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Mythbusters, Education Edition: We're not failing!

Rob McEntarffer, rmcenta@lps.org

Twitter = @rmcenta

Video = http://videocenter.lps.org/videos/video/1653/

Slides = http://tinyurl.com/RobMclunchtalk

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Adam Savage & Jamie Hyneman of Discovery’s ‘Mythbusters’

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Lincoln Public Schools Lincoln, Nebraska

Myth #1: We’re falling behind!

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Lincoln Public Schools Lincoln, Nebraska

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/A_Nation_at_Risk.jpeg

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Berliner

http://edsource.org/

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Myth #2: Our kids can’t read or do math.

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Zhao

http://zhaolearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/WorldClass.pdf

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National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

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Lincoln Public Schools Lincoln, Nebraska

Myth #3: This is the most important education

crisis ever!

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Sources: http://www.jamievollmer.com

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Lincoln Public Schools Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln Public Schools Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln Public Schools Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln Public Schools Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln Public Schools Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln Public Schools Lincoln, Nebraska

Labaree

https://ed.stanford.edu/faculty/dlabaree

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