I just read Fred Wilson’s recap of the Hacking Education meeting. I am really looking forward to seeing the full transcript. While we wait for that I thought I might share how a single magazine article about self-education changed my life.
First, a little background. For whatever reason, I didn’t do well in school. I [...]
On a whim I decided to test my soon-to-be first grader to see if he understood basic algebra. I first asked him “If something minus 4 equals 5, what is something?” He took a couple of seconds and responded “9″. I asked a few more, including “Something minus 2 plus 3 equals [...]
WTF!?!?! Apparently the Nashville School Board has a requirement that Math be taught all four years of high school. In order to meet this requirement they are going to eliminate Algebra as an option for 7th graders. The logic is that they can stunt the education of some students in order to meet a mandate. [...]
Yesterday I started “Blogging to Read” for my 6 year old. This morning as soon as he got up he asked me if he could “write”. We didn’t have time this morning, but I loved his enthusiasm.
As soon as he got home from school he was asking if he could write. After doing some chores [...]
