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FETC 2006: The Podcast

Mar 27th 2006

By: Frank

For those of you working in education, especially in the state of Florida, you may have heard of, or even attended FETC (Florida Educational Technology Conference). This is one of the largest conferences of its kind in the country and it’s hosted in sunny Orlando, FL. If you happen to have missed the conference this year, Apple has graciously provided some podcasts that bring you the action straight to your computer or iPod. You can go to the site at: FETC 06 or subscribe to the podcast at: FETC 06 Podcast.

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The Gates Effect

Feb 17th 2006

By: Frank

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Fast Company is running an article about how the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and others, want to change American Schools. This is something that I can honestly say I commend Bill Gates on. I don’t however think that they can change everything or make a significant impact by just throwing money at it, as the author of this article implies.”A couple of years ago, high schools were not on anybody’s [to-do] list,” says Frederick M…. The foundation has also backed the restructuring of almost 700 existing high schools, often by breaking them up into smaller “learning communities” focused around such themes as science, art, or technology.Why?… Gates’s ambitious goal: 80% of all students graduating college-ready in 20 years, versus a third today.As someone who has worked in the K-12 education system, trying to implement technology solutions in to the curriculum and seen first hand the problems they face every day, there is a lot more that needs to be done than just throw money at the problem and solve the issues through the use of technology…. If parents don’t start to accept responsibility for raising their children properly by getting involved and teaching them right from wrong, NOTHING in the world is going to change those kids pre-determined paths and behaviors…. Until the government and school system acknowledge that and try to change the behavior at home through education and incentives like free tuition, no amount of money or technology will help these kids (or parents) succeed…. Stop throwing money into programs and places where it won’t do any good, and start spending it where the kids are on the borderline and can go one way or the other…. As the article implies, creating programs centered around specific themes (what we call magnet programs), the kids seem to get more involved, learn more, and overall turn out better than those students who don’t have that opportunity.

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