Author Archives: Dr. T

Tutorservice Daily News forMay 11th Campaign 2012: Mitt Romney, Prep School Bully – This week's other big education-related political story is the Washington Post's coverage of Mitt Romney's prep school bullying — for which the Republican candidate apologized last night … Continue reading →

Tutorservice Daily News forMay 17th Video Interlude: Teachers "Dance Bomb" Students [Pranks] – Here, MA teachers engage in an elaborate teacher-on-student prank, which is the reverse of the usual practice:   "Dance bombing," like photo bombing, is an Internet fad … Continue reading →

Tutorservice Daily News forMay 17th Nancy Pine: Longer School Days Not Good for Quality – Every time I head for China, U.S. teachers and parents ask me how we can get our students to be more like the Chinese students. … Continue reading →

Tutorservice Daily News for May 16th through May 17th: The high stakes of standardized tests – Listen to CNN Radio's podcast from Steve Kastenbaum about high-stakes standardized testing. by Steve Kastenbaum, CNN (CNN) Standardized tests are nothing new in public … Continue reading →

Tutorservice Daily News forMay 16th Todd Starnes, Fox News Radio Host, Blames Public Schools For Rise Of Same-Sex Marriage Support (VIDEO) – On the heels of President Obama's public endorsement of gay marriage, Todd Starnes, host of the daily radio … Continue reading →

Tutorservice Daily News forMay 15th Cartoon: LOLCats Take Over School Reform – Think you can do better?  Probably so.  Make and post your own using the picture below and the LOLcats builder here. So 2007, I know.   Parents of special … Continue reading →

Tutorservice Daily News forMay 15th Quotes: Insisting On Action From Friends – Words are important, but we have to insist on action from our friends. – Richard Socarides in The New Yorker  Today’s Reading List – Here's what the editors … Continue reading →

Tutorservice Daily News for May 14th through May 15th: AM News: Third Grade Literacy Gateway Returns – Third Grade A Pivotal Time In Students' Lives NPR: In a growing number of states a single reading test determines which third-grade students advance … Continue reading →

Tutorservice Daily News forMay 14th How to Start Paying Off Your Student Loans – Long gone are the days when our parents paid their way through college with just a part-time job. Life was good in 1975 — tuition at … Continue reading →

Tutorservice Daily News for May 13th through May 14th: Michael Kaiser: Blog 150: My Visit to Skidmore – This is my 150th blog for the Huffington Post. I am grateful to Arianna Huffington and the staff of the Huffington Post … Continue reading →