Posted in Education Issues and Ideas, News on Jan 6th, 2015 No Comments »
From NPR’s series, Fifty Great Teachers This piece, Among Dartmouth’s Lathes And Saws, Lessons In Creativity focuses on a woodworking teacher at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. I love how he seems unaware, or unconcerned (and hence, unencumbered with “trying”) of how what he does works. And just is the type of teacher who has [...]
Posted in News, Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Dec 30th, 2014 No Comments »
David Schenck, founder of the Schenck School, an Atlanta area school for dyslexic students, passed away last week. I’d visited this school on a tour of Georgia area schools and was impressed. The Schenck school has been a leader in the field for many years. From the article and other descriptions I’ve heard of Mr. [...]
Posted in Discussion Topics, Education Issues and Ideas, News on Nov 20th, 2014 3 Comments »
A study was recently published that claims learning to read and improvement in reading ability has a positive effect on intelligence overall. Where to begin? First, getting past sensational science related headlines takes effort. I have an educated and beginners mind when it comes to reading research. I read through this study slowly, and appears [...]
Posted in News on Sep 10th, 2014 No Comments »
Of course it’s exciting news that early intervention works. But, the magic is in the details. In this study, parents were coached to pay attention to subtle signs from their children (with autism) that they previously missed. When parents have seemingly non-responsive infants (not cooing, engaging in reciprocal eye gazing, etc) the adult often feels [...]
Posted in News on Aug 4th, 2014 No Comments »
Researchers found that oxytocin, the hormone heavily involved in social connectivity and feelings of warmth towards others, is not lacking in people with autism spectrum disorder. Oxytocin Isn’t Lacking In Children With Autism, Researchers Say Instead, the study found that oxytocin levels affected social functioning in both kids with autism and typical kids. “As your [...]
Posted in News on Jun 15th, 2014 No Comments »
You’re never too old to understand yourself better. Lisa Ling, journalist, discovers more about her brain and learning style.
Posted in Discussion Topics, News on Apr 23rd, 2014 2 Comments »
Interesting and thought provoking op-ed piece in NY Times. Autism and the Agitator
Posted in News on Apr 22nd, 2014 No Comments »
Neurons to Butterflies Fascinating piece from PBS, about Rebecca Kamen, an artist with dyslexia. In a nod to the field of neuroscience, she fashions abstract sculptures, inspired by neurons and her experiences with dyslexia. Those persistent struggles were what influenced Kamen to study art in the first place. Admitted to college on probation, Kamen chose [...]
Posted in Colleges, Education Issues and Ideas, News on Mar 5th, 2014 No Comments »
Glad they’re thinking “changes” and updating. Call me skeptical however, but I’m not convinced. Changes to SAT in 2016
Posted in News on Jan 21st, 2014 No Comments »
Engineer Celebrates Bar Mitzvah at 65 Man with severe dyslexia decides to persevere and learn Hebrew in order to have his Bar Mitzvah, at age 65. It’s never too late.
Posted in Education Issues and Ideas, News on Oct 21st, 2013 No Comments »
Well-done piece in NY Times about teacher preparation. There are widespread holes in teacher preparation programs, including how reading is still taught with an emphasis on guessing instead of a more analytic and systematic approach. How America prepares its teachers has been a subject of dismay for many years. In 2005 Arthur Levine, then the [...]
Posted in News on Oct 14th, 2013 No Comments »
Stay tuned. Not much information explained. Hopefully this school will get its act together. Principal replaced at school for students with dyslexia