News Roundup
From the " boy, I'm glad my kids didn't go to these schools " file, a story from Georgia about worksheets used in elementary school math that reference slavery, beating a slave and picking cotton. And the principal said he "will work with teachers to come up with more appropriate lessons." That's it. A district spokesperson said she didn't think the teachers meant any harm. Also, we're losing teachers rapidly in this country according to the activist group, Take Part. Five reasons: burnout (particularly among charter school teachers), threats of layoffs, low wages, testing pressures, and poor working conditions. From the New York Times, an interesting story about how education brings "mental fitness." “Education seems to be an elixir that can bring us a healthy body and mind throughout adulthood and even a longer life,” says Margie E. Lachman, a psychologist at Brandeis University who specializes in aging. For th...