Resources from the people I follow on Twitter, professional emails, and my own surfing
I just looked up the fields for the Olympics and they are both stinkers due to the STUPIDsystem to select players. Here is a run down of world rankings for the 60 player men’s and woman’s fields that are the weakest you are likely to ever see. I hope you find this piece interesting in it’s own right, but it also an example of how one might analyze a particular data set.
Olympic Golf Fields Are Hardly Olympic: Interesting Data Analysis
July 9th, 2016Sweden’s Cashless Economy: Pros & Cons – Great Student Debate Topic
July 7th, 2016The Björn Ultimatum: Two Men Fight Over Sweden’s Move to a Cashless Economy by Mallory Pickett covers both sides of the battle to get rid of cash altogether. This would be a good article for students to read and debate. As a Swedish-American who visits Swedish relatives regularly, I’ve seen a number of innovations like […]
Read entire post...Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why by Paul Tough
June 27th, 2016
Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why by Paul Tough uses abundant research to show how the environments of poor children puts them at a great disadvantage when the start school, and how schools often makes things worse thanks to inappropriate pedagogy. There as also a lot of great advice regarding how to fight this pernicious cycle. See that any leader and policy maker you know gets this excellent book.
Read entire post...50 Myths & Lies That Threaten America’s Public Schools: The Real Crisis in Education by David C. Berliner, Gene Glass, and Associates
June 13th, 2016
50 Myths & Lies That Threaten America’s Public Schools: The Real Crisis in Education by David C. Berliner, Gene Glass, and Associates takes on many myths that have support amongst reformers and the media. This is a must read for anyone fighting the madness of our current test-and-punish school reform system. Give a copy to any policy maker you know.
Read entire post...The Five Best Tools To Wake Up A Creative Kid In You by Veronica Hunt
May 28th, 2016The Five Best Tools To Wake Up A Creative Kid In You starts with suggestions for parents and teachers who want to foster creativity in their students, their children, or themselves. It then offers five excellent tools that can support the creative process. Be sure to have five people each check out one tool and report back. Thanks Veronica
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