NYTimes: A’s for Good Behavior

From The New York Times:

A's for Good Behavior

Should students be rewarded for citizenship, hard work and organization? Or should grades represent only a mastery of the material?

http://nyti.ms/ftZsEk

Student grades

NYTimes: Teaching for America

From The New York Times:

OP-ED COLUMNIST: Teaching for America

Nation-building in the classroom: Arne Duncan's push to find the next generation of teachers.

http://nyti.ms/9m4XUV

NYTimes: Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction

From The New York Times:

Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction

The constant stream of stimuli offered by new technology poses a profound new challenge to focusing and learning.

http://nyti.ms/dbybm3

NYTimes: State Senator Sees Conflict of Interest

From The New York Times:

CITY ROOM: State Senator Sees Conflict of Interest

A state senator says the head of a New York museum with close ties to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg should not serve on a panel evaluating Mr. Bloomberg's choice to be the schools chancellor.

http://nyti.ms/bE2M6c

N.J. lawmakers introduce anti-bullying act - USATODAY.com

Check out this article that I saw in USA TODAY's iPad application.

N.J. lawmakers introduce anti-bullying act
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NYTimes: 3 on Schools Chief Waiver Panel Worked for Klein

From The New York Times:

CITY ROOM: 3 on Schools Chief Waiver Panel Worked for Klein

The state's top education official has appointed a panel to advise him on whether Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's choice to be the city's next schools chancellor should be granted a waiver.

http://nyti.ms/asv9WO

NYTimes: Like a Monitor More Than a Tutor

From The New York Times:

Like a Monitor More Than a Tutor

Homework helpers are part of a growing a niche industry. But educators wonder if this is another facet of "helicopter parenting."

http://nyti.ms/9e5pos

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NYTimes: Restraint on Listing Activities

From The New York Times:

THE CHOICE: Restraint on Listing Activities

When tackling the section of the Common Application on activities outside class, students should avoid the temptation to fatten their resumes with filler.

http://nyti.ms/92V5gT

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NYTimes: In School Efforts to End Bullying, Some See Agenda

From The New York Times:

In School Efforts to End Bullying, Some See Agenda

Lessons to teach acceptance of homosexuality, which have gained urgency after suicides by gay teenagers, are provoking culture wars.

http://nyti.ms/aroKAz