http://jaypgreene.com/2008/07/02/have-you-heard-about-the-latest-thing-in-education-fads/ With Help From Some Friends Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:03:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://jaypgreene.com/2008/07/02/have-you-heard-about-the-latest-thing-in-education-fads/#comment-6766 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:12:34 +0000 http://jaypgreene.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-6766 Education is, by its very nature, experimental. We teachers are just as susceptible to snake-oil sales pitches, fads, and cultural pressures as any professionals. Check out http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/reading/educational-fads-what-goes-around-comes-around/ for a list of 56 recent educational fads that will make you cringe, laugh, and add a bit of perspective. What goes around, comes around.

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