Top LYS Tweets From the Week of February 10, 2013

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A number of you in the LYS Nation are now Twitterusers.  If you haven’t done so yet,we want you to join us.  To let yousee what you are missing, here are the Top 10 LYS Tweets from the week ofFebruary 10, 2013.
1. Pearson has a $468 million contract with Texas. Oh, and theFormer House Education Chairman as a lobbyist. (By @funnymonkey)
2. I've yet to have a student tell me they can't use technology inclass because they haven't had any PD on it. (By @sjunkins)
3. I will concede that not all students will goto college... If you will concede that you are not the judge and jury whodecides.
4. "If there’s a "but" at theend of your comment about students, your expectations are lowered." (By@PrincipalDiff)
5. So far "school choice" in Texas has meant theLegislature chooses to fund one school at $4747 per pupil and chooses to fundanother at $8500+ per pupil. (By @johnkuhntx)
6. Technology is not inherently innovative (itis the tool)...it is the human element (the driver) that makes it innovative.(By @DCulberhouse)
7. Sanger MS is discussing in our facultymeeting today how The Fundamental 5 has affected our campus. Staff has embracedit! (By @dsteeber)
8. L. Cain says most the important part of lesson is closure: Wherekids prove what they learned that day. Creates opportunity for appliedlearning. (By @6thgradersrule)
9. LYS Nation, A great 4-part piece on the Anti-CSCOPE Arguments.The crazies are out in full force on this one. Hopefully common sense willprevail. (By @dsteeber)
10. If your school improvement plan is tocreate "separate but equal," shame on you.
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