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Online Education: Embracing Technology to Prepare Children for the Future

I read an interesting article entitled Social media find place in classroom in USA Today yesterday about social media use in education today. It really highlights a shift that is currently taking place in education and the need for all of us to consider how we can and should use technology to ensure our system of learning is engaging young minds and preparing them for the future. 

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Online Learning: One of the Most Dynamic Forces in Education Today

From South Carolina - The Post and Courier, reports that according to a new report by the South Carolina Policy Council, online learning is not just the future of public education, it is one of the most dynamic forces in education today. 

Imagine a public education system able to provide access to high-quality instruction, regardless of where a student lives. Imagine schools able to give individualized instruction to potential dropouts. Or course offerings that encourage students to master their studies, instead of simply show up for class. In fact, this vision for the state's public school system already exists; it's called online learning.

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Tweens and Shrinking Childhood

I know firsthand how quickly that beautiful little baby in the bassinet turns into a teenager as evidenced byWalmart's tween makeup line features "lipshine"  called "GR8" -- texting lingo for great. Photo: Corbis my past posts in the thinktanK. The childhood years before the teenage period are so fleeting and so precious, that it seems to me like they should be preserved and cherished.   I’m confused when I see parents who seem to be rushing the process - with little girls in particular.   It baffled me when my oldest was turning eight and I first heard the term “tween.”  “Oh, she’s a tween now; she’s not a little girl,” a neighbor said to me one day.    I looked at my daughter, and she sure still looked like a little girl to me.   We then began to enter a whole new phase with spa-themed birthday parties and friends wearing clothes that looked like smaller versions of more mature styles.  

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College Acceptances: 2011 Graduates from K¹² schools move on, move up.

K¹² students were accepted at hundreds of post-secondary schools, including some of the finest—Boston University, Columbia, Juilliard, Northwestern and Stanford, to name a few. They are headed to schools of liberal arts, culinary arts, business, fine arts, and top technology and fashion institutes, among others.

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K¹² Week Summer Reading Challenge Week 7

K¹² Week Summer Reading Challenge Week 7

Leave a comment on this weekly challenge post with the following:

  • Book Title
  • Genre
  • Age Category
  • A short review

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