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Entries by Steve Nelson from 04/2011

Kill the Computers and Save the Children

| Posted 04.08.2011 | Huffington Post
Read More: New York Times, Online Learning, Neuroscience, Child Development, Pedagogy, Computers, Education Technology, Huffington Post News

There's a lot not to like about online education, and the frenzy of enthusiasm over digital learning is infuriating on many levels.

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Lipstick on the Pig of American Education

| Posted 04.26.2011 | Huffington Post
Read More: Tutoring, Test Preparation, Teaching to the Test, Princeton Review, College Board, Nclb, New York Times, Kaplan, Naep, Education Reform, Race to the Top, Standardized Testing, Huffington Post News

The "course-title inflation" problem is worse than the Times report suggests. NAEP and SAT scores have indeed flat-lined. But this "flat-line" indicates a precipitous drop in actual learning.

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