Homework. Does it do any good?
tokyokevinI don't think so. If you consider what is traditionally considered homework (exercises to drill into memory some point taught in class), there is controversy. Andrew Sullivan over at the…
The New University
........ It has finally arrived. The new university. The first update in 500 years. And it looks really good for learning. You get the best lectures and the…
Shameful day in American education
New York is going to publish (as in local newspapers) the ratings of public school teachers. So the bad ones, who don't care, will simply do their supermarket shopping down…
Crystal Ball Gazing
Looking into the future, or prognosticating, predicting, punditry, or guessing, is a skill. Recent results from a study at Hamilton College shows that some are better than others. "We discovered…
Earthquake Update Day 43
People are uneasy here. The aftershocks continue unabated, now more than 1,000 since the big one March 11. We had 3 in one night, strong enough to wake us up.…