Fuji Smith

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• The Dangers of Asking What If

  4/18/2012

  Charter schools were created in an effort to tap America's greatest resource, innovation. Unfortunately their efforts are often stymied by local school districts bent on self-preservation
• Follow Up: Test Scores in Horry County Schools Indicate Potential Cheating

  4/16/2012

  Considering the rest of the community seems to have a very indifferent attitude towards this story, maybe it's not that important that we provide a quality education, as long as we can report that we did.
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution Finds Suspicious Test Scores in Horry County School District

  3/27/2012

  The Horry County School District in South Carolina shows extremely high flag rates for 2009 and 2010, indicating that further investigation may be necessary to conclude if cheating occurred.
• The Achievement Gap, Are We Looking at it All Wrong?

  3/25/2012

  There is no simple solution to the achievement gap, in fact their isn't even a simple answer to what causes the achievement gap. Instead of continuously throwing more and more money into the problem...
• Flurry of Child Abuse Issues in Horry County Schools

  3/9/2012

  After a flurry of child abuse related charges and a public outcry to do something about it, I was compelled to think about what this all means and what the long term implications could be.
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  Choosing a School for Your Child

  2/16/2012

  We all recognize that Horry County schools, as a whole, are better than most in South Carolina, but given that South Carolina ranks among the worst in a country- that itself isn’t the educational powerhouse it used to be- isn’t all that comforting.
• Confidentiality: Protecting Yourself and Your Students

  2/9/2012

  You are responsible for the extremely difficult task of making sure that the next generation receives a quality education, while at the same time, having to comply with extensive federal privacy regulations that many are not even aware exist.
• Social Media in Education

  11/11/2011

  You could argue the pros and cons of teachers and students being friends on social media sites, and I even tend to lean toward it being inappropriate. However, I can certainly see the benefits of social media
• What One Thing Would You Do to Improve Education?

  11/11/2011

  Once you consider that these are the same people that put a healthy snack machine containing celery and apples next to another containing chips and candy to see which ones kids would choose..
• Charter Schools, Good and Bad

  11/8/2011

  The whole point of a charter school is that they were supposed to be easy to close down if they were not meeting their charter obligations.
• You Do Not Have to Be Rich to Learn

  11/3/2011

  How much of the discussions surrounding the education gap are simply a ploy to shut down the education reform debate?
• What is a Charter School?

  9/21/2011

  As charter schools become more prevalent you will hear more very opinionated arguments for and against them. Most of these arguments stem from misconceptions of what a charter school really is.
• What Makes a Good School Good

  9/21/2011

  Your child will spend more time in school than they do anywhere else, therefore you should spend at least as much time looking at your options as you did picking out the paint colors for their bedroom.
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  Do Not Judge Based on Test Scores

  9/21/2011

  They are right, we shouldn't judge teachers based on test scores, we should judge schools based on how well they are preparing their students to get into college.
• School Choice in Horry County, South Carolina

  9/14/2011

  I am a firm believer that competition in our schools is a good thing. It can only serve to force our schools to find more efficient and effective methods just as it does in business, nature and just about every other facet of our lives.