Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Sims, Ants, Education, and Gaming

From Teach Paperless, one of my absolute favorite blogs.


Sims, Ants, Education, and Gaming: "Heard this on the way into work this morning. Nothing like a conversation between Will Wright, creator of the Sims series, and E.O. Wilson, the world's most eloquent ant expert.

Wilson was especially provocative in his condemnation of the way we currently teach kids and his belief that the solution to so many of our educational disconnections lies in virtual reality and gaming.

Give it a listen as it's certainly something bound to cause debate in the current conversation on education.


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After reading this, it's no more Nestle cookie dough for me

Beware eating cookie dough.


After reading this, it's no more Nestle cookie dough for me: "'Linda Rivera has just been trying to stay alive. Her cascading problems started about seven days after she ate the dough when her kidneys shut down and she went into septic shock.' And it gets worse. (Washington Post)"

Monday, August 31, 2009

Building blocks of math could be taught in preschool

From the ASCD Smart Brief:


Building blocks of math could be taught in preschool: "
Some education experts are advocating more math instruction in early-childhood curriculum.  -More
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