Infographic: Why do students in the United States consistently score lower than their international peers?

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Well, it’s finally done. I’m not completely satisfied with it, but it conveys the data so I’ve decided to stop being a perfectionist and just leave it be. It was good to be able to mess around in Illustrator and Photoshop a bit, it’s been awhile. Hopefully you like it!

And hey, any project where I get to cut up and photograph an apple is fine by me. :)

Inspiration for this project:
Losing The (Education) Race, an excerpt from Dumbing Down Our Kids: Why America's Children Feel Good About Themselves but Can't Read, Write, or Add by Charles J. Sykes
New support for 'back-to-basics' by Liberty Issues and Michael J. Hihn

Self Portrait

For my Core Teaching Lab we were asked to design a self-portrait that contained five words to describe why we will make a good teacher. This is what I came up with. Which 5 words would you choose?

Also, exciting news! For my Educational Technology class, we had to purchase a domain name and start a teaching website, much like what I have begun here. I want to make it all pretty before I send you there, but please note that I will soon be transitioning to that site.