The ‘Big Bang’ boys (at Caltech) has a real science adviser (from UCLA)
Have you ever watched the popular television comedy called “The Big Bang Theory” and noticed complex formulas written on the character Sheldon’s white boards? Unless you are an accomplished mathematician, you would have no way of knowing that the formulas — every one of them — are real. In fact, the show’s creators have an […]
Common Core calls for kids to read books that ‘frustrate’ them. Is that a good idea?
This post is connected to two recent pieces I published about the Common Core State Standards. This post is a transcript of a debate on the Core that was recently held in New York; arguing for the Core were Carmel Martin and Mike Petrilli and arguing against were Carol Burris and Rick Hess. And this […]
All Week @ The Answer Sheet 9-20-14
The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer SheetClemson U. stops mandatory student survey with detailed sex questionsClemson University has said students do not now have to fill out a survey that had been mandatory and that included some highly detailed questions about sex, such as, “With how many people have you had sex (including oral) in the last 3 months?” The Greenville News reported that the sur