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Dan Meyer: Math class needs a makeover - 1 views

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shared by Jeff R. on 17 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • Jeff R. on 17 Apr 12
     
    Today's math curriculum is teaching students to expect -- and excel at -- paint-by-numbers classwork, robbing kids of a skill more important than solving problems: formulating them. At TEDxNYED, Dan Meyer shows classroom-tested math exercises that prompt students to stop and think.
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Thomas Suarez: A 12-year-old app developer | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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  • Jeff R. on 14 Mar 12
     
    Most 12-year-olds love playing videogames -- Thomas Suarez taught himself how to create them. After developing iPhone apps like "Bustin Jeiber," a whack-a-mole game, he is now using his skills to help other kids become developers. Thomas Suarez, a 12 year old, taught himself to build iphone apps.
Jeff R.

Joshua Foer: Feats of memory anyone can do - 0 views

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shared by Jeff R. on 18 May 12 - No Cached
  • Jeff R. on 18 May 12
     
    There are people who can quickly memorize lists of thousands of numbers, the order of all the cards in a deck (or ten!), and much more. Science writer Joshua Foer describes the technique -- called the memory palace -- and shows off its most remarkable feature: anyone can learn how to use it, including him.
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