FL News Podcasts
TLI: Pants on the Ground
12.15.11 |
Dr. Ralph Kerr, President of the Teaching & Learning Institute talks with Cecil about the manner in which one school district is dealing with the issue of baggy, saggy pants. Does it matter how students dress? What are the issues involved?
TLI: Family First Program in Public Schools Brings Families Closer Together
12.08.11 |
Dr. Kerr and Cecil discuss an in-school program to increase parental involvement that was started by Tony Dungy and his wife called Family First. Because of their recent partnership with the national PTA organization, many chapters are being formed across New York and Pennsylvania in secondary and ...
TLI: Christmas Programs in Public Schools
12.01.11 |
Dr. Kerr and Cecil review the issues that frequently arise this time of year in public schools with Christmas and holiday programs. Examples are given and several guidelines are offered for parents. They also offer suggestions on how to thank the music people in your school for including ...
TLI: Teachers Aren't Underpaid After All
11.17.11 |
Dr. Kerr and Cecil discuss the myth that public school teachers are underpaid. While that may have been true in the past, today's teacher ranks higher than their private sector counterparts in terms of salary, fringe benefits and job security.
TLI: Last In, First Out
10.06.11 |
Dr. Kerr and Cecil discuss the policy of “last in, first out” in New York and Pennsylvania, which often allows teachers with more tenure to remain when budgets need to be cut, even though their performance may be substandard compared with newer teachers who are hired and who are the first to ...
TLI: Why Taking the SAT Matters
09.29.11 |
Dr. Kerr and Cecil discuss the SAT exam which is being administered this Saturday; its importance and how to prepare for it.
TLI: Should Teachers Grade Their Own Students' Exams?
09.22.11 |
Topic: Dr. Kerr and Cecil discuss the surprising results of a poll conducted among school board members by the New York State School Board Association about whether or not teachers should grade their own students’ assessment exams. The question arose from instances in the past year of some ...
TLI: Helping Parents Defend Their Rights
09.15.11 |
Dr. Kerr and Cecil discuss a new resource available to parents who want to be informed on the latest trends in education and how to protect their rights and those of their students. The new resource is a website: www.truetolerance.org.
TLI: A Decade Later - The Impact of 9/11 on Public Education
09.08.11 |
Dr. Kerr and Cecil discuss the impact 9/11 has had on public education including changes in social studies programs, multiculturalism and the Biblical directive to maintain a Christian viewpoint toward it all.
TLI: Budget Cuts Increasingly Painful
09.01.11 |
Dr. Kerr and Cecil discuss the deepening cuts in school budgets and the growing impact they are having including employee layoffs, increased class size, additional fees for extracurricular activities, etc.
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