Archive for the ‘science’ Category
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
In a campaign to promote research careers, the EU created a bunch of viral videos, which introduced basic chemistry facts. The hilarious video clip explains how several molecules bond. The video has attracted almost 100,000 views and most of the comments are positive.The European Commission has established a helpful website ...
Posted in global education, high school, science | 1 Comment »
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
I’ve written about it before, S T has written about it, and Nick has written about it at least once, but I’m sure there will always be a controversy about teaching the origins of man. Personally, I don’t understand the problem with being descendants of monkeys. When my wife calls ...
Posted in evolution, k12 education, science | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Another month another report telling us how bad our students our. The National Center for Education Statistics has released it report on the condition of Science Literacy in the United States. The National Science Teachers Association has reviewed the report.
It is what you expected, the U.S. Is below average in ...
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
In a sense the article, Fostering an Independent Spirit was about keeping students excited about school. Independent learners love to learn. On the other hand, traditional school can sometimes be difficult for an independent learner.
I think naturally most people are born scientists. Watching my children play and explore I can ...
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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
A few weeks, the Wall Street Journal, once again, had a terrific article titled "Engineering classes a growing part of U.S. curriculum". This time it was about school integrating concepts of engineering in their curriculum. We're talking K12 students being introduced into elementary level engineering.
The opening paragraphs are about a ...
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