Posts in Education

Social Media, Society, Change, . . . and Schools

The Civic Club Project Not that long ago, I was at a civic club meeting where one of the members gave a committee report on[…]

Passing the Test – Some Interesting Logic Leaps

Bear with me here, will you?  There’s a lot to tie together. Background: On alternate Monday mornings I send out a weird sort of a[…]

Ideas First, Then Words

“The ideas come first, and then the words.”  This popped out of a recent e-mail from a frequent reader – and former colleague at MSU. […]

From Heloise to the Horse Trader

Time for a couple of those loose ends that don’t quite make a column on their own.  Hope you enjoy. 1. Hints from Helosie I[…]

The Horse Trader and the Calculator

Recently, I got to visit Mountain Grove schools and do a problem-solving workshop with middle school students.  I don’t get to do these as often[…]

Rowboats in the Fog: Teaching Morality?

Have you ever felt like you were in the middle of a large fog-covered pond, in a row-boat with only one oar attached?  There’s this[…]

A General Course in Problem Solving?

The e-mail arrived after my last column (Chapter and Verse).  Referring to that column, the reader essentially asked, “Would you advocate a Problem Solving 101[…]

Chapter and Verse

My siblings and I recently held our annual reunion.  At these reunions, one of the obligatory conversational paths is the one that heads down memory[…]

Twain, Teams, and Turfs

We recently made passing reference to one of Mark Twain’s comments that he never let his schooling interfere with his education.  We also briefly mentioned[…]

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