The personal blog of Gary S. Stager, Ph.D.
I sent the following questions to the Superintendent Christopher Steinhauer on July 22nd after the Superintendent and School Board had concerned parents forcibly removed from …
Just returned home from speaking at another large international conference where meaningless clichés filled the air and rolled off of people’s tongues. Aside from being …
Last week, Ben Grey asked me, “In 5 tweets or less, can you share your vision for computing in education?” via Twitter. I’m not sure …
I often remind teachers that as educators, their role is to educate everyone – children, parents, administrators, colleagues and the guy sitting next to you …
In a few hours I will be making the hellish trip across the Pacific from Australia to Los Angeles for the second time in as …
American public school educators have been insulted, mocked, punished, shamed, blamed and threatened by politicians, Bill Gates, corporations and the media for a decade. Their …
I’m so tired. I’m so tired of arguing with idiots. I’m so tired of educators making up useless acronyms. I’m tired of being told how …
The following is a paper I wrote for a conference in 2006. The problems I identify have become more acute since. One day, I’ll revisit …
For decades, many schools gave old hand-me-down computers to their youngest students. The implicit logic is that little kids don’t need the best computers. Today, …
Although I’m only 48, I have been working in educational computing for thirty years. When I started, we taught children to program. We also taught …