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- Friday, October 3 (Hot Springs Village Voice)
Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:03:43 GMT Carousel Theater - welcomes seniors 50 years or older who are interested in theatrical study and performance. Most performances are in Readers Theater format, require minimal memorization and mobility and emphasize humor and enthusiasm. The group meets weekly, 10:30 a.m. Fridays at the Garland County Library.
- Ladies: Get your ‘GameFace' on with this new book (The Charlotte Observer)
Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:24:32 GMT Calling all female sports fans. Love the games, but hate the statistics — the boring stuff that men love? Now there is a book for women who are passionate about sports, love the lifestyle elements, but not the obsessive memorization — “GameFace: The Kick-Ass Guide for Women Who Love Pro Sports.” “GameFace,” by Erica Boeke and Chris De Benedetti, captures the action, the drama, the scandals ...
- Youth earns TV spot with super spelling skills (Lookout)
Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:36:00 GMT How many words can you spell in 40 seconds? Eleven-year-old Matthew Connelly of Victoria can rattle off 23 words in that time – one every 1.74 seconds, all spelled correctly.
- SAT, ACT don’t predict college performance (Independent Florida Alligator)
Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:34:00 GMT We’ve long since passed the days of SAT prep courses, but we remember how painful they were. Laundry lists of obscure vocabulary words. Dozens of not–so–profound analogies. Geometry — ugh. Thank goodness those days are behind us.
- Homework harms kids, says debunker (Toronto Star)
Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:52:13 GMT Alfie Kohn is a Boston-based author and speaker on educational and parenting issues who wrote The Homework Myth: Why our kids get too much of a bad thing.
- Grad students study overseas (The GW Hatchet)
Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:17:29 GMT The opportunity to study abroad does not end with an undergraduate diploma, but it does take on a different form.
- Teacher hopes history inspires (The Desert Sun)
Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:20:10 GMT Allison Rutledge has a passion for the past. Rutledge, Desert Sands Unified School District's Teacher of the Year for 2006-07, immerses her students in the color and culture of history.
- Failing to make the grade (The Eagle-Tribune)
Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:19:05 GMT The statewide science test results are in — and they're low, but local educators said the poor scores aren't a surprise. "I expected this result for not just Londonderry, but for the whole state," Londonderry Assistant Superintendent Mark Blount said. "The science standards have not been out that long. School districts have had to scramble to meet the curriculum."
- Some High Schools Are Dropping Out of the Advanced Placement Program (US News & World Report)
Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:11:34 GMT Some say the AP program inhibits top teachers and students from really exploring the subject matter.
- Woman behind the Mad Men (Baltimore Sun)
Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:48:49 GMT The creator of TV's most acclaimed drama looks to a Baltimore native to flesh out the lives of his bold '60s admen A phone call catapulted "Mad Men" writer Robin Veith from a job with the circus to Hollywood. The Perry Hall High School graduate now has a chance to be part of an Emmy for Best Drama.
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