Elites Pretending to Be Patriots"

In his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech Barack Obama said, “War is justified when certain conditions are met.” The concept of a just war is an oxymoron. There is no such thing as a just war

Mar 7

Braiden Harvey » Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-07

AOL now expects domestic ad revenues to shr… http://bit.ly/cwi7i0 #; Obama to pitch “cash for caulkers” in Georgia: President Barack Obama will announce details of an estimated $6 bil… http://bit.ly/cEx8w4 #; Man exercises free speech …

Mar 7

Sunday Talking Heads: March 7, 2010 | Firedoglake

Who could have anticipated….

Mar 6

President excuses 4th grader from class | Barack Obama | Obama …

President Barack Obama wrote a note to a fourth-grader’s teacher, excusing her from class…. ..