Search Site:  By Susan Darst Williams Parental Involvement Ages & Stages Coaching Your Child Discipline & Safety Health, Nutrition & Fitness Homework Helpers Reading Writing Math Curriculum & Instruction Teachers & Teaching Other School Staff Testing Technology Special Learners School Management Finance & Taxation Government & Politics Preschool Private Schools Homeschooling Choice & Charters Learning on the Go Community Involvement Controversies Education Heroes Bright Ideas for Change Site Map Mini-Grants Parental Involvement Lite Parents, Kids & Books Great Books for Kids Character Education Writing Tips Inspiration Wacky Protests School Humor Home | Purpose | Ask A Question | Subscribe | Forward | Bio | Contact | Print Controversies OVERVIEW       ------------------------------------------ Does Day Care Damage the Learning Curve?       Research Shows Kids Are Better Off in Home-Like Settings . . . Including the Home! In Defense of Recess       The Problem Isn't Wild Kids, It's Ineffective Supervision QUALITY CONTROL       ------------------------------------------ Grade Inflation       Twice As Many A's as C's are Given; It Used to Be the Other Way Around; Why We Should Care Widespread 'Social Promotion' Cheats Students       In Tucson, One Out of Three Failed, But 90% Got to Go On to the Next Grade SPENDING       ------------------------------------------ More Money Would NOT Buy Us Better Schools       Doing a Better Job With the Resources We Already Have Is the Answer EQUAL OPPORTUNITY       ------------------------------------------ The Black-White Achievement Gap . . .       . . . And What Will (Finally) Work to Close It GOVERNMENTAL ISSUES       ------------------------------------------ Was 'No Child Left Behind' Based on Faulty Data?       Both Democrats and Republicans Bear Blame or Credit for the National Education Reforms CURRICULUM ISSUES       ------------------------------------------ Cooperative Learning       'No Child Gets Ahead' FREE SPEECH       ------------------------------------------ Surprising Censorship       Why Educators Don't See Their Book Selection as Censorship, and What You Can Do About It RELIGIOUS RIGHTS       ------------------------------------------ Ten Commandments       How Thou Shalt Display or Teach Them in Public Schools CONFLICT RESOLUTION       ------------------------------------------ Crime in Schools       A Call for Honest Reporting By School Officials HOLIDAYS       ------------------------------------------ Keeping Christmas In Our Schools       Yes, We Can, and It Doesn't Take Santa and the Reindeer to Do It MULTICULTURALISM       ------------------------------------------ The Down Side of Diversity       Ways to Get People to Mix That Don't Involve Political Correctness and Force SEX ED       ------------------------------------------ Do Abstinence-Based Sex Ed Programs Really Work?       Even Though It's More Difficult to Teach Self-Control, It's Worth It THE FUTURE       ------------------------------------------ Should We RFID 'Chip' Our Kids?       Some Say Absolutely Never; Others Think It's a Good Safety Tool ^ return to top ^ Individuals: read and share these features freely! Publications: please contact ShowandTellforParents.com to arrange for reprint rights to these copyrighted news stories and features. Mini-Grants  Links to Learn More   Enrichment Ideas   Nebraska Schooling   Humor Blog   Glimpses of God  Copyright © 2010 ShowandTellforParents.com Website created by Web Solutions Omaha