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The thoughts have been rolling around in here for awhile.  Mainly, Thoreau’s “simplify” has been echoing alongside the riff of texting/blogging/twittering/facebooking/emailing/IMing that bombards my consciousness daily.  Obviouisly (in the way that this blog is growing rust) I don’t participate as much as lurk. 
This is about students.
The traditionalist teacher in me says, “Put that away and pay […]

“The object of teaching is to enable the young man or young woman to get along without their teachers…To provide them an independence of mind and soul, without an arrogance of spirit or self-deceptive sophistication.”  Creighton W. Abrams, circa 1970. “The leader must become a servant and a debtor…The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among […]

There is a small but growing constituency who have raised the idea of placing the Exit Test (the statewide accountability test that is mandatory for a high school diploma) on a secure internet site.  Students and parents would access the site, similar to the way we currently access FAFSA or other community site.  For a fee, […]