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Warning: Learning Expectations Can Vary Dramatically by State

By Shannon Sweetser On November 3, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Education: Industry, In The News, Testing
Imagine 2 people have learned to make a birdhouse in two different states from a different instructor. After they take the birdhouse-builder’s standardized test, we line up the birdhouses and take a look. According to the birdhouse building manual for Massachusetts, which is where the builder is from, one birdhouses is missing a few key [...]
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5 Education Articles to Start Your Week: The End of Textbooks As We Know It

By Shannon Sweetser On November 1, 2010 · 3 Comments · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, In The News, Teaching
In this week”s 5 Education Articles to Start Your Week, we examine news articles which mark a drastic shift in a school technology policy. Many American colleges are shying away from the print editions of books in favor of e-books. Fourth graders are enjoying up to two hours on their laptops during the school day [...]
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8 Eerily Educational Halloween Costumes

By Shannon Sweetser On October 29, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Education: General, Education: Industry, General, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Tutoring
Cloroplasts,? Accelerators? and Planetary Systems, oh my! It”s that time of year again. Time to get out our camera”s and get ready to snap photos of our most favorite costumes. At Socrato, though, we do things a little differently. We”ve put together a collect of educational themed costumes that would make any science or math educator proud! [...]
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Is Digital Darwinism Making Your Tutoring Business Obsolete?

By Shannon Sweetser On October 29, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Technology, Teaching & Tutoring
This week, after 30 years of production, Sony finally retired their cassette Walkman. The loss of the Walkman to the GoodWill in the sky caused me to think of all the things that have become obsolete in my lifetime thanks to the Digital Age. Today, I rarely buy printed books. I read newspapers entirely online. [...]
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9 Technology Factors to Improve Education Success in Schools

By Shannon Sweetser On October 28, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Education Techology, Education: Technology, In The News, Socrato: System, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring
In this week’s 5 Education Articles to Start Your Week, we pointed out some interesting articles and studies which zeroed in on engaging students with technology. One particular article which caught our eye was about the Project RED (Revolutionizing Education) research team”s recent findings on education; it really energized us about the benefits technology can [...]
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The Truth About Learning in 21st Century America [Cartoon]

By Socrato Admin On October 27, 2010 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Education: Industry, Test Preparation
This is an amazing cartoon and captures how we often feel about the current education system. I thought it deserved to be shared on our blog. The artist, Daivd Horsey originally published this under the title Dismal Learning is Not the Path to Success. You can check out some more of his cartoons on his [...]
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5 Education Articles to Start Your Week: If You Give a Student a Cell Phone…

By Shannon Sweetser On October 25, 2010 · 5 Comments · In Education Techology, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, In The News, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring
This week in “What You Missed in Education,” we remember the famous children’s book, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie… Do you know what happens when you give a mouse a cookie? The classic children’s book claims, “If you give a mouse a cookie, he’s gonna want a glass of milk.” However, what about [...]
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Study Finds New Orleans’ Student Performance Doubled After Katrina

By Shannon Sweetser On October 21, 2010 · 3 Comments · In Education: General, In The News, Testing
After the initial aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, it was difficult to predict how it would change the lives of students in New Orleans. After all, when your city is in shambles and many livelihoods rely on the rebuilding process, I’m sure it’s hard to imagine going back to school and returning to normal life ever [...]
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How Tutors Can Use Long Tail Keywords to Get Found by Local Searchers

By Shannon Sweetser On October 20, 2010 · 5 Comments · In Tutoring
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If you’re like most tutors, you likely receive most of your local business through word-of-mouth referrals from parents and students. And sure, word-of-mouth is a great way to expose yourself to “leads” that are already in your network, but what about those individuals who are outside your reach? They’re likely searching online for a tutor, [...]
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5 Articles in Education You Missed this Week: Universities, School Funding and Print Books Under Fire

By Shannon Sweetser On October 18, 2010 · 4 Comments · In In The News, Teaching
If you’re in the education industry, chances are that you are walking a balancing act between the old methods of teaching and learning and a changing world that is full of distraction and wonder for young people. This week we take a look at some articles, studies and statistics which paint a picture of the [...]
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