Curriculum
Bahrain, Exeter Offer Clues About the Gender Gap in Math
Why do boys outperform girls in math, especially at the highest levels of math achievement? Two sets of economists released papers this summer examining the size of the gender gap in math achievement and investigating some possible contributing factors.
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More and More, School Just Isn’t ‘Meaningful’
Most educators probably aren't surprised that more than two-thirds of high school seniors don't recognize the value of what they have to learn.
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The College Cruise
The New York Times this week hosted a forum on summer homework, and while I voted "Yea!" many contributors and commenters thought summer homework a terrible intrusion on June, July, and August.
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No More Revenge of the Nerds
According to the Wall Street Journal, Texas high school students can now receive additional course credit toward graduation for participation in athletics.
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New Book by E.D. Hirsch Challenges Reformers of All Stripes
This provocative new book by E.D. Hirsch (dedicated to the late Al Shanker) poses fundamental challenges to both of the dominant reform movements in American education--challenges that their leaders would do well to ponder.