Off To Europe!
That's right. And it's not just a trip either. We will be spending next year, ALL OF NEXT YEAR, in Europe. We are temporarily moving to London this January, for [...]
Harvard – The Summit of Illiberalism?
Fast forward to about 4.5 minutes into the clip: I myself am not so optimistic about his ultimate forecast.
Chess – John Versus Washington Square Park Legend, “Cornbread”
Have any of y'all see that terrific film - Searching for Bobby Fischer - the real-life story of chess prodigy Josh Waitzkin? Well it was great. And Washington Square Park [...]
Our Own Propaganda!
My kids both LOVED this book - The Girl Who Could Fly. I haven't it read it myself yet, but as I understand it: "Piper" could indeed fly. And there [...]
The Determination Curriculum
A few weeks ago my son solved the Rubik's Cube! No, he certainly didn't figure it all on his own. He followed the instructions on their website. Nonetheless, it still [...]
In Defense of Hard Problems!
Wowsers! (Read the graphic above.) All my math students (and their parents!) whine that the questions I give them are too hard....that they can't do them. I fire back, "I'm [...]
Supplementing and Afterschooling…They Don’t Work!
More times than I can count I've met young parents who are very "warm" to the idea and the benefits of educating their kids completely outside the system. BUT they [...]
The New Global Student Review – Continued
In continuing with my review of The New Global Student, I would like to highlight the following informative excerpt: Really, you’ve got to feel bad for our students; in our [...]