Rational Vocabulary
Vocabulary is done as if we were training parrots, not men: rational animals. In school, we are given lists of words which are “defined” by something …
Child Development
When 1/2 Causes a Lightbulb Moment
On Saturday, when I derived some area formulas, a junior high school student said in regard to the formula for the area of a triangle: …
Doing Chemistry Right
A recommended read: A Short History of Chemistry by Isaac Asimov.Instead of learning about “chemical stuff” thrown at you here and there, we should learn …
Learning and Behavior Issues: What Science Really Says 2
Learning issues? Memory problems? ADHD? Depression?Watch the TEDx talk “The surprisingly dramatic role of nutrition in mental health” by Julia Rucklidge, a clinical psychologist. As …
Learning and Behavior Issues: What Science Really Says
Learning problems? Memory problems? ADHD? Depression? Watch the TEDx talk “You REALLY are what you eat!” by Hether Crawford. To think that drugs are the only answer, …
Tangents
“Tangents” are an antidote to Platonism, i.e., to keeping ideas from being detached from reality, an unfortunate phenomenon that drives students to ask “when are …
All Students Fundamentally Learn the Same
Universal, timeless standards apply in education, apply to all children at all times in all countries. Some people get carried away with the differences in …
Dr. Yaron Brook on Mathematics and Education
Some of this quote you might disagree with, some of this quote might seem very controversial, but some of it you should strongly agree with, …
Katy Bowman Quote on Math
In talking about the Nature School that her young children attend (Episode 23: Nature School, of the Katy Says Podcast), Katy Bowman said:What [my 4-year …