Sligo Adventist School

I came across this article by way of a link from the Economist's View website. It's an essay by an American teacher--winner of the Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching--writing on her experience teaching in American schools and comparing it with time spent in Finnish schools. The essay written three years ago still makes for very fascinating and instructive reading http://oecdinsights.org/2013/09/23/us-teacher-gets-finnish-lesson-in-optimizing-student-potential/.

US Teacher Gets Finnish Lesson in Optimizing Student Potential. Part 1 Today we publish the first of a two-part article by Janet English on her experience as a teacher in the US and Finnish education systems. Janet was awarded the Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teac…

Sligo School at the Tidal Basin in front of the Cherry Blossoms

Sligo Middle School Choir Education Sabbath at Capitol Hill SDA Church

Here's something from which students and parents can benefit: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/02/11/171466505/how-parents-can-learn-to-tame-a-testy-teenager?ft=3&f=111787346&sc=nl&cc=es-20130217.

How Parents Can Learn To Tame A Testy Teenager : NPR Whether fighting about texting or curfew, the key to resolving parent-child disputes is by helping them understand why they're angry in the first place. It usually turns out to be another stress like trouble at school or fear of embarrassment.

Pictures of SAS Scripts National Spelling Bee Competition. It took 37 rounds to determine a winner.

How to measure instructional effectiveness is a matter of interest and debate in the drive to improve educational outcomes. Using the current kerfuffle in New York, this blog post from the New York Review of Books crystallizes the debate--the stakes as well its complexity. It's of interest to parents and educators alike. http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2013/feb/01/holding-education-hostage/.

Holding Education Hostage by Diane Ravitch | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books For weeks, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the United Federation of Teachers have been battling over the issue of teacher evaluation. Governor Andrew Cuomo set a deadline for them to reach an agreement, but they failed to do so, potentially costing the city schools hundreds of millions of…

SAS and JNA have had a long rivalry between them over that past 60 plus years. In the past few years JNA has had the better of SAS but tonight SAS boys came through. The is the picture of the winning shot!! Hats off to all the boys who played hard on both teams.

There's an interesting little story at the end of Luke chapter two about when Mary and Joseph took Jesus to Jerusalem for Passover when He was twelve years old. After the festival was over, they left to go home, supposing He was with them.

I wonder how many times we suppose God's with us when we've wandered off to do our own thing?

Now here's the interesting part. Mary and Joseph had traveled a day's journey before they realized Jesus wasn't with them and then it took three days to find Him. Three days! The message here is that it's easier to lose that special presence of God than it is to get it back once we've lost it.

Taken from Joyce Meyer devotional

On Friday our nation experienced a tragedy that is incomprehensible and yet as the authorities investigate to try and come up with an explanation as to why this happened many others have speculated as to the reasons for such an act.

I would like to share my thoughts.

First – The violent video games that have become commonplace have desensitized us to the point that practicing killing in the games is not only practiced but glorified. Second - the media devotes so much attention to these crazed killers that they become household names. Individuals who are mentally unbalanced see this as a way to become famous.

Some may say gun control is the answer, however, I’ve never seen a gun kill somebody without a triggerman. No, it is the person pulling the trigger that is the danger.

In my opinion this is what happens when a nation turns from God fearing Biblical principles.

We will continue to pray for the families that have lost loved ones but lets also continue to pray for the Holy Spirit to strengthen us to have the courage to tell others about the peace and belonging that comes from knowing a loving and forgiving Savior.

An article in the New Yorker is the second I've seen recently reporting on discussion and debate on the pros and cons of homework for elementary and high school students: http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2012/12/17/121217taco_talk_menand.

Louis Menand: The End of Homework? In a recent speech, Francois Holland, the President of France, announced his intention to abolish homework for all primary- and middle-school students.

Not recommending that SAS students emulate, just observing an interesting finding: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2012/1129/Not-just-4-texting-1-in-3-middle-schoolers-uses-smart-phones-for-homework?fb_action_ids=4415165170122&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_ref=.ULy7K9ti7UY.like&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map={%224415165170122%22%3A112879682210588}&action_type_map={%224415165170122%22%3A%22og.recommends%22}&action_ref_map={%224415165170122%22%3A%22.ULy7K9ti7UY.like%22}

Not just 4 texting: 1 in 3 middle-schoolers uses smart phones for homework A new survey by the Verizon Foundation finds that middle-schoolers, across income levels, are using mobile apps to learn math, do 'virtual' labs, and collaborate with peers on projects.