I’ve returned to writing posts on the Art of Teaching Science weblog after 3 1/2 week hiatus. I spent most of the time in Texas participating the Round Top Antiques Festival, witnessing the blooming of the Texas...
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Education has released and sent to Congress the document entitled A Blueprint for Reform: The Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. You can read the Education Week article that...
Read MoreTomorrow, President Obama will send his education blue print to Congress, which, according to the New York Times article, “strikes a careful balance, retaining some key features of the Bush-era law, including its...
Read MoreThis week’s Newsweek magazine included three lead articles entitled Why we can’t get rid of failing teachers?, Schoolyard Brawl, and Blackboard Jungle. The next day, Teacher Magazine featured an online discussion...
Read MoreSeveral earthquakes occurred in Chile today (March 11), and according to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quakes were “aftershocks” associated with the 8.8 Chile earthquake of February 27. According to the USGS...
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