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Neil O'Sullivan

Figure This! Math Challenges for Families - Challenge Index - 0 views

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    Math Challanges
Duane Sharrock

West African Teen Invents Gadgets From Scrap Metal, Visits MIT and Harvard - ABC News - 0 views

  • He's the most prolific inventor in his West African village of Freetown, Sierra Leone
  • "The exceptional thing about Kelvin is he's a very poor kid with very little infrastructure. He's been able to harvest that talent with virtually nothing," said Laura Sampath, manager of MIT's International Development Initiative. "He takes apart and then learns by what he's seeing and can rebuild it, often better than what he's seen in the first place."
  • Sengeh and his team had 70 applications from 300 students, trying to solve some of Sierra Leone's most challenging issues.
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  • Doe, along with two other students from Sierra Leone's Albert Academy, came together to build a prototype station. Sengeh says Doe's application stood out because of his speed in implementing his idea.
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    "Doe is the youngest of five children and says he's been inventing gadgets since the age of four. He gathers scrap metal and other materials to create electronic solutions for his town. His inventions have caught the eye of university professors and scientists at academic institutions in the U.S., including Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard."
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    "Doe is the youngest of five children and says he's been inventing gadgets since the age of four. He gathers scrap metal and other materials to create electronic solutions for his town. His inventions have caught the eye of university professors and scientists at academic institutions in the U.S., including Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard."
Ginger Lewman

Teaching Young Gifted Children in the Regular Classroom - 3 views

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    Recognizing and nurturing giftedness in young children presents an important challenge to educators. Schools need to respond to their educational needs before their abilities diminish or become less recognizable to those who can do something about them.
Cindy Sheets

YouTube - RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us - 3 views

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    what motivates people is primarily NOT money or rewards when it comes to cognitive tasks. Instead it's autonomy, challenge and mastery
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