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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Darkening the Ovals of Education
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Brimi, Hunter – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2010
The author reflects on his experiences with standardized tests, emphasizing the dreadful consequences of our continued allegiance to them. In doing so, the author expounds on how public schools have kowtowed to a harmful societal preference for results regardless of processes, decision-makers' desires to quantify learning, and the desires of…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Accountability, Academic Standards, Educational Improvement
Academic Instructors or Moral Guides? Moral Education in America and the Teacher's Dilemma
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Brimi, Hunter – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2009
In this article, the author examines the role that teachers play in the moral development of American students. Historically, one of public education's purposes in America has been the development of moral citizens. However, educators currently face more academic accountability due to No Child Left Behind. Consequently, teachers must strike a…
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Federal Legislation, Academic Standards, Moral Values