Two Scandals by Ken Goodman (2006)
Two scandals involving our government and the young people of this country broke in the last few weeks. One involved the internet antics of an …
Education for a Diverse Society: What Ever Happened to the Comprehensive High School? by Ken Goodman (2006)
One of the most remarkable achievements of American democracy was its provision of free universal compulsory education for all its children and young people. No …
The DIBELing of Little Children by Ken Goodman (2006)
Today’s parents of five year olds are hearing a new answer to the age old question, “What did you do in school today? “I got DIBELed.” …
Scratch and the Negligent Homicide of Mathland
Scratch is a miracle. It’s popularity as a creative computing environment and its ubiquity around the world are truly impressive. Millions of children use the …
What’s Your Hurry?
All children should learn to program, not because it may lead to a job, but because it is a new liberal art and grants young …
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Questions for Journalists about the “Reading Wars”
Once a decade or so, the New York Times publishes a hysterical article about “the reading wars,” in which the argument for systematic phonics instruction …
Graphing Linear Equations in Snap!
Snap! is a block based language created by the University of California at Berkeley and used in their first year computer science courses, as well …
Here’s a Turtle Art/Logo/SNAP!/Scratch Geometry Project for Your Classroom
I’ve been meaning to share this project idea with Josh Burker, author of The Invent to Learn: Guide to Fun and the Invent to Learn: …
America Sure Missed Out on Honoring One of its Best
It is a disgrace that the musical genius and educator Harold Mabern passed away this week having not been recognized by our nation as one …
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Time for Optimism
“Things take longer to happen than you think they will, but then they happen faster than you thought they could.” – Al Gore As summer …