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November 27, 2009

At least 1/3 of US teens owns an iPod.  Lady GaGa (currently #1 in iTunes downloads) is a terrific entertainer, but what if iKids were mixing it up with educational music on the go?  Hearing great beats mixed with scientific and mathematical terminology could make an impact on the US drop out rate which hovers [...]

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The Toughest Math Problem

November 15, 2009

City College of the City University of New York (CUNY) is a manhattan gem.  Founded in 1847, it offered free tuition until 1976 giving the poor access to top quality education based on academic merit alone.  Its graduates include 9 Nobel Laureates, Colin Powell and Jonas Salk.
A few days ago, Princeton PhD and City College [...]

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AP Math: Less Calculus, More Statistics

October 31, 2009

I was forced to take calculus in high school if I wanted AP math credits for college.  I was forced to take two semesters of it as an undergrad.  To boot, working in all sorts of high level science arenas for more than a decade now I have never used it once.  Nope, not at [...]

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A Ghetto of Geeks: Akihabara

October 18, 2009

Nerd Alert! A corner of Tokyo called Akihabara has technology that is at least two years ahead of US.  On a recent trip there, I was surprised to find Netbooks with dual core Atom processors at very reasonable prices.   These support hyperthreading (allowing its CPU to perform multiple activities simultaneously).
Although not for public use [...]

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“I Hate The French”

August 17, 2009

I’ve overheard this statement more than once. Although I am uncertain of the root cause. One source may be France’s defeat by the Nazis during World War II. Hitler’s aerial attacks, the heaviest the world had ever seen at that time, ensured the expansion of the Third Reich further west. This assault tactic is called [...]

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The First Of Its Kind- A Study Of 100,000 American Children

July 21, 2009

Have we caused diseases in children that are preventable?  That’s what a study comprised of tens of thousands of kids hopes to determine.  There currently exists more than 80,000 synthetic chemicals, most of them developed since 1950.  From fuels to plastics, a 21 year study conducted by Frederica Perera (Columbia University) and colleagues will track [...]

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Outta The Classroom: Apps For The Apps

June 24, 2009

Take a deep breath.  Click on “Hibernate”.  And step away from the computer.  Now go out and app your app.  Practically apply that tech tool you just discovered.  The sugar high won’t last for long before the twitter buzz of the next shiny new webapp grabs your attention.
Wikipedia defines technology as the usage of tools [...]

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The (Not So) Dumb Jock – Notable Scholar Athletes

June 14, 2009

“Too much Nintendo.” -Shaquille O’Neal in response to his GPA at LSU dropping from 3.0 to 2.0.
The notion of the “dumb jock” is misleading.  Many sports stars have also excelled in the classroom. D.J. Augustin, a 2008 ESPN Magazine Academic All-American has since been drafted into the NBA.  While studying Education, he maintained a [...]

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Food, Learning and ADHD

May 31, 2009

Jimmy’s* reputation preceded him.  Teachers warned me mutiple times during staff development that he was a low performing behavior problem when they found out I was to be his teacher that year.  I heard a least a dozen oh boys and you got whos?! Without saying a word three of my colleagues just shook their [...]

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Star Trek Is Real: Cooperative Learning Statistics

May 9, 2009

As a die hard Montalban fan I’ve stopped watching after STII.  But soon enough it seems we will run out of room on this planet.  According to studies based on radioactive uranium dating the earth is about 5,000,000,000 years old.  However during the past 1,000 years the human population has exploded.  Although undersea hotels already exist, my [...]

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