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Senior Projects Encourage Insight Via Sustained Effort

Admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:01:02 +0000

by Jay Mathews (April 27, 2009)

Senior theses/projects are quite rare in public education. But should they be? Is the bar so low that anyone can graduate with minimal effort? Or would such requirements doom many of the nation’s students to certain failure? Should it be done anyway?

“Private schools have been doing this for years. . . . Such enterprises add depth to high school — a chance for each student to explore something that intrigues him or her personally. . . . Why should just private schools, and a few exceptional public schools . . . be encouraging insight through sustained effort? This relates to another of my pet peeves: the reluctance of American public high schools to assign even one research paper of significant length and complexity before students graduate.”

It is the opinion of UEC that every community is different and should make decisions regarding such graduation requirements, not based on what works for other schools but based on needs in the particular community.

The UEC Mission

Admin — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:53:29 +0000

The mission of Utah Education Consulting (UEC) is to serve Utah’s parents, guardians, and education leaders in their efforts to serve each student’s unique educational needs and interests to both encourage and secure every student’s current and future opportunities for success.

Professionals at Utah Education Consulting have advanced education degrees, education licenses, and many valuable years of experience, both in traditional and non-traditional schools.

Utah Education Consulting is on call and waiting to send education professionals to you to help your student, school, or education organization maximize its effectiveness, efficiency, and/or compliance of state and federal education laws.

New Logo

Admin — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:15:33 +0000

Check out the new UEC logo!

Our tagline is “Upward and Onward in Education,” and our mission and many efforts clearly strive to fulfill this goal.

We welcome any comments you have about the new logo. There are a few icons that represent our scope and purpose; some are subtle, but all have meaning:

A graduation cap atop the arm of the U to indicate upward momentum and rising to the top of education.
An arrow on the E is forward movement indicating progress onward. With innovative ideas, UEC provides tools for schools and organizations to help children progress and succeed in school.
The state of Utah is represented in the U accompanied by a mountain range indicative of the Wasatch mountains.

We would love to hear your comments and suggestions.