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Grad education for educators
Last night I met with the students in the grad course I teach. While I am retired, I still have the opportunity to teach some graduate courses and I look forward to this opportunity. In this context (preparing for this … Continue reading
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Searching for insight
I read lots of criticism of textbooks, but I find little I think imagines the future of the textbook aside from replacing it with some as yet to be determined alternative. I want a clearer vision. I have turned to … Continue reading
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Maybe you should be a plumber
What vocations should students be strongly encouraged to consider? Computer science seems to be the newest thing. We may be thinking too narrowly. Perhaps the potential income of the next Zuckerberg is encouraging parents and educators to focus students toward coding … Continue reading
Why more research is needed
So many studies end with the admonition – more research is needed. I suppose this is the case because many studies only are able to resolve some of the questions that were originally posed or find results that do not match … Continue reading
If you are brave
My previous post explained that many educators are wary of using the events of the present political season to explore the political process. Their concerns do seem realistic. However, I did not want to imply that taking advantage of these … Continue reading
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Too real for school
Educators are frequently encouraged to take educational advantage of the “real world”. One might think that the election season would offer a great opportunity to explain the political process. Many are now backing away because the educators are concerned students will … Continue reading
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