My Time at America Reads
For the past two months, I worked as an America Reads tutor at PS 142 in the Lower East Side of New York City. While exhausting, my time spent with my class was one of the most rewarding experiences I … (Read more )
Autistic 12-year-old has IQ higher than Einstein
When Jacob Barnett graduates from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis this spring, he’ll already have a place staked out in the university’s PhD program where he plans to expand on Einstein’s theory of relativity. This in itself would be impressive for … (Read more )
Importance of early reading up for debate
How soon should parents start teaching their children to read? Public schools begin instruction as soon students enter kindergarten. Yet, a recent article in the New York Times revealed than many Manhattan private schools are waiting until first grade to … (Read more )
Study says social class, not good parenting, predicts a child’s progress in school
An article published in the Guardian today claims that social class makes all the difference when it comes to school. Good parenting techniques — like reading bedtime stories and checking homework, have no effect on a child’s educational progress. None. … (Read more )
Postponing Kindergarten
Growing up, I was unsure of what made parents postpone kindergarten. I never quite understood why some of my friends were much older than me, why certain kids went to pre-school while others did not, or the complexities behind a … (Read more )
Speakaboos Launches Channel on Kideos
NEW YORK, NY July 19, 2010— Just in time for summer reading, Speakaboos introduces a new way for kids and parents to enjoy the site’s free online catalog of classics, such as “Mary had a Little Lamb” and Jack and … (Read more )
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Philosophy for Third Graders?
The world is a pretty puzzling place. Even after all these years of school and my work with classical philosophy, I still can’t make sense of it. A recent New York Times article titles, “The Examined Life, Age 8” discusses … (Read more )
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A Second Chance
It’s a sad fact of our society that some students don’t fit neatly into our education system. Whether the blame lies on the school, the parents, or the children themselves is up in the air. A new program in Milwaukee … (Read more )
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Geo-Literacy Project
Phoebe Winsor wrote a good post on how the Geo-Literacy Project is using technology to educate. The GLP encourages students to digitally document their educational experiences with photos and videos and then share them with other schools who are doing … (Read more )