I can't believe The Doodle in New Haven is closing. Anna and I ate there many mornings and days while in New Haven and her dad was a big fan (still has a coffee mug). Amazing how things change. Sad. Just very very sad... A Coffee Shop Closes, and There’ll Be Sad Songs Down at Mory’s - New York Times
This looks fantastic... TeacherTube (Via GeekDad.)
Last week, my grad school alma mater Yale opened its doors to the web and followed the path of Stanford and M.I.T. by putting popular courses up for anyone to enjoy and learn from. Here's a great story from the NY Times about an amazing Physics teacher at M.I.T. who is using this newfound access to people outside the ivory towers to share his love for physics: Professor Lewin’s videotaped ...
Great study on the alarming declines in reading by young adults and college educated adults from the National Endowment for the Arts: The story the data tell is simple, consistent, and alarming. Although there has been measurable progress in recent years in reading ability at the elementary school level, all progress appears to halt as children enter their teenage years. There is a general decline in reading among teenage ...
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