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These articles come from the newsletters of the Society for Quality Education and the Organization for Quality Education. They are in chronological order within their categories, with the most recent article first, and each article has only one link.
Accountability
Expectations Exit Exams Need for Change Bogus Democracy
Activist Activities
Talk to Friends Hard Nut to Crack Creating an Activist Questioning Authority Politics
Letter Writing Strategy Traditional School More Letter Writing
Arts
Drawing Talent More Drawing Creativity
Attention Deficit Disorder
Ritalin Amphetamines Structure Diagnosis Phonics Behaviour Substitute for Discipline
Violence
Boys
Reading Teaching Methods Scotland
Bullying
How to Stop It Nipping in Bud Zero Tolerance Crime Prevention No Excuses Discipline
Charter Schools
Alberta Data Cost Effectiveness Mother Earth’s Children
Foundations for the Future Arizona Rationale Effect Non-Elitist Perestroika
Class Size
Hard Cap Bang for Buck Politics Quality of Education
Composition
Oral Speech Underlying Problems How to Teach Essays Direct Instruction
Computers
Need for Pens Appropriate Use Inappropriate Use Critical Thinking Hype
Curriculum
Depressing Physical Education Great Books Music Examplars Importance
Disadvantaged Students
Project Follow Through Two-Tier Helping Them Politicians School Choice Public Schools
KIPP Scholarships Politics
Effective Teachers
Technology Team Approach Certification Grade 1 Teacher Inspirations Reprofessionalizing
Importance Plea from High School Teacher Precision Teaching Individualized Instruction
Streaming Themes Split Grades
French Immersion
Value Streaming Grammar Frenglish
Funding
Child-Centred Funding Value for Money Public School Fees Businessmen School Board Spending Special Education Valuation Achievement Textbooks Disparity Waste
General Knowledge and Vocabulary
Young Children Disadvantaged Kids Facts
Good Schools
School for Blacks Comparisons Global School Children First Montessori Islamic
Uniforms Open Court Management No-Excuses Mississippi School
Role of Principals Traditional School Flowervale Brock Wesley Elementary Oakdale Park
Evaluation Feedback Parkview
Grammar
Standard English Older Students Noam Chomsky Composition Best Practices
Hearing
Boys Acoustics Too Much Noise Intelligibility
History and Geography
Importance Mapwork Honest History Lay of the Land Factual Knowledge
Home and School
Teacher Interviews School Councils Classroom Volunteers
Home-Schooling
Conversion Trivium Economical Egalitarian Outcomes
Homework
Appropriate Too-Hard Independence Effective Teaching Time
Humour
Drill&Kill Algebra Baloney Latent Learners Goofiness Nasal Learners Authentic Tests
Buttocks-Based Education Staff Meetings Research Whole Language Educationists
More Whole Language Marks
Inter-Provincial Comparisons
Alberta Advantage More Alberta Advantage Family Background Quebec
Learning Disabilities
Autism Language Delay Dysteachia Special Education Tutoring Services Advocacy
Early Diagnosis Asperger’s Nipped in the Bud Remedial Vouchers Meaningless Term
Brain Building Human Cost of Failure Reading Recovery Source of Problems All Can Learn
Status Quo Bogus Definitions Teaching Disabilities Tips Purpose
Lessons from Abroad
China Scotland East and West Germany Finland India Holland Italy France China Switzerland Sweden Germany Australia
Testing More Switzerland Denmark New Zealand England World-Class Standards
More New Zealand Asia
Mathematics
Spirit of Math Difficulty Web-Sites JUMP Discovery Math Easy Manipulatives
More Spirit of Math Number Facts Failure Ability Conceptual Understanding
Stand and Deliver Calculators More Calculators New Math
After-Schooling Manitoba Drills NCTM Valuable Other Countries’ Textbooks
Preparation for University Curriculum Ideological
Merit Pay
Value for Money Incentives Feedback Denver Competition
Ontario School Board Rankings
Well-Paid Bureaucrats 2006 Catholic Superiority True Pass Rate
Well-Paid Bureaucrats Huron-Perth Board More Well-Paid Bureaucrats 75% Goal
Literacy Test Math
Parental Issues
Repeating a Year Mold Cafeteria Closure Television Portables
Delphi Technique Extra-Curriculars Parental Involvement Hot Schoolyards Fund-Raising
Team Spirit International Baccalaureate Sex Education Peer Pressure
Who’s the Boss? Reading Material Access to Records Access to Schools
Teacher Interviews Putting Pressure on Kids
Penmanship
Legibility Printing Boys Preschoolers Composition Beauty
Politics
Drop-Out Rate McGuinty Report Card Central Planning Mindset Ignoring Students
One System School Closing Literacy Test Religious Discrimination Textbooks
Approved Materials Bureaucrats Management Two-Tier Education
Post-Secondary
What Profs Think Globalization Liberal Arts Gender Disparity Blurring of Roles
Degree Granting College-for-All Weeding Out Regulated Fees Poor Preparation
Purpose Degree Inflation Undergraduates Part-Time Students Tuition Fees Universality
Academic Skills Flunking Out
Practice
Genius Memorizing Poetry Expertise Overlearning Memory Work Math Literacy
Drills Effort
Preschoolers
IQ Heritage Language Importance of Conversation Math School Readiness
Public Policy
Milton Friedman Choice is Not Enough Public-Private Partnerships Funding Criteria
Third Way School Leaving Age Middle School Compulsory Education Economic Growth
Upgrading Teachers Decentralization Teacher Co-Operatives Educational Freedom
Inner-City Outside the Box Legal Remedies Social Cohesion Profits
Professional Development Incompetent Teachers Subsidizing Failure
Differentiated Staffing Multiculturalism Roles
Reading
Inaccuracy Three-Year-Olds Wasted Efforts All Can Read Phonics First Web-Sites
Brain Research Remediation Plus Contemptuous Dismissal of Research Catastrophe
Older Students Beginning Stages Scotland Late Bloomers Three-Cueing Comprehension
Learning Styles Curriculum More Scotland Prisoners Reading Recovery Bizarre Treatments Reading to Learn
Systematic Phonics Literacy Whole Language Grade 4 Slump Consequences of Failure Social Injustice Lindamood
Diagnostic Test Comprehension Phono-Graphix Child Abuse More Reading Recovery Juvenile Delinquents Open Court California Teach Your Child
Research
Data-Driven Brain-Based Myths Meaningful Teaching General Principles Stories
Progressivism Scaffolding Teenaged Brains Coming of Age Whole Language
More Brain-Based Fads Discriminating Class Warfare Left-Brain Right-Brain
More Discriminating Dogma
School Boards
Effect on Community Cloning Success Consultants
Closing Schools Abolition Amalgamation Value Added
Carver Model Central Planning Superintendent Integrity Power
School Choice
Muslim Schools Religious Schools Good Citizenship Free to Choose House Prices Teachers Toronto School Board
Family Influence Win Win Magnets Equity Evidence Quebec Alberta Edmonton Florida Teachers Lessons Fairness
Central Planning Urban Renewal Self-Seekingness Vouchers Tax Credits
One-size-fits-all Desire for Choice Real Choice More Edmonton History Collectivism Markets Teachers’ Own Children
Help for Disadvantaged Kids
School Councils
Check-Up Ineffectiveness Survey Examples Nova Scotia Tips
Science
Not Enough Students Web-Sites Scientific Integrity Dedicated Teacher
Discovery Learning Physics Global Warming Girls Pseudoscience
Junk Environmentalism Importance Curriculum
Self Esteem
Praise Opinion Academic Performance Earned Tough Love Opinion Dark Side
Semestering
Curriculum Academics Debate
Sleep
Deprivation Start Times Importance
Small Schools
Focus Better Results Safety Ethos
Special Education
Importance of Fluency Wait Lists Finland Black Hole Other Countries IRPC’s
Spelling
Alberta Advantage Good Web Resources Root Words Spelling Test
Direct Instruction Spellers Good Schools How to Teach
Teaching Practices
General Approach Importance Developmentalism Structure Precision Modalities
Gender Segregation Memory Direct Instruction Learning Styles Progressivism
Progressive Methods Progressive Philosophy Comparison with Traditional Emotional Intelligence Inclusion Opinion Gifted Programs Multi-Aged Grouping Time on Task Projects Open Plan Principles Philosophy Sitting in Rows Scaffolding
Teacher Training
Waste of Time Counter-Productive Best Students Alternative Certification Body of Knowledge Heart of Darkness Teaching Reading Turn-Off Learning-Disabled Teachers