Welcome to the Sunday Education Weekly Reader. The visual soundbites from Twitter for 02.12.12:
- As Scott Joftus said, it IS the Wild West in Education. Scads of money to be made in education...those dot.com investors had to go somewhere.....For those of you following the explosion of education startups, an interactive map of the new players http://www.newschools.org/entrepreneurs/edtechmap
- From Japan, an article on an alternative learning process.....the Donguri method because "it attaches a high value to [children's] thinking processes."...but how will this method fit on a computer assessment sheet?.....EDUCATION RENAISSANCE / Drawing pictures helps kids develop math skills: This piece--the final installment in a ... bit.ly/zT9FAK
- This story comes from Britain. Just substitute "USA" in place of the word "Britain" and it's the same argument. Must be that global push for education. Teachers seem to be the number one villain in the education wars everywhere...Teachers, stop being so defensive. It's time to embrace the no-excuses culture | Will Hutton - http://bit.ly/AcbsDi
- Interesting video from an Asian student on how Asian parents and US parents view grades. A teenager's view of Tiger Mom parenting. Seems as if the parents have embraced the "no-excuses" culture..... Education and culture! If every student's parents were Asian an A would = average wp.me/pz20Z-4sH
- Are you a student adhering to the "Road Less Traveled" blueprint? Check out these scholarships actually rewarding creativity, rather than what you spew out on a data set.....These are 4 unique scholarships that could land you some serious college cash! http://ow.ly/90PuF
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