The governors and CSSO’s of 46 states have joined Arne Duncan and formed a compact to develop national standards for the K-12 schools.  All of this was done in secret and announced recently at a national conference.  There are many reasons to be concerned about this development.  A new website has been created to . . . → Read More: No National Standards!]]> http://valetc.com/2009/06/13/no-national-standards/feed/ 0 http://valetc.com/2009/02/19/carbon-sequestration-in-the-mid-columbia/ http://valetc.com/2009/02/19/carbon-sequestration-in-the-mid-columbia/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:44:01 +0000 Dr. Bob Valiant http://valetc.com/2009/02/19/carbon-sequestration-in-the-mid-columbia/

Pete McGrail, PNNL scientist, sent us a copy of his Powerpoint for a Pasco-Kennewick Rotary presentation and some references to other links on the Internet. The following article is based on these resources.

One of the great energy sources of the US is coal. We have vast supplies of the stuff, but there is . . . → Read More: Carbon Sequestration in the Mid-Columbia]]> http://valetc.com/2009/02/19/carbon-sequestration-in-the-mid-columbia/feed/ 0 http://valetc.com/2009/01/26/tri-cities-stem-school-delta-high/ http://valetc.com/2009/01/26/tri-cities-stem-school-delta-high/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:33:39 +0000 Dr. Bob Valiant http://valetc.com/2009/01/26/tri-cities-stem-school-delta-high/

Delta High School, a school with emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and math, is big news in Washington State’s Tri-Cities area. To be jointly operated by the three school districts in the region and with support from Battelle and Washington State University, Delta High plans to open with 100 freshmen in September, 2009. I . . . → Read More: Tri-Cities STEM School, Delta High]]> http://valetc.com/2009/01/26/tri-cities-stem-school-delta-high/feed/ 0 http://valetc.com/2009/01/25/terry-bergeson-has-left-the-building/ http://valetc.com/2009/01/25/terry-bergeson-has-left-the-building/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:32:48 +0000 Dr. Bob Valiant http://valetc.com/?p=119

BREAKING NEWS!

ALERT, JANUARY 21, 2009! Terry Bergeson has left the building. It has been a long, hard road, but Randy Dorn is now in charge. Here is a link: CLICK HERE , to where he describes how he plans to complete his campaign promise and begin the effort to replace the WASL with . . . → Read More: Terry Bergeson Has Left the Building]]> http://valetc.com/2009/01/25/terry-bergeson-has-left-the-building/feed/ 0 http://valetc.com/2009/01/25/back-to-the-real-basics/ http://valetc.com/2009/01/25/back-to-the-real-basics/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:30:39 +0000 Dr. Bob Valiant http://valetc.com/?p=117

Marion Brady has allowed us to post a recent article we feel is of great importance. He asks us to examine problems we are facing with our current curriculum and to consider our purposes in the face of a changing world. If you want to stretch your brain a bit, read “Back . . . → Read More: Back to the Real Basics]]> http://valetc.com/2009/01/25/back-to-the-real-basics/feed/ 0 http://valetc.com/2009/01/25/104/ http://valetc.com/2009/01/25/104/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:00:12 +0000 Dr. Bob Valiant http://valetc.com/?p=104

Here is a song by Tom Chapin that fits my beliefs pretty well.

Watch this page for articles introducing a new topic to our selection: PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE MANAGEMENT. First to appear will be a presentation given to the Washington ASCD Conference in Seattle by Dr. Robert Valiant and his son, Bob Jr. This will be followed by a more comprehensive article that describes the components of a . . . → Read More: New School of Thought / Personal Intelligence Management]]> http://valetc.com/2005/11/09/new-school-of-thought-personal-intelligence-management%e2%84%a2/feed/ 0 http://valetc.com/2005/04/22/selnet-news-2005-submitted-by-elizabeth-manning/ http://valetc.com/2005/04/22/selnet-news-2005-submitted-by-elizabeth-manning/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2005 15:12:21 +0000 Dr. Bob Valiant http://valetc.com/wordpress/2005/04/22/selnet-news-2005-submitted-by-elizabeth-manning/ RGV writes “Download PDF of 2005 SELNET News Letter For the past 3 years VALIANT, etc. has been pleased to host ASCD SELNET. They will soon have their own website and will be moving information there. When that occurs we will maintain what is already here, but will inform our readers of the move.