In fourth grade, I was one of three students selected to participate in a “Gifted & Talented” program. My parents were so proud; I was one of the “smart kids,” a brilliant writer and a natural actress, and life was going to be so easy for me.
Gifted & Talented…and Afraid | EduGuide - 1 views
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getting the right answers, best grades, and lead roles in school plays wasn’t about learning; it was about proving, to myself and the world, that I deserved that “Gifted & Talented” distinction.
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I was afraid to take risks that might show me off as anything less than innately brilliant.
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Introduce Word Problems to Students Sooner, Studies Say - Education Week - 1 views
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If Ms. Smith’s 8th grade algebra class works through 10 word problems in an hour, and Ms. Jones’ class works through 10 equation problems during the same time, which class is likely to learn more math concepts by the end of class?
Mr. Farrer - you inspire us. - Above and Beyond - 0 views
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I am convinced that much of the gap between the best college students and the worst is explained by study habits.
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a good course is one where you always feel that you will barely make it.
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On this note, Learning Style theory is junk:
Public schools aren't failing | CharlotteObserver.com - 0 views
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In fact, both show that American public school children are doing remarkably well.
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For example, the NCES report shows that in schools with less than 25 percent poverty rates, American children scored higher in reading than any other children in the world. In. The. World.
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The takeaway is simple. Our middle-class and wealthy public school children are thriving. Poor children are struggling, not because their schools are failing but because they come to school with all the well-documented handicaps that poverty imposes – poor prenatal care, developmental delays, hunger, illness, homelessness, emotional and mental illnesses, and so on.
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The Sabermetrics of Effort - Jonah Lehrer - 0 views
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The fundamental premise of Moneyball is that the labor market of sports is inefficient, and that many teams systematically undervalue particular athletic skills that help them win. While these skills are often subtle – and the players that possess them tend to toil in obscurity - they can be identified using sophisticated statistical techniques, aka sabermetrics. Home runs are fun. On-base percentage is crucial.
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The wisdom of the moneyball strategy is no longer controversial. It’s why the A’s almost always outperform their payroll,
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However, the triumph of moneyball creates a paradox, since its success depends on the very market inefficiencies it exposes. The end result is a relentless search for new undervalued skills, those hidden talents that nobody else seems to appreciate. At least not yet.
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Free Technology for Teachers: Comparing Textbooks to Wikipedia - A Student & Teacher Le... - 0 views
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