Faced with 70,000 students or more who are years behind in obtaining
the credits needed to graduate from high school, New York City is at the
forefront of a movement to recognize that for a significant number, high
school might stretch into five, six, even seven years.
Ninth graders often have trouble selecting what clothes to wear to
school each morning or what to have for lunch. But starting this fall,
freshmen at Dwight Morrow High School here in Bergen County must
declare a major that will determine what electives they take for four
years and be noted on their diplomas.
This is fairly hilarious to math geeks. It assigns a piano key with a value and plays "pi" to 1,000 places. It's quite beautiful ; )
From Maryland to Los Angeles, school officials are overwhelmed by the
demand for career-track programs in fields such as sports medicine and
pre-engineering. Their hope is that career-oriented education can help
keep potential dropouts in school by motivating students who might
otherwise see a minimal connection between class work and the real
world.
Using hand-held computers, students at a Virginia school are doing
more with a traditional baking soda and vinegar experiment: they
recorded audio, sketched their progress, analyzed data, and launched a
multimedia slide show. The hand-held computers are part of a
countywide technology program drawing national attention.
A listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar. All links have been tested for correctness and appropriateness.
“Amazing girls” translation: Girls by the dozen who are high achieving,
ambitious and confident (if not immune to the usual adolescent
insecurities and meltdowns). Girls who do everything: Varsity sports.
Student government. Theater. Community service. Girls who have grown
up learning they can do anything a boy can do, which is anything they
want to do.
Arabic classes may be coming soon to a high school near you. The federal government is increasing funding for teaching foreign languages in school, particularly those considered critical for national security. At one public school in Charlestown, Mass., students are already getting a jump on their Arabic studies.
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A great AP computer science site with resources.
Faced with 70,000 students or more who are years behind in obtaining the credits needed to graduate from high school, New York City is at the forefront of a movement to recognize that for a significant number, high school might stretch into five, six, even seven years.
A listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar. All links have been tested for correctness and appropriateness.
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