Teaching science ideas in general, the process of photosynthesis for example, may work for some students, but often it leads to decontextualized knowledge that students are unable to apply when relevant. Anchoring the development of general science ideas in...
For some time, my daughter and I had been butting heads over algebra. While I could solve the problems myself (err, most of them anyway), I wasn’t able to explain the mathematical reasoning behind my strategy. It wasn’t long before I began considering the...
When we first started homeschooling, the most compelling reason was because we wanted to individualize our children’s education. As a former classroom teacher, I also wanted to shield them from the pressure of and emphasis on standardized testing. As they grew...
The word engineer is derived from the Latin words ingeniare (“to contrive, devise”) and ingenium (“cleverness”). Today, engineering is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. In the classroom, engineering calls for teens to apply...
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