"Students Shed Light On How Cheating Impedes Learning" was an enlightening article. I never realized that one of the out comes of cheating would be that one would fool themselves into believing they really are performing at the higher level that cheating seems to elevate them to. It certainly sound like as teachers we need to stress the importance of academic integrity and now that I know about the self-deception students engage in, I will make a point of telling them about the negative side-effects of cheating. Having a false sense of capability as a result of cheating is an unexpected outcome.
"Key Elements of Title I Program Broken, Researchers Say", this article brought up issues that pertain to Title I that I had previously been unaware of. I didn't realize that Federal funds that are supposed to go to add to local and state money for schools could allow schools to simply underfund schools by that amount. I was aware that most state lottery funding for education was treated this way. Once again seemingly well meaning people are trying to get away with not doing the right thing. Education, especially for those who are disadvantaged seems to be elusive. Unfortunately, the reasons are complicated and sometimes unpleasant--therefore easy to dismiss. Teaching in a Title I environment requires a "social worker" mentality on the part of the teachers and administrators. Not all teachers or administrators feel called to be "social workers".
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