Does doing math give you goosebumps?
Freeman Hrabowski, III, President of UMBC His teaching career began at age 19, when he was working on his master’s degree in mathematics at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign). Forty years...
View ArticleThe ‘expectations gap’ is wider than the achievement gap
The Common Core State Standards, which so far have been adopted by 37 states and the District of Columbia, may seem like a good idea, but new tough standards won’t mean much if students in some states...
View ArticleDoes lecturing trump hands-on learning in the classroom?
For decades, many have frowned upon lecture-style classrooms in the U.S., where the teacher stands at the front of the classroom while all students listen and take notes. Instead, there’s been an...
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