At the end of July, 2012, there appeared an opinion in New York Times titled “Is Algebra Necessary?”. In this opinion, Andrew Hacker tries to understand why the high school students are forced to study mathematics, citing the fact that nationally, one out of four ninth graders fail to finish high school. Dropping algebra from the […]
According to an article “Screen Time” that appeared on page 40 in the June 2012 issue of “Wired”, an organization called One Laptop per Child, together with researchers from Tufts University and the MIT Media Lab, arranged for solar-powered tables to be given to kids in the Ethiopian village of Wolenchite, where there is no […]
We recently came across a great resource that explains to parents and educators the Common Core Standards initiative. According to the information on the site and other sites linked to it, the Common Core Standards are state initiatives to introduce state-wide teaching standards in the fields of math and English. The standards were developed by […]
On June 22, 2012, the New York State legislators passed a law that makes kindergarten mandatory for all 5-year olds living in New York City. Previously, nearly 3,000 kids entered the first grade without first having gone to kindergarten. Early childhood education has enormous benefits for children. Starting this September, the school officials will no […]
According to the recently published data on TheSchoolBoards.com, here is the list of top 25 public elementary schools in New York City based on the 4th grade Math and ELA tests taken in the Spring of 2011: Top 25 by Composite Scores (avg composite score, 2010 rank) 1. 01M539 – NEST+m (1.5, 5) 2. 03M859 – […]
The New Media Consortium recently published the Horizon Report K-12 Edition. The K-12 Edition examines emerging technologies for their potential impact on and use in teaching, learning, and creative inquiry in pre-college education environments. In its time-to-adoption horizon of one year or less, the Report lists cloud computing, creation of collaborative environments, mobiles and apps, […]
All Thai First Grade Students enrolled in public schools are now receiving tablets this academic year under the “One Tablet PC Per Child” initiative. The Thai government is supplying 900,000 such tablets this year. 7th Graders are scheduled to get theirs during the next academic year. The Education Ministry is holding a training on the […]
Dr. Schmidt, a professor at the Michigan State University, has recently released the results of his study that suggests that the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Mathematics strongly resemble the standards of the highest-achieving nations, and that they have more focus, coherence and rigor than most of the state standards they replaced. In fact, […]
The Gates Foundation has recently issued a report “Technology and Effective Teaching” that surveyed 400 teachers across the United States. According to the report, 67% of teachers use technology in class. 20% of the teachers said that they felt that technology should not be used in the classroom. In general, teachers remained skeptical that […]
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