“What I Cannot Create, I Do Not Understand”
“What I Cannot Create, I Do Not Understand”
That’s what was on Nobel-Prize winning physicist Richard Feynman’s blackboard when he died:
I found this image in an article at Scientific American titled Hunters of Myths: Why Our Brains Love Origins.
The entire article is somewhat interesting, but here’s what I think is the really important and useful part to teachers, and the paragraph that accompanied the blackboard photo:
…when we explain something to someone, we understand it better ourselves. It’s called the self-explanation effect and has been demonstrated numerous times in the real world. For instance, students who explain
That’s what was on Nobel-Prize winning physicist Richard Feynman’s blackboard when he died:
I found this image in an article at Scientific American titled Hunters of Myths: Why Our Brains Love Origins.
The entire article is somewhat interesting, but here’s what I think is the really important and useful part to teachers, and the paragraph that accompanied the blackboard photo:
…when we explain something to someone, we understand it better ourselves. It’s called the self-explanation effect and has been demonstrated numerous times in the real world. For instance, students who explain
“National PTA Seeks to Reverse Drop in Membership”
National PTA Seeks to Reverse Drop in Membership is the headline of a lengthy Associated Press article that announced the election of a new National PTA President. Here’s how it begins: When Otha Thornton, president-elect of the National PTA, signed up to help lead the PTA at Maryland’s Meade Senior High School in 2005, the [...]
“Parental Engagement Proves No Easy Goal”
Parental Engagement Proves No Easy Goal is a good and fairly lengthy article that just appeared in Education Week. It enhanced my respect for Ed Week — they note that their parent engagement coverage is supported by the Walton Family Foundation, but the article certainly doesn’t give any hint of influence by the Foundation’s ultra [...]
“Together For Tomorrow” Initiative
I’ve previously posted about the Obama Administration’s “Together For Tomorrow” initiative. Its initial announcement was very vaguely worded about a parent/community/school involvement program. Education Week published a few more details on the program recently, though it still seems a little unclear…I guess it’s an effort to support the development of community schools?
“Beyond school councils: Engaging parents to help their children succeed at school”
Beyond school councils: Engaging parents to help their children succeed at school is a very good report from an organization called People For Education. It’s located in Ontario, Canada. I’m adding it to The Best Overviews Of Parent Engagement. People For Education also publishes multilingual materials useful for parents. Though some of them are unique [...]
What An Awful & Misleading Video About Our Schools
Michele Molnar over at Education Week has just posted about a new campaign for school choice begun by the ultra-conservative American Federation For Children. The campaign is called Parents Know Best, and is immediately joining The Worst Parent Engagement Ideas list. They’re kicking-off their campaign with an incredibly misleading video, with statements taken completely out [...]
