For gifted children, being intelligent can have dark implications. Reed was a math whiz, and used to correct his teachers’ science errors.
When they warned him he would get lead poisoning if he kept stabbing at his own arm with a pencil, Reed replied, “actually, it is graphite.” Just before he graduated from high school in 1991, Reed developed software for a major oil company that converted old blueprints into working documents. Behold: the two absolutely worst arguments against homeschooling. Here’s the email I received last week.
I was saving it for today, as I’ll be speaking at a homeschool conference tomorrow: *The subject line of this email was: “Not all public school teachers are the devil. Chamber of Commerce. Check out this YEA!
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More and more universities offer study programs in English language. Especially in the Master- degree English programs are widespread. But many Bachelor-programs are offered in English as well. These are often called International studies or have the addition International in their title. Mike Rowe's must-read response to an Alabamian who asked why he shouldn't follow his passion - Yellowhammer News. Are We Raising a Generation of Helpless Kids? Warning signs When a college freshman received a C- on her first test, she literally had a meltdown in class.
Sobbing, she texted her mother who called back, demanding to talk to the professor immediately (he, of course, declined). Another mother accompanied her child on a job interview, then wondered why he didn't get the job. Why so many kids can’t sit still in school today. The Centers for Disease Control tells us that in recent years there has been a jump in the percentage of young people diagnosed with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, commonly known as ADHD: 7.8 percent in 2003 to 9.5 percent in 2007 and to 11 percent in 2011.
The reasons for the rise are multiple, and include changes in diagnostic criteria, medication treatment and more awareness of the condition. In the following post, Angela Hanscom, a pediatric occupational therapist and the founder of TimberNook, a nature-based development program designed to foster creativity and independent play outdoors in New England, suggests yet another reason more children are being diagnosed with ADHD, whether or not they really have it: the amount of time kids are forced to sit while they are in school. This appeared on the TimberNook blog. The case for letting high school students sleep in. Jackson Hole High School might have some of the best-rested teenagers in America.
The Wyoming high school used to start class at 7:35 a.m. — earlier than the average American high school, but not by much. In 2012, though, the school district listened to a growing chorus from researchers, pediatricians, economists and others who say high schools should start later than they do. This Is What a Student-Designed School Looks Like. The Independent Project/ image from Charles Tsai’s movie When Sam Levin was a junior at Monument Mountain Regional High School in Great Barrington, Mass., he realized that two things were in short supply at his school: engagement and mastery.
He also noticed that he and his peers were learning plenty of information, but not much about how to gather or create their own data. And he noticed that students were unhappy. So he took it upon himself to design a school where students would feel fully engaged, have an opportunity to develop expertise in something, and learn how to learn. “He came up with a plan where the core areas could still be studied, but in a way where students were more of the driving force,” explains guidance counselor Mike Powell. The pilot involved eight students — sophomores, juniors and seniors — chosen on the basis of written applications and interviews. Their time, other than daily group meetings, was theirs to manage.
The program encountered some bumps. Why Middle School Should Be Abolished. Iran!
Oil prices! Rick Perry! Even if you think you know who’ll control Congress next year, the road to the November midterms will be full of big surprises. From a deal with Iran to an uptick in the employment rolls, a lot can happen to shift the political conversation between now and November. Immigration reform, for example, was supposed to help Democrats in the midterm elections.
But the consensus among Republicans and Democrats interviewed for this article is that President Obama squandered his party’s advantage on immigration when he was blindsided by the sudden influx of children from Central America, and then didn’t do much to deal with the crisis until it became a big national story. Frank Luntz, who helped steer the GOP to its House majority in 1994, says what’s happening in Texas has captivated public attention and could negatively impact the Democrats more than anything else this year, including health care. A School That Ditches All the Rules, But Not the Rigor. PlayMaker School How can we make school a joyful experience without sacrificing rigor? Glogin?mobile=1&URI=http%3A%2F%2Fmobile.nytimes.com%2F2014%2F07%2F06%2Fopinion%2Fsunday%2Fthe-secret-of-effective-motivation. Coursera.org. Starbucks workers eligible for free ASU degrees. Starbucks employees nationwide will be eligible for a free college education through Arizona State University's online program beginning this fall.
The new initiative, touted as the first of its kind, will allow many of Starbucks' 135,000 workers to graduate debt free from ASU with no requirement to repay or stay on with the company. The funding will come from a partnership between ASU and Starbucks. ASU President Michael Crow appeared in New York on Monday morning with Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to launch the Starbucks College Achievement Plan. Starbucks offers workers free college tuition. TEMPE, Ariz. — Starbucks employees nationwide will be eligible for a free college education through Arizona State University's online program beginning this fall.
The new initiative, touted as the first of its kind, will allow many of Starbucks' 135,000 workers to graduate debt free from ASU with no requirement to repay or stay on with the company. The funding will come from a partnership between ASU and Starbucks. ASU President Michael Crow is scheduled to appear in New York on Monday with Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and U.S.
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to launch the Starbucks College Achievement Plan, as it is called. Under the program, Starbucks employees who work at least 20 hours a week will receive full tuition reimbursement if they enroll in ASU's online program as juniors or seniors. People with high IQs really DO see the world differently: Researchers find they process sensory information differently. Experts found that a high IQ brain was better able to block out larger or more irrelevant images when focussing on a small moving objectBut surprisingly, when tested with larger objects, people with a high IQ were slower to see what was right in front of themScientists say this explains why some brains are more efficient than others By Rachel Reilly Published: 12:31 BST, 27 May 2013 | Updated: 13:15 BST, 27 May 2013 People with high IQ scores aren't just more intelligent - they also process sensory information differently, according to new study.
Scientists discovered that the brains of people with high IQ are automatically more selective when it comes to perceiving moving objects, meaning that they are more likely to suppress larger and less relevant background motion. ‘It is not that people with high IQ are simply better at visual perception,’ said Duje Tadin of the University of Rochester. The discovery was made by asking people to watch videos showing moving bars on a computer screen. The One Thing Obama Didn't Say About Student Loan Repayment : NPR Ed. Hide captionPresident Obama signed a presidential memorandum he says could help an additional 5 million student loan borrowers — but only if they hear about it. Jacquelyn Martin/AP President Obama signed a presidential memorandum he says could help an additional 5 million student loan borrowers — but only if they hear about it.
President Obama made big news today for student loan borrowers. Why do we make students sit still in class? Students swing from the monkey bars at Hess Academy in Decatur, Georgia. Physical education and movement are key parts of the curriculum at the private school. Students learn about the properties of magnets while sitting in a circle on the floor. The mikeroweWORKS Foundation Scholarship Opportunities « Profoundly Disconnected. The Adjunct Revolt: How Poor Professors Are Fighting Back.
Can a budding labor movement improve the lives of non-tenured faculty—and, in the process, fix higher education? What Would Be a Radically Different Vision of School? There’s no shortage of different opinions about how the education system should adapt to a shifting world and a future with unknown demands, but for the most part, only two dominant narratives of education reform have emerged. “The predominant narrative is that schools are broken,” said veteran educator and author Will Richardson recently at a gathering of teachers at Educon.
How BYOD Programs Can Fuel Inquiry Learning. Digital Tools. Math and Inquiry: The Importance of Letting Students Stumble. How Can Teachers Prepare Kids for a Connected World? Are We Taking Our Students’ Work Seriously Enough? ” credit=”Erin Scott In the course of studying different aspects of children’s environments, Dr. The 99 Theses. Wish List: Piecing Together an Ideal School From the Ground Up. It started as an effort to shine a spotlight on creative schools and teaching practices all over the country and became the inspiration for a new school. Three teachers, Michelle Healy, Brooke Peters and Todd Sutler, started out on a year-long journey they called The Odyssey Initiative to visit a list of schools they’d put together based on recommendations from education professors, journalists, and other teachers. “It stemmed from the idea of giving the public a window into what the daily life of a teacher was like — and that our schools aren’t necessarily failing,” said Michelle Healy, co-founder of Compass Charter School.
To Advance Education, We Must First Reimagine Society. Autistic Brain Generates More Info At Rest, Study Shows. AccesstoBooksPromotesReadingVaughn. Don’t tell me how to be inspired. Here's Exactly How Much the Government Would Have to Spend to Make Public College Tuition-Free. America Hates Its Gifted Kids. Motivating teenagers: How do you do it? Low-Income Schools See Big Benefits in Teaching Mindfulness. A Study in Hope: BBC Sherlock, Parents, & Gifted/2E Kids.
How YouTube Is Changing The Classroom. Khan Academy. Common Core Map. Flipping the classroom. To flip or not to flip. Flipped classroom. We See This as the Future of Higher Education. Salman Khan: Let's use video to reinvent education. Flip the classroom - every teacher should do this.