Conventional wisdom is the body of ideas or explanations generally accepted as true by the public or by experts in a field. Here is some of the conventional wisdom regarding education over the past century: Education is primarily about delivering … Read More
Monthly Archives: October 2015
A Lesson in the Trees
If we knew this would be our last year on earth, how would we look at the trees? This thought crossed my mind as I walked to synagogue on Shabbat. Against the grayish sky, the colors on the trees were … Read More
Israel: A Cry for Truth!
With each passing year, the truth about what has led to the endless cycle of violence in Israel falls deeper and deeper behind a dark cloud of distortion, misinformation, collective amnesia, and lies. As history is overrun by revisionism, politics, … Read More
The Homework Question Revisited
Nothing much has changed since the last time I wrote about homework, in 2010. The most recent research supports earlier data that shows little to no correlation between homework and achievement in the elementary grades, with one caveat: there is … Read More