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Wake's quest lingers longer

And it’s not impossible, right?

Last night, win No. 200 for Wakefield slipped out of his grasp one more time. The third time was no charm, and it was even more frustrating than the previous two failed attempts.

Nobody in particular blew the win for Wakefield. The starter was responsible for some runs, so was the defense — five runs allowed, three earned — and so was reliever Alfredo Aceves for blowing an eighth-inning lead before the Red Sox [ team stats ] rallied in the ninth to beat the Minnesota Twins, 8-6.

Whenever a personal career milestone intersects with the team’s daily goal of winning ballgames, there is the opportunity for a not-really-that-funny-mix of frustration and awkwardness.

A week after his 45th birthday and the eldest statesman of the Red Sox, Wakefield understands that the team comes first better than anybody. He should feel frustrated about pitching into the seventh inning in three consecutive starts and not getting unstuck from 199 wins.

Source: Boston Herald

The Challenge to Care in Charm City: Ed Schools' Pedagogical Puzzle

by Marilyn

A relay Graduate School of Education, they do things differently. Instead of traditional lectures and courses, graduate students will be supervised mainly in their schools and focus on teaching techniques they can "use on Monday." There have been many complaints recently that teachers are poorly prepared for the class, although they can be certified or have a master's degree.Relay, a spin-off of U teacher was founded by leaders of the first embodiment, the schools often, and KIPP to train teachers, seems to follow the national trend to focus on practical teaching university in order to significantly improve teacher training. Students are not even allowed to receive their master's degree until they have submitted a portfolio to prove that their students have at least one year of academic progress.

Although there are many supporters of this type of teacher training, critics are concerned about several factors of the teacher U / relay model. Some say it will add unnecessary competition in an era of budget cuts and teacher layoffs. However, the main criticism is that it dumbs down of teacher training and focus on the educational context teachers following a protocol without intellectual rigor. Although I would say many teachers find daily class struggle more difficult and "rigorous" than the traditional over their master.Others are not so concerned with the methods of relays, but rather that the resources could be better spent on monitoring and supervision of existing colleges rather than saying "we'll just throw it aside and create something different "....

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by Sokerd

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