There was very interesting piece on NPR this morning. It is well worth a read/listen. Struggle For Smarts? How Eastern And Western Cultures Tackle Learning : NPR. The story basically outlines how, in Eastern cultures, children are allowed to work hard through their studies and are praised for their hard […]
Education
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Last night I had the pleasure of meeting with a group of Penn Staters from HP, one of whom has become a friend over the last few years. His son has just entered Kindergarten and he is already reading. This is becoming more and more common, that children should be […]
I am not going to tell you author or date. Without using Google can you tell me who said this and when? And does it not sound like a fairly contemporary argument? When we think about the remarkably early age at which the young men went up to university in, […]
I was directed to this video by Dave Kellett who is the creator of Sheldon (great strip!). The video lists many great individuals who either faced adversity and/or were told that they would never amount to anything, often specifically in the fields in which they ultimately became great. Today is […]
When Night Falls at School, Should Darwin Go Home? The return of an adult-education class in the Northport school district teaching creationism may provoke litigation. (Via NYT > Education.)
I know many in the biblioblogging world have been following this story. Today and ad came out in the NY Times with the signatures of over 300 presidents, including the presidents of my past and current institutions. The statement is on the American Jewish Committee’s website and reads, in part, […]
Tyler has posted the list for the next nine months worth of BSC. Be sure to send your nominations to Claude Mariottini for August and note that I am hosting January! Biblical Studies Carnival Update and Reminder I wanted to thank everyone who volunteered to host a future Biblical Studies […]
We had a great all-day meeting with our colleagues from the CIC. Many are doing very exciting things and we picked up a lot of great ideas. Each program is actually quite different, but we all face similar issues and have similar concerns and I learned much yesterday. It was […]