- Quite a bit of opining this weekend in regard to proposals which would lower the bar on Ohio’s new graduation requirements even before they are fully phased in. First up, editors in Akron opined in favor of holding the line on the tougher requirements. (Akron Beacon Journal, 4/15/17) A teacher from suburban Cincinnati opined in favor of an interesting alternative to the proposed lower bar: keep it low if you want, but assess it at 8th grade and have kids “differentiate” from there (military track, job track, CTE track, college track, etc.), with the appropriate bar for completion set by the ultimate goal for each. (Cincinnati Enquirer, 4/15/17) Editors in Lima, however, opined in favor of holding the line, even more strongly than those in Akron. (Lima News, 4/15/17)
- The Colossus of Lorain (a.k.a. the district’s schmancy new high school) has a restaurant in it. It appears to be for training students in the culinary arts and seems to be open only to community members (i.e. – not a cafeteria for students). Wonder if those Lorain outcasts (a.k.a. the district’s dropout avoidance/recovery program) toiling away in the cramped and dingy former Catholic school far away from the Colossus have any access to this place – either to eat or to work/learn there? Just curious. You know me. (Northern Ohio Morning Journal, 4/16/17) Speaking of culinary instruction in K-12 schools, here’s a nice profile of the head of the culinary arts program at the Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County. He’s a classically trained chef and has had some decently high-profile gigs around central Ohio. Seems like he’s found his calling teaching young future chefs. Nice. (Newark Advocate, 4/17/17)
- Before I nip off to eat a ridiculously early lunch, I’ll leave you with these two health/wellness related pieces, both of which are somewhat “vintage” for me. First up, stability ball chairs appear to be all the rage in Struthers High School in suburban Youngstown. While the “scooching” referenced in the body of the piece appears to be well-documented, the improved performance referenced in the headline (which made me click on it – well-played) does not. (WFMJ-TV, Youngstown, 4/13/17) Finally, the Dayton Daily News says that the herd of school age children in Ohio is not as immune as the state would like it to be. You’ll have to click on it to find out whether this story or the one about DPS’s entire sports program being put on probation has more comments. (Dayton Daily News, 4/11/16)
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