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Sorry for this lame excuse of an update - I really just need a little help - and I wish scholar had something a little more informal looking than this for advice.  I'm technologically challenged, to put it mildly, and making our lates...More

In Taiwan, most elementary, middle and high school students spend all day long in classes that range from 40-50 students per class, in local public and private schools. Given the limited space in classrooms where desks can only be arranged back...More

At the risk of speaking too soon, my first day teaching 2nd grade was haven of an experience. I just started at a new private school, and the children who arrived on the first day were all considerate, well-trained, and eager to learn - in short...More

Does the modern educational system foster type A personalities in order to succeed within it? There have been arguments put forth before, by Susan Cain's "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking," that the current educa...More

Thanks to Sheridan Brull, I learned of the educational scientist Sugata Mitra's amazing experimental work via his TED talk on http://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_the_child_driven_education.html 

I was originally thinking about how to improv...More