kitchen table math, the sequel

Needless to say, my district has been embroiled in budget misery and strife for lo these past four years: ever since the crash of 2008. (H...

gasstation reminded me of an issue we've just discovered in my town: free GOTV for parents, but not for anyone else . Must fill you in...

I have mastered Excel ! Sort of.

I try not to post judgments that sound hyperbolic. It makes me sound less measured, less reasonable, less reliable. But in this case, I'...

I have to stop doing school board elections. Seriously. Back tomorrow!

Teaching Geometry According to the Common Core Standards ,  by H. Wu. from the preface: This document is a collection of grade-by-grad...

The process is moving right along. In my son's high school honors classes, the teachers are required to cite CCSS book, chapter and vers...

Do I need a $165 book on adverbials ? I'm sure I need a second life so I can actually read a $165 book on adverbials.

In the wake of my discovery re: weight and cognition, I've decided to harp on my vegans-are-thinner experience. Re-harp, that is. AND...

ABSTRACT Recent studies in human neuroimaging, primate neurophysiology, and developmental neuropsychology indicate that the human ability ...

2 seats open; 5 candidates running; maybe 1600 people will vote. Two candidates are running as a slate, with posters around town saying ...

Robert Pondiscio on Pineapplegate  The kids interviewed in the Times  seem to know exactly what's wrong with the pineapple item.

Brad De Long : MOST BERKELEY STUDENTS DO NOT KNOW THAT 2^5=32 AND 2^10≈1000 How can they expect to survive in the modern world without kn...

We also measured the brain, the hippocampus... What we found was that among the kids with Type 2  diabetes, their hippocampi are smaller in...

Education Is the Key to a Healthy Economy By GEORGE P. SHULTZ AND ERIC A. HANUSHEK

Sticky wages in 2011: The tall bar in the middle represents workers who had a wage increase of $0 People to the right of...

From the study guide for the California Teachers of English Learners Teacher Certification Exam: "Direct instruction in grammar and s...

One problem I had was with my special ed son. He is very "young" even though he's grown. He mostly likes coupons and anime, an...

Terri W: Do not post or say anything on any network, email, chat, text, website, WHATEVER unless you are willing for the whole world to see...

American elementary and middle school mathematics programs are poor in myriad ways. They lack breadth and depth. They lack reasoning. They l...