STEM Cells | EduShyster

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STEM Cells

 What if there was an easy peasy way to solve the skills gap, the STEM gap, the achievement gap, the expectations gap and the next, yet-to-be-named gap? Great news, reader! According to the New York Times a solution to our STEMtacular crisis lies within imminent reach. You see, reader, our failed and failing public schools rely on conventional methods to teach math and science, resulting in the many gaps listed above. But thanks to the unconventional methods utilized by the Knowledge is Power Program or KIPP, lower-income minority students are no longer being held back. Just what are these unconventional methods? Safety goggles on. We’re headed into the excellence lab…

*Awkward*
According to the Times, the secret ingredient in the KIPP dip is expectations. “Teachers at KIPP schools maintain high expectations of all students, working intensively one-on-one with children until they comprehend every important concept.” But here’s where our story