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Friday, June 16, 2006
Teachers: Gadget-Free or Gadget-Friendly
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
There are many reasons to love summer. For me, one of them is having an intern on our education team. For all the concerns about the younger generation not being prepared for the workforce, the hardworking interns we get at the ajc inspire hope. This year we have Julie Turkewitz from UNC Chapel Hill.
Julie is writing a story for our back-to-school guide about gadgets. She knows what kids and teenagers are into because she’s just a year or two removed, but she wants to hear from teachers about technology in the classroom.
For example,do the tech toys open a whole new world of cheating possibilities? Do you wish technology had stopped with the solar powered calculator? Or have you embraced Ipods and hand-held devices for their ability to connect with kids? (I’m told the Ipod can be used for educational purposes such as storing notes…
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Cobb Goes Race Blind
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Cobb board decided - with a little help from the courts - to adopt a map for the new Hillgrove High that doesn’t take into account race. Here’s Diane Stepp’s story.
The board had attempted to balance black and white students at McEachern and the new Hillgrove. Parents not rezoned to Hillgrove, in an effort they believed was to keep some white kids at McEachern, were none to pleased. Some sued, and legislators took their side.
Board member Betty Gray said before the vote: “I don’t like to have my arm twisted with no way out.”
Should race be a factor when drawing attendance boundaries? The argument for using race generally is that once a school becomes majority black, white homeowners sell so their kids may attend elsewhere. The arguement against is that such “social engineering” is not what board members are elected to support.
Tell me what you think, but do keep it civil, okay?
