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What
Do You Think?
Are
you in favor of Merit Pay for educators? Why or Why
not?
Let
us know your thoughts and we will post them in next
month's newsletter—plus, you will be entered
into a drawing to win a $25 Target
Gift Card! Click
here to reply »
Last
Month's Question
The
answers to last month's question varied widely.
Here are a few responses:
"The
most pressing issue in education today is funding.
Without adequate funding it is difficult to implement
needed programs or to provide positive educational
environments. Affluent neighborhoods will continue
to provide better school expriences than poorer
neighborhoods. Lack of funding sets teachers and
students up for failure."
"I
have always said that the school system never changed
with the times. Students do not want to sit and listen
to someone lecture all the time. More and more students
are saying that school is so boring...Lets get into
the 21st century. Students need real experience.
Less time in school and more time on learning experiences.
How many more years will be added onto High school?
How many more tests can students take? What's the
purpose of sitting in front of a teacher who lectures
for the entire 75 minutes? What's the purpose of
education if we never learn to make mistakes. School
wants to teach us how to succeed. What wrong with
making a mistake along the way."
"In
this counrtry too many of our students do not have
a work ethic. Those that try are successful. Those
that just take up a seat or do not come at all, are
unsuccessful. Families with cultural backgrounds
that value education as a stepping stone to future
success, nurture this work ethic from day one. Regardles
of language or income barriors, students from these
famililes thrive in the educational environment. When
teachers and education regain respect students in
our nation will gain ground. Being a student
is hard work. We must embrace this thought as
a nation and expect hard work!"
Thank
you to all who participated!
Congratulations
to Carmen, who won a $25 Target Gift Card in our
drawing of participants!
VESi
News
Online
Courses - VESi courses will be available
online by Fall 2007! We are excited about this development
because online courses will allow students to work
on their course from any computer at any location.
Additionally, student scores will be safe and secure
even if the computer they are using crashes because
they will be stored and backed up on our servers
instead of the student computer.
 New
Course - Our Reading First series
has been released. This is a three course series
that address
the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 that
requires the use of scientifically-based research
in remedial reading programs that receive federal
funding.
The purpose of this course series is to help improve
your knowledge of science and the scientific process
and to lay the foundation for effective reading instruction.
It will teach you about learning to read and reading
to learn, in addition to providing an introduction
to reading assessment. The knowledge provided in this
series will help you become a more informed
consumer and an even better advocate for your students.
Courses
in the Works - We are are continually
developing new courses to meet your continuing education
needs. Courses we are currently working on include
Educational Psychology, Infant & Toddler Mental
Health, and Self-Care for Clergy. As each course
is released, we will announce it in the monthly newsletter.
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