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November 4, 2011:
 * For some student the maturity jump from freshman year to senior year is staggering. For some there is no growth. It's easy to see how teens are representative of our adult population. It's also easy to see how the divide between haves and have nots is expanding. There is a prevalent group that cares, works hard, and strives for excellence. There is a group that is apathetic, has no work ethic, and strives to get as much as they can with as little effort as possible. The "average" is significantly in the minority now.
 * Is it a coincidence that the push in education this year and last year has been to infuse more technology, focus only on higher order thinking skills, and let go of rote memorization while the incidents in discipline, angry students, and physical issues have skyrocketed? Are teachers so focused on innovation that we've lost touch with the class discipline techniques that have worked for years?