Skip to main contentRemainders: A smart mom says edu-jargon makes her feel dumb
By | September 16, 2013, 11:30pm UTC - A mom who’s no slouch herself says her kids’ school spouts jargon that makes her feel stupid. (Slate)
- Schools in D.C. were dismissed normally after being locked down because of the shooting there. (WaPo)
- Sources say alleged D.C. Navy Yard shooter graduated from Queens’ Hillcrest High School. (DNAInfo)
- Minecraft, the addictive video game, is increasingly being seen as a potential educational tool. (Bits)
- When a Manhattan teacher invited students to challenge themselves, one made eggs. (Free-Range Kids)
- New York City now boasts two Hebrew language-focused charter schools, with more planned. (Haaretz)
- Unable to get past the paywall to read today’s story about flaws in testing? Try another path. (Russo)
- A mom lists ways that schools could handle high-performing students better. (Smoking toward N.J.)
- A new study finds that students, especially rural and poor ones, benefit from cultural field trips. (EdNext)