Christopher Bauer’s Weblog

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After reading Keena’s response to this article regarding the usefulness of iPOD’s at the high school and university level, I couldn’t help but to respond.
I have a friend who goes to Duke University and received a ‘free’ iPOD his freshman year.  He tells me, despite the well-intentioned give-away, he does not use the iPOD for [...]

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I have just finished reading this article from the Washington Post.  It basically reports that the Maryland Board of Education has decided to put several public schools, which are consistently underperforming, in the hands of private contractors and charter schools.  The plan is that the private contractors and charter schools will be better trained and [...]