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Excellent Article on the “Difficulty” of Learning Math
Written by Marvin Minsky, a contributor to the One Laptop Per Child Organization. What makes Mathematics hard to learn? - OLPC via kwout
Open-Source Professional Development: Teachers Are Already Doing It!
I stumbled on this post this morning, which led me to a Powerpoint presentation teaching educators how to use Google Docs, EDITED BY OVER 500 people! ...
“Bronx 8th-graders boycott practice exam” (From NY Daily News)
A revealing article in the NY Daily News (who knew?) on Wednesday about 8th graders protesting "yet another" standardized test. You can read the article here. What's more interesting are the ...
2.1a Variable Case Study: The Curriculum is Now Open
In 2.1 I began identifying the resources each school has at their disposal. One I failed to write about is something often referred to as the “curriculum”. But what is a ...
The Open Source Debate
The question isn't whether FOSS (free, open-source software) can make money. The question is whether FOSS can make as much money as traditional, license-based software (think Office, Adobe, etc.). Because FOSS ...
Using Crowd Control Software to Free Up the Hallways
Algorithms are already being used in countless fields to simulate crowds: whether it's the US Geological Survey, who wants to know where crowds will gather in the event of an earthquake, or ...
Open Source Education: Part 1
Why Everyone and Everything Involved with Education is Interchangeable and Expendable. Except the Students That is. [Ed: This is a weekly series detailing my plan for a new way of thinking about education, including, ...
Open Source Education: Prologue
Why Everyone and Everything Involved with Education is Interchangeable and Expendable. Except the Students That is. [Ed: This is a weekly series detailing my plan for a new way of thinking about education, including, ...