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	<title>Synthesizing Education &#187; School Reform</title>
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		<title>Who Are We Listening To?</title>
		<link>http://synthesizingeducation.com/blog/2010/05/19/who-are-we-listening-to/</link>
		<comments>http://synthesizingeducation.com/blog/2010/05/19/who-are-we-listening-to/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 21:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Eyler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Philosophy & Insight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daniel Pink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Globalization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malcolm Gladwell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York Times]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Seth Godin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thomas Friedman]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am a huge fan of reading Daniel Pink&#8216;s work as well as thinkers like Seth Godin, Malcolm Gladwell, Thomas Friedman, and all of the others. I don&#8217;t dismiss their ideas, points, and theories, but I don&#8217;t use them for anything more than starting points for deeper thinking. What concerns me is that every time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Could Small Class Sizes Hinder Learning?</title>
		<link>http://synthesizingeducation.com/blog/2010/04/27/could-small-class-sizes-hinder-learning/</link>
		<comments>http://synthesizingeducation.com/blog/2010/04/27/could-small-class-sizes-hinder-learning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Eyler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preparing Students for the Future]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[1:1 Programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[21st century Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Class Size]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cooperative Learning]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Globalization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Implications of Future Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Independent Learners]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Class size discussions fascinate me especially when we start talking about making students “independent learners” and when we want to expand learning “beyond the walls of the classroom” by introducing technology and, especially, social media tools. It even fascinates me so much that I wrote a post in early January talking about “How Class Sizes [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>An Open Letter to Society</title>
		<link>http://synthesizingeducation.com/blog/2010/03/24/an-open-letter-to-society/</link>
		<comments>http://synthesizingeducation.com/blog/2010/03/24/an-open-letter-to-society/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Eyler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy and Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Christie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educational Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Extracurricular Activities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Globalization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History of Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OpEd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Race to the Top]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School Funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Star Ledger]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The letter below was sent to the New Jersey Star Ledger on Friday, March, 19th, 2010 at 5:42 P.M. They have not published it, and I am assuming at this point that they won&#8217;t. Even though it is framed to specifically discuss New Jersey, the topic and my points in this article can be attributed [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why Charters Will Rise</title>
		<link>http://synthesizingeducation.com/blog/2010/03/21/why-charters-will-rise/</link>
		<comments>http://synthesizingeducation.com/blog/2010/03/21/why-charters-will-rise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Eyler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy and Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Budget Cuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charter Schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics of Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educational Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teacher Preparation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am not anti-Charter Schools in the least, and I do not want anyone who reads this article to think such. My point here is to explain how the system is going to be altered over the next several years as states are cutting school funding throughout the country. We are about to enter the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cooperative Learning: Stop Treating Kids Like Baseball Teams</title>
		<link>http://synthesizingeducation.com/blog/2010/03/09/cooperative-learning-stop-treating-kids-like-baseball-teams/</link>
		<comments>http://synthesizingeducation.com/blog/2010/03/09/cooperative-learning-stop-treating-kids-like-baseball-teams/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Eyler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cooperative Learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Collaboration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Critical Thinking Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discussion Forums]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lesson Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real World Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School Reform]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a previous post, I spent some time discussing “Misconceptions of Cooperative Learning” where I talked about the need for assignments to actually show some type of cooperation. In other words, rather than just throwing a name on something, I would advocate that we actually instill the practice and teach our kids to work together. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Education &amp; Large-Scale Reform</title>
		<link>http://synthesizingeducation.com/blog/2010/03/07/education-large-scale-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://synthesizingeducation.com/blog/2010/03/07/education-large-scale-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Eyler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Differentiated Schooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educational Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Globalization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preparing Students for the Future]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Race to the Top]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Standardized Testing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://synthesizingeducation.com/blog/?p=559</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m starting to believe that there is no such thing as &#8220;large-scale&#8221; education reform unless the government steps in and mandates it. Quite frankly, I don&#8217;t think large scale reform should exist anyway (especially by bureaucrats). Right now, the educational world has thousands of people who all have the answers to the question of what [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>International Educational Competition: It&#8217;s All About Context</title>
		<link>http://synthesizingeducation.com/blog/2010/02/20/international-educational-competition-its-all-about-context/</link>
		<comments>http://synthesizingeducation.com/blog/2010/02/20/international-educational-competition-its-all-about-context/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Eyler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy and Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2 Million Minutes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Globalization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NAEP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preparing Students for the Future]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rigor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Standardized Testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TIMMS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://synthesizingeducation.com/blog/?p=440</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A lot of politicians and business elitists seem to think that there is some severe crisis in American education as a result of scores on international tests like the NAEP and the TIMMS. There are a number of reasons why we should be wary of this kind of assertion in doing a statistical analysis, but [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Steps Toward Customizing School</title>
		<link>http://synthesizingeducation.com/blog/2010/02/19/steps-toward-customizing-school/</link>
		<comments>http://synthesizingeducation.com/blog/2010/02/19/steps-toward-customizing-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Eyler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Differentiated Schooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scholastic Continuum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School Reform]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://synthesizingeducation.com/blog/?p=434</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week, several states announced their desire to pilot a program that would allow students to graduate high school early and immediately enroll in community college. These states should be applauded for taking steps in the right direction to customize education for all students. Note the fact that they are NOT pushing students out of [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>High School Experiences</title>
		<link>http://synthesizingeducation.com/blog/2010/02/15/high-school-experiences/</link>
		<comments>http://synthesizingeducation.com/blog/2010/02/15/high-school-experiences/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Eyler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Educational Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Academic Decathlon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Model UN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Student-Athletes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yearbook Club]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are some things that kids can only experience in high school, and it is important we afford these experiences to students as an option regardless of the small percentage that we believe it actually effects. Those of you that follow me regularly are aware that I am a big advocate for high schools that [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Reading: For School or Pleasure?</title>
		<link>http://synthesizingeducation.com/blog/2010/02/10/reading-for-school-or-pleasure/</link>
		<comments>http://synthesizingeducation.com/blog/2010/02/10/reading-for-school-or-pleasure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Eyler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Educational Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Critical Thinking Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dumbest Generation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educational Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Bauerlein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School Reform]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am currently reading The Dumbest Generation by Mark Bauerlein and, even though I find him to have faulty research (like using NAEP scores) and that he overstates his point (which means he knows no one is listening), I still consider where he is coming from. His second chapter discusses bibliophiles and the diminishing value of [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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