Education
Cultivating Genius in the 21st Century | Wired Magazine
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By WENDY KOPP When I dropped my kids off at school last week, I had a hard time looking their teachers in the eye.
Wendy Kopp: The Trouble With Humiliating Teachers
Teacher job satisfaction is at the lowest it's been in more than two decades, likely as a consequence—at least in part—of the economic downturn and resulting cuts to education budgets, according to a national survey.
Education Week Teacher: Survey: Teacher Job Satisfaction Hits a Low Point
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Does Preschool Matter? | Wired Science
SnappSchool
A startup called SnappSchool is compiling a weekly rundown of the Kindergarten to 6th-grade math curriculum — for parents.
MindSnacks Turns Learning a Language Into a Game
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