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Nation's top teacher from Granite Falls
Andrea Peterson wins national honor
By Matthew Daly, Seattle PI (AP) (April 27, 2007)
Peterson said her father set an example that she has tried to follow for
10 years as a music teacher in Granite Falls.
She said she was thrilled at the award -- especially the recognition of
music at a time when many schools stress reading and writing.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/313410_teacherofyear27.html
Related Press Releases:
http://www.k12.wa.us/Communications/pressreleases2007/State-TOY.aspx
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/04/20070426-2.html
Chinese Language Teachers Scarce
By , Christian Science Monitor
(March 27, 2007)
Just as the United States has built up a huge trade deficit with China,
the teacher shortage reveals America's language deficit. In China, some
200 million students are studying English through programs put in place
decades ago. In the US, the sudden attention on Mandarin has exposed a
serious lack of infrastructure.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0327/p03s03-legn.htm
World History and Geography Gaining
By Sean Cavanagh, Education Week (March 21, 2007)
A recent federal study shows that the percentage of American students
taking world history and world geography in high school has risen faster
than enrollment in any other social studies classes over the past 15
years.
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2007/03/21/28world.h26.html
Tacoma Teachers Making a Difference
By Jamie Forsythe, Tacoma Weekly (March, 2007)
Yumiko Abe at Sheridan Elementary School of International Language is
honored by KING 5 and Sylvan Learning for her work in teaching Japanese
to her first-grade students.
http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/287/1
More children learn more than one language
By Beth Walton, USA TODAY (January 10, 2007)
Children are starting exposure to other languages as early as six months
old to help them understand diversity and learn how to see things from
different perspectives.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/
2007-01-09-language-children_x.htm.
For baby, the more languages, the better
NBC News (January 3, 2007)
Landmark research at UW reveals multilingual upbringings benefit babies.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16455841/
A Model for Teaching Chinese in San Francisco
Mercury News (January 2, 2007)
"Since its quiet beginning in 1981, when four children showed up for the
first day of classes, the Chinese American International School in San
Francisco has been teaching students to speak, read and write in
Mandarin, a language that once held little allure for Americans beyond
those with ties to China.
All that has changed."
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/
mercurynews/news/local/16365373.htm
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