Rethinking Learning

Rethinking Learning

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Barbara Bray

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State of Schools around the US
By Barbara Bray July 17, 2008 -- 07:23 AM
I live in California and work around the country. I am appalled about the state of education and how we are leaving more children behind then we ever have before. The focus of "No Child Left Behind" was framed so people thought that we were going to fight for all children. Actually, what has happened is that "Every poor, disadvantaged, learning disabled, at-risk, and minority child is left behind." What kind of country is this that we do this to our future. In today�s SF Chronicle, the headline is 24% of high school students will dropout. Where are they? What are these dropouts doing now? How ... more...

Comments: 2 Last Comment By Mrs. Shannon Riek July 24, 2008 -- 04:56 PM

Fun on the 4th of July
By Barbara Bray July 6, 2008 -- 12:06 AM
I did something different this 4th of July. I joined my sister in a lead car in a 4th of July parade in Orinda, CA. It was so much fun. The convertible was decorated. I practiced my wave and smile. So along the route, I smiled larger than I thought I could. A few times I took pictures. I even caught a picture of me in the side mirror. After the parade, everyone went to the park for picnics, music, and lots of tents with art and more. At night we sat on a golf course with thousands of others to watch a fantastic fireworks show. Fireworks more...

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Google Earth telling Amazon Indians story
By Barbara Bray July 3, 2008 -- 07:49 AM
In the SF Chronicle today, there is a story about how Google Earth is helping the Surui tribe in the Amazon by telling their story and helping protect their land. This tribe made contact less than 40 years ago and has been outfitted with GPS and computers with Internet access. The new technology is replacing bows and arrows to protect their land. Chief Almir Surui, a college graduate, came to the bay area and asked Google to provide them with technology to monitor illegal loggers and raise global awareness about the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. I found another article where a new tribe was found... more...

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