Fri 19 March 2010 | tags: apple, bakadesuyo, cdo, children, dailylinks, dinosaurcomics, education, finance, harvard, johnnydepp, michaellewis, multitouch, patents, praise, studying, tenure, -- (permalink)
What I've been reading lately:
- The Power (and Peril) of Praising Your Kids -- New York Magazine - This link is three years old, but I only saw the article today. Summary: It's far healthier to praise your kids for working hard than for being smart.
- Is group studying more
effective?
- No …
Thu 04 March 2010 | tags: antitrust, bundling, cabletelevision, churchandstate, crime, dailylinks, education, eminentdomain, federalism, ideaguy, losangeles, meritpay, murder, omaha, paranoia, religion, sexting, shopclass, startups, teaching, utah, -- (permalink)
What I've been reading lately:
- Building a Better Teacher -
NYTimes.com
- "Teachers working in the same building, teaching the same grade, produced very different outcomes. And the gaps were huge. Eric Hanushek, a Stanford economist, found that while the top 5 percent of teachers were able to impart a year …