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Sunday, June 17, 2012

sounds promising

from Redirect: The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change by Timothy D. Wilson:
Several companies now market [educational] videos for kids and millions of children have watched them. As a result, these kids are now exceeding smart, right?

Unfortunately not, because it turns out that toddlers do not learn very well from disembodied voice-overs on videos. 
I guess this changes when kids turn 5 and go to school in flipped classrooms.

2 comments:

  1. On the other hand, I think out 9 year old has learned more science from Magic School Bus than at school.

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  2. Catherine,
    I've never figured out how to start a new thread on your blog. I suggest you start a thread on the following paper

    The Aftermath of Accelerating Algebra:
    Evidence from a District Policy Initiative
    http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/education_seminar_series/algebrapaper-011212.pdf

    Sorry for the off-topic post, which you are welcome to delete.

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