Al Wilson’s NIE Tips! 2.27.12
DRIVERS’ EDUCATION: More teenage drivers think marijuana is OK, and do not see it as a driving distraction. Approximately 20% say they have driven after smoking pot. This is a disturbing trend says a senior advisor for policy, research and education at SADD. Students Against Destructive Decisions. ECOLOGY: Conservation groups are complaining [...]
Workshop tomorrow!
The opportunities to see Steve Stark at our Progressive Education NIE Workshop is winding down. Come see us tomorrow at 4 – 5 p.m. at South High School – room G21 (Drama Room). Learn about the history of Education in the Red River Valley. We still have spots available. Email me if you’d like to [...]
Al Wilson’s NIE Tips 2.21.12
AMERICAN HISTORY: Item #1 Replicas of the Nina and Pinta are visiting cities along the Louisiana and Texas Gulf coast on different dates March – May, and along the Atlantic coast later in the summer. For a schedule see: www.thenina.com Item #2 A “Mob Museum” opened in Las Vegas on the 83rd anniversary [...]
Al Wilson’s NIE Tips 2.14.12
AMERICAN HISTORY: Item #1 A portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln hung in the governor’s mansion in Springfield, IL, for 32 years is a fraud. The story was Mrs. Lincoln had the painting secretly done as a surprise gift, but President Lincoln was killed on April 14, 1865, before she could give it to him. The [...]
Al Wilson’s NIE Tips 2.06.12
AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY: Strong blizzards have hit Colorado, and parts of Wyoming, Kansas and Nebraska. Avalanche warnings have been issued for slopes east of the Continental Divide. Where and what is the Continental Divide? AMERICAN HISTORY: Item #1 A dozen wax cylinders from the laboratory of Thomas Edison have been found in West [...]
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