Thursday, May 19th, 2011
The Speaking questions below were shared by Y from Taiwan. Thanks to the contributor! Speaking test Interview - What is your name? - Do you work or study? - What is more important to you, the job or people you work with? - Do you think people in your country ...
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Friday, May 13th, 2011
The IELTS exam below was shared by S, who took the test recently in Melbourne, Australia. Listening test Section 1. A conversation between a personal trainer and a customer, about creating an individual fitness plan. Questions: Filling in blanks. Section 2. Zoo keeper was sharing his experience and advising students ...
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Sunday, May 8th, 2011
Rowan's Demetrius Rooks won the New Jersey Athletic Conference 400-meter hurdles title in a conference-record and NCAA-qualifying 52.63 seconds at the NJAC Track and Field Championships. Rooks also won the 400 dash in an NCAA provisional time of 48.19, leading the Profs to a second-place finish. The sophomore earned ...
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Saturday, May 7th, 2011
Yesterday I had the chance to speak with several of the U.S. Department of Education Teacher Ambassador Fellows at the teacher town hall meeting hosted by the department. TAFs spend a year working with federal officials on policy issues--some stay in the classroom and work as consultants and others take ...
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Sunday, May 1st, 2011
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder included several new ideas focused on raising standards of entry for teachers in a wide-ranging proposal to the state legislature on education reform. You can read my colleague Sean Cavanagh's write-up of the proposals, which run the gamut from performance pay and tenure reform to more ...
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