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| Interview |
| Canadians Dislike Homework, Too |
 Americans and Canadians have a lot in common. Now, it turns out, they share something more: a fervent dislike of homework. Researchers at the University of Toronto's Ontario Institute for Studies in Education recently released Canada's first national study of parental opinions and attitudes about the amount and role of homework. As Professor of Education Lee Bartel, coauthor of the report, describes it, those attitudes are far from upbeat.
Do American and Canadian kids get the same amount of homework?
U.S. data generally report an increase in homework in the U.S. from the late 1980s. We got that in Canada from the mid-1990s, so school boards here started creating policies around homework around 1998, '99, mirroring what was happening in the U.S. Ten minutes per grade was a good guideline. As we found in our study, these guidelines were generally adhered to, but with an incredible amount of variance among students. Teachers may be assigning what they consider 20 minutes of homework, but some kids take an hour to do it. read more... |
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| News and Views |
| NJ Court Upholds Decision to Dismiss Porn-Surfing School Librarian |
A New Jersey middle school librarian fired for surfing sexually explicit Web sites on a school computer has lost her state appeal. The New Jersey Superior Court's Appellate Division on March 3 upheld the state Board of Education's 2006 decision to dismiss Darlene Donahue and strip her of her tenure.
Donahue, a 14-year veteran of the Pemberton Township School District, was working at Newcomb Middle School in October 2002 when school officials suspended her for accessing pornographic Web sites and writing questionable emails over the course of three days that month. read more... |
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| Toys for Tots Launches Literacy Program |
Toys for Tots , the nonprofit organization that has delivered Christmas presents to millions of needy American kids for the past 61 years, is about to embark on another good deed: launching a children's literacy program.
The Virginia-based organization, run by the U.S. Marines, has unveiled the Toys for Tots Literacy Program, which will collect and deliver books to disadvantaged children across the country in an effort to break the cycle of poverty and youth illiteracy, reports the Washington Post. read more... |
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| Remarkable Reads |
| Adventures in the Snow |
Ezra Jack Keats's The Snowy Day (Viking, 1962) is considered by many to be the quintessential "snow day" title, with young and gentle Peter finding joy and fun in every snowflake. Each of the following books also hails the arrival of a wintry wonderland and all the frosty opportunities it offers for adventure.
CREWS Nina. Snowball. illus. by author. HarperCollins/Greenwillow. 1997. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-688-14928-4
PreS-Gr 1 No one does urban photo-journalism like Crews. read more... |
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| Librarian's Internet |
| Won't You Be My Neighbor? |
| pbskids.org/rogers/ |
Fred Rogers, known and loved by three generations of parents and children as "Mister Rogers," was born on March 20, 1928. His groundbreaking and gentle television show for young children, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, has been airing on PBS since 1968. Rogers profoundly influenced children's television shows, presenting rich characters (including Mr. McFeely and my personal favorite, Daniel Striped Tiger) and important messages for children, not to mention the many songs he wrote and sang.
Introduce kids to Mister Rogers' world by encouraging them (and their parents) to explore his Web site—there are tons of things to do. Visit "Mister Rogers' House" and click on the book to read two great online stories, go to "Neighborhood of Make-Believe" to find online postcards to share with friends, or click on any one of the puppet characters for more fun. Check out the "Song List" for audio files of all of Mister Rogers’ songs. Finally, visit the "Parents & Teachers" section for information about each week's program theme as well as a touching biography of Fred Rogers, including fond remembrances from those whose lives he touched. — Gail Junion-Metz |
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| Children's Section Supervisor |
King County Library System
Bellevue/Lake Hills/Crossroads Library Cluster
Supervises & coordinates staff, work & activities of the Children's section providing professional library services to assure effective children's library services. Manages the collection development & programming budgets. read more...
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