Thursday, February 26, 2009

Robbinsdale Intradistrict Transfers

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Today I am going to tell you a story about some friends of ours. Let's name the parents Bob and Betty, and the kids Billy(2nd grd) and B...
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Robbinsdale Schools: Squished at ZLE ?

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The following is to provide information for those who are looking to open enroll or intra-district transfer to Zachary Lane Elementary for t...
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Monday, February 23, 2009

Crisis of Credit - Economics for Dumbies

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Thanks to Chief and Spike over at Freedom Dogs for this great link: Crisis of Credit It explains the current situation in a simple graphical...
Saturday, February 21, 2009

Robbinsdale School District- Spanish Immersion

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First: I believe there are benefits to exposing students to Spanish Immersion. (K-5) Primarily, it takes advantage of a period in the dev...
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Friday, February 20, 2009

Robbinsdale School District: Transportation

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Continuing on yesterday's topic. What else could $500,000 a year buy? 7 to 10 general education teachers or 7 to 10 music or art teacher...
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Thursday, February 19, 2009

Robbinsdale School District: Transportation

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After attending my 5th grader's music concert, I am even more frustrated by the decision to reinstate cross district transportation for ...
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

How to Win Friends and Influence People

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For 20 years of my adult life I put off reading this book because I thought it was about manipulating people. (not my style) Then one day I ...
Monday, February 16, 2009

Teacher: Creative vs Incompetent

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I think I have probably sat in more class rooms than most people. This is due to my years of company sponsored training and certifications, ...
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Friday, February 13, 2009

School Superindents - Critical Characteristics

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The following letter and preferred profile have been posted on the RAS website. (links below) I am not sure what to make of them, the profi...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Is a Recession a Bad Thing ?

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I have what is probably a very unpopular opinion right now: A serious 2+year recession would be great for the country !!! Now I know this so...
Monday, February 9, 2009

The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round part 2

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I was given a brilliant and simple solution to the transportation expense issue. Charge the folks for the transportation costs related to th...
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Friday, February 6, 2009

The Joy of "Blog"

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Now I know there is a group of people who like to watch people interact. Sometimes this is: at the mall watching sports blogging other mor...
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Thursday, February 5, 2009

The Power of and Need for Empathy

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As I sit here listening over the wall to my co-worker of 12 years packing his boxes due to our most recent round of layoffs, I am contemplat...
Tuesday, February 3, 2009

The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round

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I had such high hopes that the RAS Board members and Administrators had gotten the voter's message loud and clear: Be Conservative with ...
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Monday, February 2, 2009

Seniority and Tenure vs Learning and Productivity

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As the manufacturing company I work for faces the grim reality of separating with and/or laying off upwards of 25% of the employees (~25,000...
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