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Bits ‘n Pieces is provided by MESPA as Champions for Children™. Feel free to use any of the content in newsletters, Web sites, speeches, or as a part of other communications with stakeholders. These are "just the facts" on our education bragging rights, parenting
concepts, No Child Left Behind results, school leadership, and
education in the world around us -- plus quotes and quotables on
perspectives for 2008.
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Bragging Rights
Minneapolis has been identified as the most literate city in the country for the third time in the past five years. The other two years it was identified as the second most literate city. St. Paul has been identified as the third most literate city in the country and has risen from eleventh place during the past five years. (John W. Miller, President of Central Connecticut State University, USA Today, December 27, 2007)
Parenting
Myths about self esteem:
1. Self esteem is feeling good.
2. Self esteem comes first and leads to success in school, relationship, careers.
3. Stress, challenge and disappointment damage self esteem.
Truth about self esteem:
1. Self esteem is built on competence.
(According to the National Institute of Media and the Family)
No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
Public opinion based upon the findings of the 39th (2007) Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll of public opinion.
• Of the public polled. forty-six percent (46%) say they know very little or nothing at all about NCLB. Thirty-five percent (35%) of public school parents say they know very little or nothing at all about NCLB.
• Based upon the responses of those who feel they know a great deal or fair amount about NCLB, fifty-five percent (55%) say they have somewhat or very unfavorable opinions about NCLB. That is the greatest percent of unfavorable opinions since the poll began in 2003.
• The largest group of respondents believes the failure of large numbers of public schools to meet the requirements established by the NCLB law would be more the fault of the law than the fault of public schools.
Quotes and Quotables
• “Learn to pause…or nothing worthwhile will catch up to you.” – Doug King
• “Live a balanced life. Learn some and think some, and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.” – Robert Fulghum
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