science

Relativity

Relativity There was a young lady named Bright Whose speed was far faster than light;    She set out one…

7 years ago

On the Fifth Day

On the Fifth Day the scientists who studied the rivers were forbidden to speak or to study the rivers. The…

7 years ago

Out and About

We had some glorious fall days last week (as well as some much-needed rain).  It was perfect weather for the…

9 years ago

“I am not a scientist”

I'm tired of the weasel-worded politicians who trot out "I am not a scientist" when asked a rational question that…

9 years ago

Citizen Science

I learned a great deal about eels from Graham Swift's remarkable 1983 novel Waterland set in the watery fens of…

9 years ago

Why PDS? A Lower School Parent Writes …

If you're thinking about Loving Learning and what all that emerging, integrated and experiential curriculum looks like in the real…

9 years ago

Outcomes and the Bloody Red Shrimp

Strategic plan outcomes can all seem rather formal and abstract until something like this leaps out and grabs your attention.…

9 years ago

Grit Hits the Fan

      It's a good word grit. It's short, and it has the  good old English language virtue of…

10 years ago

The Transit Of Venus

Your one and only chance to see Venus transit the face of the sun. Stay tuned for what's happening at…

12 years ago

Astrobiology and Why I like Facebook

There are lots of reasons not to like Facebook and I respect all those many people for whom it is…

13 years ago

Mozart on Fire: The Ruben’s Tube UPDATE

Look at what happens when Mozart catches fire! What I love most about the video is their reactions. And the…

13 years ago

Hardwired to be good: Altruism and evolution

In contrast to Hobbes' view in Leviathan that we are destined to lives that are "... solitary, poor, nasty, brutish,…

13 years ago

Susan Engel on testing tests

From the NYTimes Scientifically tested tests ...there are few indications that the multiple-choice format of a typical test, in which…

14 years ago

The fire within

"To succeed...it's the fire within that must be lit." Purpose, mastery, autonomy (mission not money as motivation.) Watch the video…

14 years ago

“If a school fulfills its mission there must be constant evolution…”

It is quite possible that the assigning of grades to school children and college students as a kind of reward…

14 years ago