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Education

Smarmie Doofus

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1. I'll rec this now and read it later. Still trying to hold down my breakfast after reading

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2014, 06:09 AM

Oct 2014

Madfloridian's post about teenagers who can't count money or tell time being taught fucking *Algebra* because of the Race to the Top morons.

Sorry. We need to follow the TFA trail also.

K and R.

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This Is What Happens When You Criticize Teach for America [View all] eridani Oct 2014 OP

I'll rec this now and read it later. Still trying to hold down my breakfast after reading Smarmie Doofus Oct 2014 #1

The war on teachers--which really riversedge Oct 2014 #2

Correction: LWolf Nov 2014 #9

K&R.... daleanime Oct 2014 #3

At least three purposes are being served here. malthaussen Oct 2014 #4

When looking for the major problems in education, Thespian2 Oct 2014 #5

This story is chilling. d_r Oct 2014 #6

+1 Good Catch: Smarmie Doofus Nov 2014 #11

If you remove the bottom 6% of Med School students, individual performance might be enhanced bigbrother05 Oct 2014 #7

You consider a study significant if it has a standard deviation of 0.07 because that's > 0? Igel Nov 2014 #8

I am so glad you posted this theHandpuppet Nov 2014 #10

I just got notified CRK7376 Nov 2014 #12