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Ngram data
I have been reading Putnam’s “The Upswing” which considers trends in American society between individualism and communitarianism. One interesting data source cited to show various trends is based on the frequency with which different words appear in the writing of … Continue reading
Power of tutoring
Tutoring is a proven approach to improving student learning. Bloom proposed what he described as the two-sigma challenge suggesting the educational innovations be compared against the known benefits of tutoring. My interest in tutoring has long been in the potential … Continue reading
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Global warming and frigid temps
It might be hard to appreciate the reality of human-made global warming if you are spending today in Texas without power, but global warming may just be an unfortunate choice of words for climate change. This 2010 NASA Climate Kids … Continue reading
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The online school alternative
You might get the impression from news coverage that K12 online classes have been a great failure and are continuing only to provide a remedy until COVID can be contained. Reports of stressed and depressed students, learning problems, missing students, … Continue reading
North Dakota takes on Apple
I lived and worked in North Dakota for 37 years. When I see North Dakota in the national news it tends to be for either cold weather or some really weird bill that has been proposed in the legislature. While … Continue reading
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Radio Garden
I will let you figure out the educational benefits of this recommendation. I just find it really cool. Radio.garden provides access to thousands of radio stations from your computer or device. According to Wikipedia it was originally a collaborative project … Continue reading
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