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"Creative individuals are remarkable for their ability to adapt to almost any situation and to make do with whatever is at hand to reach their goals. If I had to express in one word what makes their personalities different from others, it's complexity. They show tendencies of thought and action that in most people are segregated. They contain contradictory extremes; instead of being an "individual," each of them is a "multitude.""

Teachers matter. A lot. Studies show that students with the best teachers learn three times as much as students with the worst teachers. Researchers say the achievement gap between poor children and their higher-income peers could disappear if poor kids got better teachers.

Activities show students that experimental and theoretical probability are very different through the use of toosie pops.

Everyone needs to read this. As we build a community of life long learning for the 21st century with our students it becomes increasingly important that we ensure that they are getting the training that they need to be successful. Its not enough for students to be able to use a computer they need to understand what they are doing and why.