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About 9 a.m., the kindergarten through second grade students of Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary in Northwest Jacksonville were doing pretty much the same thing: word attack. Kindergarten teacher Janet Szlosek rocked in her chair with her pointer finger working its way down the flip chart balanced on her lap. The students sat on the floor, leaned forward, ready to spell out and say the word. Szlosek was using a teaching method known as direct instruction. The program, used in 15 Duval County elementary schools, has been the target of controversy for the past five years. Talk of which reading programs best suit the lowest achieving students in the school system has resurged, now with a push for expansion -- and support -- of the direct instruction program for all of the school system's lowest-performing students in reading. Direct instruction is a structured approach originally designed in the 1960s to accelerate the learning of at-risk students. The program fo...

FIRST-year students in four faculties at  Stellenbosch University  are to be able to choose English or Afrikaans as their medium of study from the beginning of next year. The vice-rector for teaching, Magda Fourie, has acknowledged that the decision to introduce "parallel medium tuition" may pose logistical challenges, but said it would "increase opportunities for students to be academically successful". Language of Instruction Language of Instruction The university council has decided that some faculties would offer next year's first-year students the chance to attend lectures in either language. They are the faculties of economic and management sciences, science, agrisciences, and engineering. The faculty of arts and social sciences would introduce parallel medium instruction for first years in 2011, the university has said in a statement. "In terms of the decision, these five faculties would also be permitted to consider t...

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MY friend, Ludy Ongkeko sent me a copy of her column in the Philippine News where she cited the decision of the US Senate which is to pass an amendment making English the national language. She therefore asks, "Does this mean consumers and the citizenry won't see nor hear any further notices in other foreign languages, and English will be the only language on anything that requires reading?" And then she quotes a statement by Senator Arlen Specter, chairman of the Judiciary Committee on one immigration requirement touching on language skills -- "They have to pay back taxes, they have to learn English and they have to go to the back of the line." She interprets this to mean that all immigration policies and information on immigration will be done in plain English and that no translations will be necessary. English as Primary Medium of Instruction? English It appears that it is not only our country that is facing rapid deterioration in the educational standards. I...

calendar comparison A look at the 2013-14 calendar and the proposal for 2014-15: scheduled hours of instruction (without weather-related delays) 2013-14 2014-15 Elementary schools that currently have a weekly two-hour early release 1,042 1,100 All other elementary, middle and high schools 1,096 1,100 teacher professional learning hours (during late start/early dismissal) 2013- 14 2014-15 Elementary schools that currently have a weekly two-hour early release 74 31 All other elementary, middle and high schools 20 31 Source: The Dubuque Community School District public input People can review the calendar in detail and provide their input by visiting www.dbqschools.org. Public input will be taken through Monday, Feb. 3. "I strongly encourage people to give their input," said Tammy Duehr, lead instructional coach with the district and president of Dubuque Education Association.Student instructional time is increased and weekly Wednesday early releases are eliminated in two propos...