Briefly, on the STEM vs Humanities debate
It’s one thing to be critical of some of the excesses. It’s quite another to suggest that there’s something inherently wrong with people who work within STEM disciplines.
Tagged: Education
School Lunch: Remember When “Hungry for Knowledge” Used to Be A Metaphor?
What brand of logic leads us to believe that providing a $15,000 education is fine, but adding a $4 school lunch is communism?
He Was So Well-Respected
Yet with all that training, we get no instruction about what to do when the accused abuser is a fellow teacher.
Ordinary Bloggingheads.TV
Our own Michele Kerr made an appearance with Glenn Loury on The Glenn Show, talking about teaching, education, race, and student discipline: This conversation follows a previous one between Loury and Mary Hudson, who...
Elizabeth Warren’s Bold Play on Student Loan Debt
Elizabeth Warren delivered a student loan proposal which demands attention.
With Gratitude to Mrs. L., Who Taught Me I Was Somebody
Imagine my surprise when I walked into my classroom, and strung across the chalk board was a banner reading, in big purple letters, “WELCOME TO EM CARPENTER DAY”.
Admission Scandal Snares Celebs Among Others
Getting your kid into college by buying a building is a very old joke when it comes to the wealthy and institutions of higher learning. Tax fraud, racketeering, obstruction of justice, and money laundering are not nearly as funny.
Ordinary World: Education
Your Ordinary World Education links ft stories on active shooter drills, does homeworks work, hand notetaking, speech, big science, grade inflation & more
Ordinary World: Education
Ordinary World: Education from Ordinary Times and Scott J. Davies with links to stories about higher ed, charter schools, community college, elite schools, quality of education and more for you to read, share, & discuss.
Is Online Education Living Up To Its Potential?
Online learning is going to be an ever-growing aspect of education in the future, particularly at the tertiary level. It is imperative that online courses become more effectively designed and accessible in order to maximise the benefits for students.
Is The Lambda School Model The Future of Higher Education?
The level of student debt accrued by students has skyrocketed in recent years. At the same time, the benefits of obtaining a bachelor’s degree and the ensuing debt that goes along with it has been diminishing. The current model of higher education, it would appear, is ripe for disruption.
Enter Lambda School
Ordinary Times: Education Links
Your Ordinary World: Education Links from Scott Davies bringing you stories and articles on learning, teaching, education, and schools from Ordinary Times.
Ordinary World: Education
Ordinary World: Education with stories and links on learning, education, teaching, tutoring, and much more from Scott Davies and Ordinary Times.
Are Finland’s Schools Really the Gold Standard?
It is a given that at some point during almost any discussion about school reform, a reference to Finland’s education system will arise. However, a closer look at Finland’s education system and reforms raises questions about the popular narrative of its education system.
Ordinary World: Education
Your Ordinary World links for 29 Nov 2018 with Scott J Davies bringing us links about education to read, share, and discuss.
I Took Two Courses on Coursera. Here’s What Happened.
Coursera is a great way to learn, but unreliable as a credential for someone’s learning.
Ordinary World: Education
Your Ordinary World for 19 Nov 2018 with Education links from Scott J. Davies covering everything from education, learning, school choice, social and emotional learning, higher ed enrollment, and more. Read, share, and discuss.
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