Nov
29
2008
uraimondo
http://msn.careerbuilder.com/custom/msn/careeradvice/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1265
The above link proposes to rid us of Bad Work Habits. I liked the problems listed and the tips to solve them. I do belive that we will all be better supervisors and employees if we heed the messages contained herein.
Nov
29
2008
uraimondo
‘He has deliberately destroyed education’, these words have been spoken by Raymond Majongwe, of the Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe, after President Robert Mugabe, canceled the rest of the school year, citing violence and hyperinflation in that country.
So, do the teachers still get paid and if so, why not just leave schools to run?
What will the students do now that there is no school for them to attend? Will this not lead to more violence?
How is it that other nations including those in Africa and teachers unions not denounced the actions of this dictator? I did not read this in my local newspaper but would have liked to have.
This post is in tribute to 1 Zimbabwean student who attended University in Kenya in the 80s when Zimbabwe was such a promising young country just beginning to free itself from colonization.
Nov
29
2008
uraimondo
Open the link above to view a story of High School diplomas being awarded using the Internet. We have all heard of the Internet Universities that are becoming very popular because they are cheaper and more accessible to students, but high school? In W. New York we have rising numbers of students who are accessing college level courses via distance learning, while still in high school. Still other students are graduating simultaneously with high school diplomas and 2 years of college credit under their belt.
First set of Implications:
- Cost savings to college education ie. college level courses taught as electives to high school students
- The affect of public trust and tax payer funding of public school eduction versus college investment
- Are all teachers of high school prepared to teach this way? What particular skill sets are involved with this type of instruction?
- Is this type of virtual education one that will be recommended to certain types of students eg. advanced learners and denied others eg. special and alternative education.
- Curriculum course content exposure of high school student versus college student
- Teaching credentials of instructors
- Grade Inflation
- The impact of on-line high schools on discussions like regionalism and consolidation of schools in W. New York
- College level preparedness of students ie. their ability to access high end 4 year colleges as opposed to lower rated 4 year colleges.
