2020-06-11 22:41
As an educator, I have a desire to help my community and do so without bias. If I have a bias it is that I believe all students are gifted. Many students have yet to discover their gif… Read More
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All topics within the field of education are covered and include but are not limited to: teaching, leadership, curriculum, assessment, discipline, training, and (my favorite) technology.
2018-11-23 23:47
Every wonder what would happen if humankind encountered an alien species? Imagine intelligent beings from a different planet (solar system, galaxy) whom are much different than us.The need f… Read More
2018-07-03 18:01
Schools across the country have standards in place, but they are too often packed with confusing jargon, making those standards less useful for students and parents.I created a suggested fra… Read More
2018-06-22 17:51
As a concerned parent or fully engaged college bound student, you want your school to provide you with challenging, supportive curricula. Yet, this is not always the norm at schools.&n&hell…Read More
2018-02-17 22:32
Florida Governor Rick Scott said, “Something needs to change here” to the media after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School(Parkland).Everyone who learned of… Read More
2017-12-23 15:39
In order to gain a high school diploma, students must possess a certain set of skills. Most people would agree. Whatever those skills are, schools have not been able to provide f… Read More
2017-05-23 02:08
Ever wonder why Chicago has so much crime? It doesn't require a PhD in criminal justice nor does one have to spend weeks with a journalist to pin down small morsels of truth to build a… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Schools are experimenting with a new grading system. It is called an integer-based grading scale. It is a 3-point, 4-point, or 5-point system usually tied to some sort of criteri… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
The PSAE is a test that Illinois high schools give to all of its juniors in April. It is a big deal. The scores of these tests are used to compare one school against the other and schools ag… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
The world of politics is not shy when it deals with blame, nor who to blame, when society is out of balance or student performance in schools is questionable. Recently, the blame stick has… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Educators attend teacher in-services, where they learn of changes in law, best practices, and current research. Teachers benefit from the experience by blossoming into higher performing educ… Read More
2014-12-03 17:35
The era of differentiated instruction means teachers have to contend with a wider spectrum of student skills within the same classroom. Teachers are routinely faced with three ab… Read More
2014-10-26 06:19
PARCC means Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers. What it means to schools is different: there will be yet another testing instrument and evaluation tool for… Read More
2013-06-05 00:41
Concerning the Chicago Teachers' strike, it is unfortunate that students are not in school. However, this issue is the result -- in part -- of the Chicago Public Schools wanting to lea… Read More
2013-06-05 00:41
Ever since the release of A Nation At Risk, education reformers have been crying doom and gloom. The report outlined issues like the following (The National Commission on Excellence in… Read More
2013-06-05 00:40
Teaching mathematics is so important that most high schools require three years of it to graduate. Students who desire to attend college get pressured to take four years of math. … Read More
2013-06-05 00:40
There are some events, reports, and people that have acted like a lightning rod within the world of education. The court case Brown vs. Board of Education (Kelly, n.d.), the report &ls&hell…Read More
2013-06-05 00:39
Marzano's integer rubric system [see Douglas County (n.d.) for an example of one] for assessing student work is of interest to several school districts.Quite basically put, it attempts to le… Read More
2013-06-05 00:35
DyscalculiaAnyone who tries to make gains in the field of mathematics education is a friend of mine, unless someone is attempting to make the case why dyscalculia makes it impossible for a s… Read More
2013-06-04 19:00
The entries posted within this blog are typically research-based. However, this entry will be on a personal level. Consider it an editorial.I frequently get into debates with my friends… Read More
2013-06-04 19:00
The American Association of School Administrators published my Letter to the Editor in its August issue (AASA, 2008). The issue is related to guns. Considering the 5-4 Supreme Court ruling… Read More
2013-06-04 18:59
Pat Quinn has proposed the need for a tax increase in Illinois. He wants to raise it from 3% to 4%, which appears to be a small increase. However, it is a 33% tax increase.Due to Illinois'… Read More
2013-06-04 18:59
Educators are privy to a great deal of written material. We pass along articles, review research, and view magazines. Very rarely, we see our colleagues' written works.My colleagues' works… Read More
2013-06-04 18:58
Scientific American ran anti-gun stories over the past month. Unlike Scientific American stories that have covered many other topics in the past, the recent gun-related stories lack de… Read More
2013-06-04 18:56
The letters N – R – A always stirs up controversial emotions, but even more so after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre (CNN, n.d.). The emotion has led people to fo… Read More
2013-04-25 19:49
President Obama has an innate ability to bring attention to facets of our American world. He has been able to draw a considerable amount of attention on heath care. Yet, this blog and this… Read More
2012-10-04 22:25
The challenge of fiscally tight economic situations is that we are forced to re-examine how our collective time, money, and efforts are spent. Within the arena of public education, the… Read More
2010-12-15 03:46
Today, I learned of a Special House Committee on Education meeting that will occur at the Math and Science Academy in Aurora, Illinois on December 16th and 17th. Panel discussions will in… Read More
2009-11-07 15:59
A few years ago, I had the pleasure of attending a conference in Florida. It was a conference meant to assist educators with a rigor, relevance, and relationships framework. The crux of th… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Within two previous blog entries, the issue of using an Integer-based grading scale was discussed (Karadimos, 2014 and 2013):Standards-Based or Equal-Interval Grading SystemsMarzano's Rubric… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
For eons, poets, scholars, and politicians have been stating, “We live in troubled times.” It is also true that every era has its own troubles. So, what are the troubles of our… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Madness... Acts of violence were directed at Charlie Hebdo personnel in France. It was thought to have occurred due to satire that was directed at Muhammad. Yes. … Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
There is no shortage of opinion concerning the state of mathematics education in the United States. Unfortunately, there is a plethora of voices that are based, at best, on suspect inf… Read More
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