Career & tech ed month in Maryland
C.T.E. programs get the spotlight, as the state supt. and lt. gov. from Md. visit one of the top-flight career programs.
How does practice make perfect?
People who keep practicing for ~20 mins after they master a skill actually lock in that learning. New learning probably won't interfere with it either.
Mistakes we make are often our best teachers
Mistakes happen, esp. as we learn new skills or discover new knowledge in school and other places. So, let's take the opportunity to figure out what went wrong.
Young girls more likely to think men are ‘brilliant’
When they turn about 6, young girls are more likely to attribute "brilliance" to men than to women, a divide not seen in young boys.
It’s fact more than culture in ‘the talk’
In talking with their kids about sex in the US, African immigrants tend to rely more on fact than culture, esp. those with more education.
Anthropologists analyze some really old art
Some 38,000 years ago, artists created drawings in France, and those drawings shine a light on how we think about art and the human condition.
We can spot downsizing but not supersizing
Any time a company or restaurant reduces the portion size, we complain loudly, but not about supersizing. In fact, we don't even notice itl as much.
Why would you move a solar-powered home?
Solar power is hard to save for a rainy day, mainly because we can't store it efficiently in chemical bonds, the way nature stores energy.
Teacher training could help English learners write
When teachers of English learners took some professional development, their students performed better on key writing tests.
Do genes predict how we use social media?
How we interact with social networks—look at info that reinforces or confronts our own viewpoint—may depend on our genes.