Monthly Archives: March 2013

Taking the “Middle” out of School

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Sarah Hammaker

According to a 2007 New York Times article, certain districts are beginning to eliminate middle schools from their school systems because middle schoolers score lower on standardized tests than their preceeding and subsequent age groups. Instead, these districts are introducing … Continue reading →

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Pursuit of Truth and Beauty

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Sarah Hammaker

“The Pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.”– Albert Einstein So, beauty quote of the day, actually… of life- up there. I love this quote for … Continue reading →

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Issue Brief Draft/ Outline

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Sarah Hammaker

Art Education in Public Schools A recent movement has taken place within the last five years indicating that children receiving an American public education are not scoring as highly in the reading, writing, and math sections of standardized testing as … Continue reading →

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Pretty vs. Beautiful

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Sarah Hammaker

One of my pet peeves is when people interchange the words “pretty” and “beautiful.” This to me, is incorrect usage because when something is pretty, it is not necessarily beautiful, and when things are beautiful they do not always have … Continue reading →

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Ideas ideas…

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Sarah Hammaker

I’m debating whether I want to stay on the topic of education for my issue brief project or choose another topic. I think education is interesting and super important, however that is my blogging topic  so I might want to … Continue reading →

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Hampered Beauty

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Sarah Hammaker

I’m subscribed to a website called Daily Glow and they send me daily updates about health, fitness, and beauty and at times I like reading them, but for the most part I ignore them because I receive so many. However, … Continue reading →

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All About the Style

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Sarah Hammaker

http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/21428981/students-at-pa-school-leave-class-with-a-little-bounce-in-their-step This link is funny for me to watch because my little brother is in it! This is the middle school in my home town and my mom sent me this link so I thought it would be perfect for … Continue reading →

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A Woman in Charge (Mary Robinson’s Speech)

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Sarah Hammaker

I just came back from Mary Robinson’s speech in Eisenhower and I have to say, she’s an excellent speaker and a very inspiring woman and leader. Most of the time when we hear about leaders at all levels, we obtain … Continue reading →

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