In a previous post, I spent some time discussing “Misconceptions of Cooperative Learning” where I talked about the need for assignments to actually show some type of cooperation. In other words, rather than just throwing a name on something, I would advocate that we actually instill the practice and teach our kids to work together. [...]

An article from the blog “Curriculum Matters” (January 21, 2010) discusses one of the key problems in determining college readiness of students today. The bottom line is simply that high school and college teachers can not agree on what types of knowledge students must master in order to be successful in post-secondary life. The problem [...]