Newton "Core" Curriculum

That doesn’t mean, though, that Silicon Valley is still not a huge, critical, important part of our economy, and Wall Street will remain a ...

But our graduate system has been in crisis for decades, and the seeds of this crisis go as far back as the formation of modern universities....

College Sucks . Times op-ed. Via NY Times

This is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: Mathematicians held about 3,000 jobs in 2006. Many people with mathematical backgrounds also wo...

I cheated my way through high school. Why? Because it was easy and few subjects could retain my interest for more than a semester. And if I ...

I went to what was once the 25th best high school in the country, and got to see the best and the worst of what the educational system can o...

Before I describe my high school experience, I should probably give you an idea of the type of student I was back then. First and foremost I...

What a nice old man! The whole visit was a pretty coincidental. The building that houses Chomsky's department is the Alexander W. Dreyfo...

A true scientist is an artist of natural philosophy, a philosopher ponders the science of art, an artist paints philosophy like a mad scient...

A video inspired by the mathematician, Steve Strogatz. At the age of thirteen, Steve was astonished to find that pendulums and water fountai...

The new ACG site has a cool, galaxy interface—but it lacks a z-axis. Could be a cool way to show our curriculum.

Guys, If you have any materials that could be contributed to the model it would be much appreciated. Possible materials: FoamCore–white Bals...

Here is the list. Its word for word, so it might be a little chaotic. Shape and form–sculpture, ceramics, etc.. Color Theory–painting, still...

Waldorf Curriculum

I only asked one question during high school, and it was " What I'm I learning this for, again?" and all my teachers would r...

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NYT op-ed "ten days of newton" “ I teach science to young elementary students partly to share their passion for discovery but also...

I started to compile a list of books on education and curriculum planning. I'm picking up the Ken Robinson book "Out of our minds...

Michelle Rhee on Charlie Rose Michelle Rhee articles: http://rhee.htm http://www.tntp.org/index.html http://www.newsweek.com/id/154901 http:...

Dec 16th. 3pm

, because the school system is held up as an example for education,” says Kevin Carey, the research and policy manager at Education Sector. ...

Here is the official John Beilenberg portrait. Enjoy.

These are correct Thurs. Dec. 11: Leave Atlanta Friday, Dec. 12: Interview in DC Sat. Dec. 13: Drive to PA (130 miles) Mon. Dec. 15: Intervi...

Teaching of academic subjects as lesson "blocks" In both the elementary school and secondary school, most academic subjects are t...

Waldorf education (also known as Steiner or Steiner-Waldorf education) is a pedagogy based upon the educational philosophy of Rudolf Stei...

Realistically, this is gonna be about a week and half interview deal. Thinking about plane tickets, holiday travel, and current low gas pric...

I was talking to Eric and he thought Bruce Mau would be a good choice. let me know what you think.