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In a July issue, Science magazine has a long write up on the current state of science and math education at the undergraduate level, looking at the falling number of science major and challenges to teaching. Many letters and editorials in such journals decry the lack of rigorous education, making often simplistic suggestion for [...]

Many people take the ability to use language accurately as a sign of intelligence. For example, the SAT and GRE, which some high IQ organizations use a basis for entry, relate the size of one vocabulary and the ability to differentiate similar words to a score. This is somewhat valid as such ability [...]

We are told there is a STEM educational crisis in this country. We are told that schools are not provided the education that kids need to succeed in a career in science, technology, engineering or math. We are told the solution is to hire well trained teachers who are familiar with the [...]

My previous entry concerned encouraging creativity through the use of design patterns. By teaching students to explicitly recognize existing patterns, and then applying them to new projects, a sense of safety can be established. Such safety can lead to free expression. In time, it is hoped, the student will begin to [...]

Over the summer, I have had time to reflect on the creative process. First in a two week design workshop, then in a week two class that I taught, and finally in a software gig. These short term experiences were, as the saying goes, different but the same. Each used different methods, [...]