Most of us have been very familiar with military boarding school and other kinds of military-related schools. We’ve also been oriented as to what these army schools have done in order for the young generation to grow and develop into responsible citizens.
But how effective are these schools really? How are we going to attest it? Well, testimonials from parents who chose to let their children enrol to these schools will definitely serve as good evidence. Here are three of the various quoted testimonials that parents shared in a post. It was specifically detailing a definite military school to which some of you might have been interested to go to.
I really cannot believe what some people say about the MMA, It’s the most wonderful school environment ever. Our young men become well rounded and strong in all aspects of their world around them. My Hats off to the MMA. - Submitted by a parent
My son attended the summer camp program and he had an excellent experience. He worked hard, made good friends, had a lot of fun, got to feel an enormous sense of accomplishment running the obstacle courses and he even learned to make his bed and sweep the floor (lol). He was also in the aerospace elective so he now has knowledge and some experience flying small planes which is SUPER COOL! I am very satisfied with my decision to send him for a month this summer. It was an experience of a lifetime for him and he will take the memories and many of the lessons he learned with him. - Submitted by a parent
I hope the listed testimonials above served as your evaluator that indeed, military schools are worth enrolling to.
A year ago, I wrote a blog about using ArcGIS Online to explore ecoregions, and doing it on an iPad, in addition to a regular computer. I want to enhance the map by adding another key layer: drought status. I’m interested in learning which ecoregions face a near-term issue.
The U.S. government runs a portal about drought, with maps, data, news, and links. But what if you just want to drought data added into your ecoregion map? Think back to another recent blog entry that walked through finding and adding special services. This time, we need to find some drought data. By searching the information, links, and applications at the drought portal, I found the National Climate Data Center’s web service for the Palmer Drought Severity Index. the combined map.
Finally, since the two color layers compete, I used the idea from another blog entry to create a three-panel map, showing a location by terrain, drought, and ecoregion.
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What makes for good teaching? And how does the Dallas school district get more of it?
That is one of the themes we are going to explore on this blog this year. So, let me take a stab at the start of an answer. I’d like to hear ideas from Education Front readers, though. This conversation is ongoing.
As far as what constitutes good teaching, I’d say it starts with a passion for the work. In my experience as a student, parent and journalist, a sense of calling has seemed to separate the stand-out instructors from the average to dismal ones. The leaders have a deep desire to connect with kids.
That quality points to the next must-have ingredient. A top-tier teacher knows how to relate to their students. I remember talking to one Dallas principal a couple of years ago when he brought this point up. I was thinking more about a teacher’s pedagogical skills. But he was right. Good teachers have a knack for letting their students know they care about them.
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Miramar cornerback Tracy Howard and Palm Beach Gardens offensive lineman Avery Young were listed among Rivals.com’s update Top-100 prospects list, released today.
Both prospects are undecided on where they will play college football next year, among the 21 uncommitted players on the Top-100 list.
Howard is the top-ranked cornerback in the class of 2012, Young the 12th ranked offensive tackle. Howard is the 13th overall prospect on the list with Young coming in at No. 74.
Both players will make their college decisions soon. Howard will chose between LSU, USC and Florida, with Young choosing between Auburn and Georgia, with Miami making a late push to keep the 6-foot-7 star in South Florida.
The Cumberland Valley School District is looking at redistricting for the 2012-13 school year in response to overcrowding predictions at three elementary schools.
A redistricting committee will meet Friday at Cumberland Valley School District’s Eagle View Middle School. There is a possibility of overcrowding at three elementarty schools.
The district has formed a committee in response to a recent enrollment and demographic report that projected overcrowding at Middlesex, Monroe and Silver Spring elementary schools.
The report by Brad Furey Consulting looked at trends within the districts population, including enrollment projections, housing developments and census data.
The three-member committee will meet 7 p.m. Friday at Eagle View Middle School cafeteria to discuss what they would recommend to the school board. Districts officials said no decisions have been made.
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