I have been writing about change recently, and how change is needed in the science curriculum, and the pedagogy that we use to help students learn science. Indeed, I’ve suggested we suspend high-risk testing until we can...
Read MoreIn a recent edweek.org newsletter there was a No Child Left Behind Alert that I found interesting, and provided the starting point for this post. The forum discussion (a question is posed, and you can submit a response joining...
Read MoreIn earlier posts on this Weblog, I introduced readers to ScienceDebate2008, a citizen effort to engage the US presidential candidates in a real debate on science, technology and society. The debates never happened, but each...
Read MoreCarl Rogers wrote a book many years ago entitled Freedom to Learn. One of the most significant chapters in his book was “My way of facilitating a class.” I read this chapter many times, and it had a profound...
Read MoreCarl Rogers wrote a book many years ago entitled Freedom to Learn. One of the most significant chapters in his book was “My way of facilitating a class.” I read this chapter many times, and it had a profound...
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