Getting Started with MicroWorlds (Logo) Programming
I started teaching Logo to kids in 1982 and adults in 1983. I was an editor of ISTE’s Logo Exchange journal and wrote the project …
Tag: language arts
The Games Teachers Play (2008)
We are cheating our students by turning reading into a game of dodgeball. There is lots of talk about games and education these days. Educators …
Schlock and Awe (2007)
Last week, my 7 year-old nephew, (let’s call him) Homer, brought home another stupendous homework assignment. He was required to read a phonics primer to …
A Whole Lotta Coloring Goin’ On (May 2003)
Has anyone else noticed that there’s a whole lot of coloring going on in schools? I’m not talking about primary grades. I see an alarming …