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Harvard College of Education Chair, Howard Gardner, described this work as "...my simple-minded experiment". He found 500 elementary schools East of the Mississippi, and 500 elementar schools West of the Mississippi River. In the East each participating school was asked to allow children to "play"... Sign in to see full entry.

E.D. Hirsch, Jr. writes in his books about "Core Knowledge Sequence" that more time should be spent teaching children facts, data, trends, and core knowledge in Geography, Math, Science and other areas. Instead, the trend in American education is toward teaching metacognitive strategies. These are... Sign in to see full entry.

It should have been the Washington Senators today, in the MLB Post-Season Playoffs. But no. The Weekly Reader ranking of professions and occupations, placed United States Senators as out of the top ten, well-below janitors and garbage collectors. Sad. So, the powers that be, the owners of the new... Sign in to see full entry.

I'm not a good joke teller. When I get the details, I muff the punchline. So, I'm going to write this one out. It's a good joke that gives the drastic distinction among the various sciences. It goes like this: Three scientists were sharing a cab from the airport in Scotland: a mathmetician, a... Sign in to see full entry.

At my age, being able to walk into a public school and spend the day supervising, teaching Spanish or Math, writing with workshop groups, tutoring small groups and helping individual students finish homework assignments, it's humbling. And I am so grateful. I've worked every school day since August... Sign in to see full entry.

Yes, as if on steroids, GOP contender Mitt Romney charged headlong into the debate, saying whatever sounded good, rudely interrupting the elderly Jim Lehrer, and in short, acting a vaudeville fool. It was like Newt Gingrich shouting "shame on you!" to the moderator of the South Carolina GOP Debate.... Sign in to see full entry.

If you watch either of the major networks, you hear that the big issues for tonight's debate about the economy are whether Romney (GOP) as contender can be aggressive enough? Can he knock Obama off his perch? Should he go on about how bad the economy is, when it, in fact, is getting better (mild... Sign in to see full entry.

News on the tech front: the next big thing, according to PC Magazine is national wifi. Evidently all the phone carriers are pooling resources and matching government funding for research and development. Can't come too soon for me. The big thing now I suppose appears on the heels of the tablet... Sign in to see full entry.

After school recently I stopped in to Geronimo Guitar Store. The guy was an aging hippy (like me) and I felt comfortable to stand and chat a few minutes. Shortly, he took me over and showed off the refurbished upright piano he had for sale. He sat down and played a tune, something from Neil Young. I... Sign in to see full entry.

One day before the end of the regular MLB season (baseball) and not one tv channel is airing a game. ESPN has four channels devoted to ignoring baseball. In a few days the division series will begin for both American and National leagues. They will be covered by FOX Sports and CBS, yet today nothing... Sign in to see full entry.