The following is a slightly-edited post from last year. A rerun but still relevant.
Today is Independence Day here in the US. And around our house we have a tradition for this holiday.
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The End of Mass Testing
There might be a silver lining in the current administration’s campaign to trash the Department of Education. It might lead to the end of the modern era of standardized testing.
That era began, of course, with No Child Left Behind, the Bush Jr. administration’s 2001 attempt to replicate his “Texas miracle” from the 1990’s. Which was not at all miraculous. But W was never one to let facts get in the way of a good story.
A Travel Tale
It was supposed to be a simple trip. A week visiting my sister and her large family in southwestern Ohio.
I got a good rate on a nice hotel near her house. An ok rate on a mediocre rental car.1 And an early morning non-stop flight.
Rearranging The Deck Chairs
Maryland is planning to completely change the way math is taught in their schools.
Well… “completely” is pretty strong language.
Photo Post – March 2025
My usual March trip had to be postponed to the fall and I didn’t have any major projects to work on, so no big galleries this month. But I still got out regularly looking for some nice images.