Grand Unified Theory of N00bs…an incredible article on people who just don’t get basic computer concepts. This one’s important from a school district’s perspective (as in how the district interacts with the community). Additionally, part of the article very thoughtfully tackles why computer education in schools is terrible (for a bit more of my 2 [...]
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Annotated Link Post: December 14
6 Practical Reasons why Art Ed is Important…written by my personal brain/education hero, Dan Willingham. Horses out the barn…in which Doug Johnson lists trends in education that are becoming reality. Very well said. More Honor Students are going to Community Colleges…because you can save a boatload of money. Another example of how economics are changing [...]
Annotated Link Post: November 23rd
Who owns the lesson plans?…a NY Times article that details the budding market place of teacher lesson plans. Hmmm, wonder how much I could get for my American History PPTs? Robert Cringley joins other prophets in predicting the downfall of post-2ndary education…great quote: “What drives the education industry is producing degrees while what drives the [...]
Annotated Post: November 13th
Copyright laws hinder scholarship…actually, the article gets a bit more pointed and says it’s “destructive”. Will Science and Engineering be a Good Career?…an incredibly fascinating article that points out that – contrary to public perception – the US has NOT been declining in the number of students who perform well in math and science. The [...]
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