NHN: 3/22/05 NETHAPPENINGS NEWSLETTER #19
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NHN: 3/22/05 NETHAPPENINGS NEWSLETTER #19
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Dear Readers,
Net Happenings Newsletter, launched by the Educational
CyberPlayGround, features both news and resources.
Karen Ellis* Founder of the Educational CyberPlayGround invites
others to help sponsor NHN sent to members of the NetHappenings Mailing
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Thanks for reading,
Al
NHN Written by Classroom Teacher Alan Haskvitz
1997 National Teacher's Hall of Fame
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Reader's Digest Hero in Education
Cherry International Award for Outstanding Teachers
1994 National Middle Level Teacher of the Year (NCSS)
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IN THIS ISSUE
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In this issue I am adding a new section, "We are not alone," in which
education related news from around the world shows that we are not alone
when dealing with schools and student problems.
WE ARE NOT ALONE
Government concerned as school drop-out rates climb: In China
Complaints on the rise that children only being educated to take tests: In
Singapore
Bullying and violence increase: In Germany
IN THE NEWS
Are vaccines with mercury creating autism?
Can techniques used for training horses work with children?
A new study may help explain why African-American children suffer
disproportionately from tobacco-related illness.
Hierarchy 101: Summers, Women and Math
INTERESTING SITES
What some corporations are doing that you and your students probably don't
know about, but should.
Ideas for dealing with parents, including teacher-parent conferences
Quick Reference: Internet Security,Scams and Too
Education and the English Language JARGON / MEME
Request Summer Reading List Recommendation
SITES YOU PROBABLY NEVER KNEW EXISTED
The Mother of all excuses website
Math Enrichment for 12 year olds
Urban Legends and Virus Alerts
QUOTES
What do Einstein and my cousin have in common?
FACTOIDS
Who is better at keeping teachers, public or private schools?
The number of teachers leaving the profession.
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WE ARE NOT ALONE
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School drop-out rates climb: In China
<http://www.china.org.cn/english/2005/Mar/121695.htm>
Children only being educated to take tests: In Singapore
<http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2005/yax-403.htm>
Five percent of all students regularly engaged in violence in German schools
<http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1490619,00.html>
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IN THE NEWS
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Are vaccines with mercury creating autism?
Research could indicate a potential link with mercury in vaccine.
<http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050313/NEWS/503130447
/1039>
Can techniques used for training horses work with children?
Horse whispers type training could be used in a British school. Called
'join-up': the moment a wild horse chooses to initiate contact, teachers are
urged to achieve an identical moment of breakthrough with children.
<http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1436542,00.html>
A Study shows that African-American children with asthma have significantly
higher levels of cotinine -- a substance produced when the body breaks down
nicotine -- even though these children's parents report lower exposure to
environmental tobacco smoke, commonly known as second-hand smoke.
<http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/about/news/release/2005/3-race-tobacco.htm>
Hierarchy 101: Summers, Women and Math
To find out how to increase women's participation in math and science,
don't ask a guy at the top of the academic and social hierarchy. Ask
people who are routinely discouraged by the way math and science are made
to seem out of their reach.
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=2221
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INTERESTING SITES
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A great way to get your students interested in what is happening. This site
reveals what some corporations are doing that they probably don't know
about, but should
<http://www.corpwatch.org/>
Does your school district have a policy regarding student's privacy?
Which companies buy children's information.
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Technology/PRIVACY_INFORMATION.html
Quick Reference: Internet Security,Scams and Tools
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Technology/securityTools.html
JARGON ALERT -- THE NO JARGON RULE.
Education and the English Language
Whoever Owns The Language Owns the Conversation.
Ice Breakers - Jargon that confuses and obliterates meaning.
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/jargon.html
Request Reading List Recommendation
Innovative Teaching @surfaquarium.com will compile a recommended reading
list of what's new, what's hot and what's best for students at the
elementary, middle and high school levels that you can send home with
students this summer. Please send your recommendations to
walter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx by 4/01/05
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SITES YOU PROBABLY NEVER KNEW EXISTED
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The Mother of all excuses website
http://madtbone.tripod.com/
Math Enrichment Resources for 12-year olds
http://www.dellmagazines.com - math and logic puzzles
http://www.moems.org - Math Olympiads for elementary and middle school
students
http://www.mathcounts.org - Math competition for middle school students
http://www.mathforum.org - problems of the week at various levels (Drexel U.)
http://www.zometool.com - Zome building kits - a favorite geek toy
http://epgy.stanford.edu - $tanford e-learning courses for gifted and
talented youth
Urban Legends and Virus Alerts
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Technology/virushoax.html
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QUOTES
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Albert Einstein:
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.
Ariel and Will Durant:
Education is the transmission of civilization.
Ben Sweetland:
We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own.
No one has ever climbed a ladder with their hands in their pockets
Zig Ziglar --- Sent in by Betsy Haskvitz --- South Dakota
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FACTOIDS
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Public Schools Lead Private Schools in Attracting and Retaining Qualified
Teachers: Although keeping teachers in the profession is a serious problem
for our public schools, public schools are much more likely to keep teachers
than private schools are. Private school teachers are 64% more likely to
leave the profession.
The number of teachers leaving the profession is exceeding the number of
teachers entering the profession by 23%, and turnover in the teaching
profession is 32% higher than it is in non-teaching professions.
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Thanks for reading,
Al
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