Imagine students who go to a website to learn academic information rather than playing a video game…and having more fun doing so? Welcome to the Khan Academy. We are clearly at a time in history where we have convergence among variables that are freeing up the distribution of knowledge. Technology is the delivery modality, interaction with information, […]
I was the Test Supervisor, head honcho, for the SAT administration at my high school on Saturday. As stressful as it is for students to take the test, I assure you that being responsible for administering the test is fairly nerve-wracking too. I wasn’t up at 3:30 a.m. on Saturday playing my X-Box. That is […]
As a high school counselor, I have a refrain for students who are college-bound who want to avoid hard classes. I ask them, “Do you think high school is harder academically or easier academically than college?” They typically reply “Easier” then I build my case that they should choose the harder academic courses while in […]
I got in a debate of sorts the other day on Facebook. Truthdig posted a link to an article detailing some research by two PSU political science professors about how high school science teachers are cautious about teaching evolution in the classroom. The message essentially boiled down that science teachers are intimidated by Right-Wing Fundie […]
This is a pretty fascinating article about traditional college students on or around campus taking classes on-line. It seems to be a reasonable methodology to address the cost of brick and mortar issues…if the students don’t need to be in same room, there is no need for the room, not to mention to light, heat, […]
One thing that clearly separates social classes is their devotion to reading. The higher classes has access to more books, better schools, and additional resources that promulgate habits of reading. “Rich get richer” type of thing. The poor are not given access and an appreciation for reading, and instead spend their free time–if they have […]
As this article suggests, the are really no good reasons for Juniors taking the SAT’s early in the 11th grade year. That is what the PSAT is for. Or the ACT equivalent. Pretty obvious. The real issue is making sure to take the PSAT in the Fall as a junior and then use the results […]
Interesting article on generational gaps of professors and students Generally, points seem to to be that college professors tend to view their students as disengaged slackers, students tend to view their college professors as not really that smart despite the academic bling on the front and end of their names, and that parents have a […]