The personal blog of Gary S. Stager, Ph.D.
NYU psychologist Gary Marcus wrote an interesting article recently in the Huffington Post. He explores the phenomena that might account for the enormous popularity of …
In case you hadn’t noticed, the Dale Carnegie era is well and truly over. American republican democracy is at great risk when one party, the …
Will public schools continue to exist in the United States? You have to wonder when you consider the press release below. This morning, billionaire mischief …
Greetings from Australia! Karl Fisch’s latest blog, Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?, and a horrific current event inspired me to mine the Stager …
2012 Note: The New Hampshire legislature overrode a gubernatorial veto and passed a law this week allowing the parental veto of curriculum. The following is …
From Curriculum Administrator Magazine — June 2000 Amidst the sadism, angst and mediocrity of middle school, two social studies teachers had an important impact on …
The New York Times article, Who’s Driving Twitter’s Popularity? Not Teens, punches another whole in the ageist nonsense known as the digital immigrant/digital native BS. …
Fueled by adrenaline from the early-morning keynote debate, I got the enormous NECC stage to myself to make a presentation called, “Learning Adventures: Transforming Real …
Constructing Modern Knowledge 2009 begins on Sunday, June 12th. In anticipation of this fantastic event, here is a video documenting last year’s institute, created by …
On our nation’s Independence Day, I humbly offer this text for historians interested in understanding early 21st Century America (because I surely can’t). Paul Begala …