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Teaching through a grain of rice

September 22, 2006 – 3:55 am

Today, my children sat on the sofa, enthralled with a single grain of rice resting in their palm. Their sense of wonder was palpable and Baby Bear smiled lovingly. Mouse said, “Wow!” and Bug ate hers, much to the chagrin of her older brother. We had just been reading about the [...]

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Science lagging?

September 22, 2006 – 3:17 am

Interesting article from Reuters today, U.S. science education lags, study finds.
WASHINGTON (Reuters)-Science education in U.S. elementary and middle schools is overly broad and superficial, according to a government report issued on Thursday that also faults science curricula for assuming children are simplistic thinkers.
Yes, I could have told them that for a lot cheaper and a [...]