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School / Work Affiliation: Education Service Center

Blog: http://www.edlink12.net/edtech

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About Me: My hobbie is technology. I only hope to return a little of what I take from others on the web from listening to Podcast and reading Blogs.

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Stifled Learning

Posted on June 12, 2007 at 9:54am 1 Comment 0 Likes

How many times a day does this happen in classrooms across America?

I personally believe this is a result of all the focus on passing standardized test and not really about the learning. I learned how to play school. I did what I needed to get by, but I really did not learn until I started my Masters. Since that time I learn everyday for the sake of learning and not for just passing the assignment or…

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At 11:25am on January 31, 2009, Jack said…: Hi Ed. I was wondering if your students would be interested in participating in a nationwide SAT Vocab Video Contest @ MIT university. If not, perhaps you have some other educator contacts you could direct me to. You can view contest details at BrainyFlix.com Please let me know. Thanks!