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Category Archives: new britain
Banning Balls in School
Let’s take it as read that the public schools these days worship a false idol of “safety,” trying so hard to be risk-averse that they often end up spoiling kids’ fun and making it harder for them to learn. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in family, new britain, public schools
Tagged elementary school, safety, soccer, third-grade, this crazy world
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Local legend in the NY Times
George Vecsey’s column this Sunday is about Steve Dalkowski, the fireballing pitcher who struck Maris out on three pitches, convinced Ted Williams to bow out of trying to hit him, and served, in part, as the inspiration for Nuke LaLoosh. … Continue reading
Posted in connecticut, new britain
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Learning from our public schools: What matters in evaluations
So, this weekend we received a document with two forms: the teacher of the year nomination and a parent survey, largely about satisfaction with the school. We’re pretty happy with the school, and very happy with the teacher, so no … Continue reading
Posted in academe, assessment, higher education, new britain, public schools, silliness, teaching, things that should stop
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Et tu, copyeditors
I know typo-blogging is a bit unfair, but this one’s pretty funny. From today’s New Britain Herald: The story, of course, is deeply unfunny. While I’m prepared in theory to agree that throwing money at problems isn’t always a good … Continue reading
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RBOC: Friday edition
Yesterday’s post at Blog of a Bookslut was later than usual, but did make it up. I’m excited about a mini-interview with Angus McLaren (author of Impotence: A Cultural History) that I’ll be posting Monday to Re:Print. Also, yesterday I … Continue reading
Posted in elsewhere, iphone, new britain
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NB High on probation
If your kid is 4, is it too early to worry about the fact that the local high school flunked it’s NEASC accreditation visit? The only real reporting on this story has come from NBBlogs. Today Patrick Thibodeau had the … Continue reading
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