Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteSo, this time, I’m determined to get these done! We’ve had Covid, and a whole bunch of of other things vying for attention and time. I am going to get at least one volume of this series done by the … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesYup, after a year of being unable to write at all, I’m finally getting back to it again. Here is the first part of my next endeavor. Let me know what you think! And So it Begins One learns more … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteMy next book has been published. It is written by my mom, and edited by me. This is my mother’s story. It is the story of an extraordinary German girl born in Berlin just before World War II. It is … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesWhy colleges and universities that claim to take teaching seriously need a comprehensive and fair system of evaluating it. EXACTLY. But, as always seems to happen, the same teaching technique inspired completely contradictory reactions. For example, while I don’t show … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesExcellence is not a zero sum game. I’ve been saying this for YEARS! Source: Opinion | Why Can’t Everyone Get A’s? I’ve been saying this for years! This is a big part of what I address in the essays of … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesSource: What Traditional Classroom Grading Gets Wrong (G)rading policies—which appear to be an objective, fair, and accurate method to describe a student’s academic performance—often increase achievement gaps by infusing grades with teachers’ implicit biases or by rewarding or punishing students … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteHow a writing tool became the new default way to pass notes in class So much for the benefits of banning cellphones. I don’t think banning things ever solves anything. Let’s foster respect, courtesy, tolerance, and help them learn the … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesNot a ‘Pointless Exercise’ Briefly, Martini noticed that her students didn’t seem to get the connections she had hoped they would on the assignments she gave, and wondered if it would make a difference if she made those connections explicit. … Continue reading