I hope it’s not bad taste to post a story about good versus bad teachers on a day when Santa Clara laid off 1000 teachers. Brooks: We’ve spent years working on ways to restructure schools, but what matters most is … Continue reading →

Roger Ebert has written a powerful, meandering essay about shame. He inspired me to add my own. Continue reading →

The sweet spot for Alan Kay’s glorious Squeak is kids who find joy in creating and exploring. Continue reading →

[Here’s a post that I started about 2 years ago and probably will never finish – which is a shame because it would’ve been a good one….] I always look forward to the Science Fair because … …. rant about … Continue reading →

Dylan had to make a castle for school and made Leeds Castle which is just up the road from where my sister lives. If you look closely, you can see the Frenchman in the tower about to fetchez la vache … Continue reading →

My lovely wife sent me this: Mr. Whitson taught sixth-grade science. On the first day of class, he gave us a lecture about a creature called the cattywampus, an ill-adapted nocturnal animal that was wiped out during the Ice Age. … Continue reading →

When I was at grammar school, I used to rank the subjects according to how ‘like maths‘ they were. We were taught chemistry, physics and biology as separate subjects and, while I enjoyed all the sciences, I enjoyed physics the … Continue reading →

What would it be like to learn maths with other people who like maths? Continue reading →

The Guardian has an article about new government guidelines for teaching creationism in religious education (RE) classes. Schools will also be required to teach the creation myths of all the major religions and will be required to compare and contrast … Continue reading →

My best, most vivid memories of school comes from the second and third year of secondary school (that’s 7th & 8th grade to all you mercans). That’s the period when I got into the most trouble, had my biggest triumphs, … Continue reading →