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Teacher of the Year asks: Can we stop denigrating teachers now?
By Valerie Strauss
State Teachers of the Year line the field at halftime during the
college football championship game in Tampa on Jan. 9, 2017. (Photo by
Matthew Sinclair)
Ashley Lamb-Sinclair is the 2016 Kentucky Teacher of the Year.
Lamb-Sinclair teaches high school English and creative writing... Read
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
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Help Us Make Maple Syrup!
Maple sap needs YOU to become maple syrup! Cold Nights And Warming Rays
Bring Running Sap for Maple Syrup Days. Have you ever wanted to learn
how maple syrup is made? Perhaps you already know and want to
teach others. Either way, we could use your help this maple sugar
season... Read
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COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER
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Darke County Blood Drives for February
Local sponsors are helping to boost the blood supply during the heart
of winter with community blood drives. Community Blood Center is
offering the “Rise, Shine & Give” ceramic coffee tumbler to
everyone who registers to donate. Donors are encouraged to
schedule an appointment online at www.DonorTime.com or call
1-800-388-GIVE... Read
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
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Down to Earth Book Club
The Darke County Park District would like to remind everyone about the
Down to Earth Book Club’s winter selection. For their fifth season,
they will read 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by
Charles C. Mann. This work of science, history, and archeology
radically... Read
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| BROKE WIFE, BIG CITY
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Am I a lazy mom?
By Aprill Brandon
You know those brief moments in time when, as a parent, you finally
feel like you have it all together? All the balls are in the air and
you feel oddly confident you can keep them there? Maybe even have a
whole extra second to use one of your hands to gulp down a glass of
wine because you are a parenting goddess... Read
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| DARKE COUNTY SENIOR SCRIBE
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Puzzle Pete’s February Advice
Lois E. Wilson
Use the numbered clues to find the 4-letter word answers to this Word
Chain puzzle. The last letter of each is the first letter of the next
word. Work up and down. The puzzle is started for you. Puzzle Pete
says, “Solve it correctly, then reading down, the first letters of the
answers reveal my advice for getting... Read
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INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
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Study: Teaching and Research Not Tied
By Emily Tate
Two Northwestern University researchers found that skilled scholars do
not come at the expense of quality instructors, or vice versa. Skilled
researchers and effective teachers are neither substitutes nor
complements for each other -- in fact, they have no relationship at
all, according... Read
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