Monthly Archives: August 2014

Common Core: A Step in the Right Direction by Dr. Jason T. Hilton

Aug
11
2014

  It seems that both in education circles and in public forums, the new Common Core standards are getting a bad wrap. Criticized for their divergence from the material found on standardized tests and publicly shamed for their “new” math approach, finding a proponent of these standards who is not … Continue Reading →

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An Interview Question

Aug
06
2014

I wonder what you think about an interview questions that I asked teacher candidates. During my career I  interviewed hundreds of teacher candidates for  teaching positions. In the district where I was principal we would have 500 applications for the next teaching position. It was obvious that we could not interview … Continue Reading →

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