The President Takes on Dropouts

"Obama's call for youths to stay in school till 18 good, but not enough, Duke professors say"

Read the whole article here.

The best quote comes at the end of the article. As is so often the case: "[Raising the age limit of compulsory education] is a good idea, but I worry about cash-strapped states finding the money to finance the extension," Ladd said. "So the question is, would the federal government simply mandate that all states raise the compulsory education age, or would the government provide financial incentives?"

Irrational Numbers

The Future of Education? I Hope So!

Textbooks are static, outdated, expensive, heavy... the list of reasons against using them goes on and on. "There is no reason today to assume that kids have to use the same tools that they used in 1950. In fact, to do so is to prepare them for a world that's already passed."

Check out this awesome video about interactive textbooks on the iPad! Is this the future of education? I certainly hope so!

Click here to learn more about iBooks textbooks for iPad!

Matt Damon's Clear-headed Speech to Teachers Rally

Here is the speech that actor Matt Damon gave today to thousands of teachers, parents and others who attended the Save Our Schools march on the Ellipse near the White House to protest the Obama administration’s education policies that are centered on standardized tests.

Click here to see the rest of the article about his speech.

"If you think dogs can't count, 

try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket 

and then giving Fido only two of them." 

~ Phil Pastoret ~