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Comment on Death threat as a motivation technique by Motivation 101 - How NOT to « Millard Fillmore’s Bathtub

Motivation 101 - How NOT to « Millard Fillmore’s Bathtub — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:57:38 +0000

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Comment on Doing the math by Staying competitive: Do the math « Millard Fillmore’s Bathtub

Staying competitive: Do the math « Millard Fillmore’s Bathtub — Tue, 27 May 2008 22:34:04 +0000

[…] Staying competitive: Do the math Will Texas ever stack up to California? Do the math, at TexasEd. […]

Comment on Top 10 Percent–we meant income, not grades by Texas Ed Spectator » Blog Archive » Maybe we need more “Tier 1″ universities…

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:30:20 +0000

[…] I’ve posted here before, UT Austin’s own statistics show that “top 10 percent students have higher grade point averages, higher retention rates […]

Comment on Randolph-Macon College by Get Into College! » Randolph-Macon College

Get Into College! » Randolph-Macon College — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:31:22 +0000

[…] FanIQ Blog wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptRandolph-Macon College is a small liberal arts of less than 1200 students just north of Richmond, Virginia. The college has two programs that I find appealing. It has a First-Year Experience that goes beyond freshman seminars. … […]

Comment on Randolph-Macon College by Randolph-Macon College « Texas Ed: Comments on Education from Texas

Randolph-Macon College « Texas Ed: Comments on Education from Texas — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:03:15 +0000

[…] Liberal Arts Colleges, college admissions, college rankings, education — texased @ 10:01 pm Texas Ed Spectator » Blog Archive » Randolph-Macon College Randolph-Macon College is a small liberal arts of less than 1,200 students just north of Richmond, […]

Comment on College Admissions Selectivity Equals Quality? by Get Into College! » College Admissions Selectivity Equals Quality?

Get Into College! » College Admissions Selectivity Equals Quality? — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:45:45 +0000

[…] Elmira College wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptSix of the toughest schools to get into don’t make it onto any of the lists: Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, Duke, Dartmouth College, Cooper Union, and Georgetown. Harvard, MIT, Yale, and Brown only make it onto one additional … […]

Comment on So who’s going to stop them? by So who’s going to stop them? « Texas Ed: Comments on Education from Texas

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:34:48 +0000

[…] censorship, cultural values, education, evolution, textbooks — texased @ 2:32 pm Texas Ed Spectator » Blog Archive » So who’s going to stop them? Just think, with the decision of the majority of the Texas SBOE to reject a textbook for reasons […]

Comment on If they’re allowed to do whatever they want, then they didn’t break the law by If They’re Allowed to do Whatever They Want, Then They Didn’t Break the Law « Texas Ed: Comments on Education from Texas

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 02:37:03 +0000

[…] Texas State Board of Education, censorship, education, textbooks — texased @ 9:34 pm Texas Ed Spectator » Blog Archive » If they’re allowed to do whatever they want, then they didn?… More on the Texas SBOE’s rejection of a third grade math book. Now the majority has voted to […]

Comment on Because they don’t like it by Because they don’t like it « Texas Ed: Comments on Education from Texas

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:02:51 +0000

[…] State Board of Education, censorship, education, evolution, textbooks — texased @ 7:59 pm Texas Ed Spectator » Blog Archive » Because they don’t like it Rejection of math textbook sparks debate on state board’s authority | Dallas Morning News | News […]

Comment on Leo’s Letter and why she lost by Texas Ed Spectator » Blog Archive » Because they don’t like it

Texas Ed Spectator » Blog Archive » Because they don’t like it — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:57:39 +0000

[…] of Leo’s attempt for the SBOE to regain absolute control of textbook selection which suffered a major setback in the fall of 2006. Why now? Because biology textbooks are coming up for approval soon. And if the board […]