Math education is critical to our future
Read the whole thread. There are school districts that are proposing to remove advanced math courses because students who take them benefit and students who do not take them, do…
Adopting Scandinavian social benefits and taxes in the U.S.
For something unrelated, I was researching some of the “social benefits” programs in Norway. This is my summary of what I came across – which may be sort of accurate…
Biden proposes incentives to have large families, increase population
Giving incentives to have large families is solving which problem? This is in opposition to his “Green New Deal” goals. President Joe Biden unveiled his next $1.9 trillion stimulus package…
Efficiency in Agriculture
Many think the quaint and tranquil working the land by hand is the future of agriculture. Uh, no, its ont. In some ways, it is not surprising that many of…
Surge in good news: Schools do not seem to spread Covid-19 much
https://twitter.com/JenniferNuzzo/status/1380542797439197189
Chart of trend in published Covid-19 papers is now linear
https://twitter.com/RichardTol/status/1376078197117358085
Elementary classrooms re-open with bare walls, desks, no books or toys
And these “rules” are completely different from one district to another because its random Covid-theatrics not based on evidence: kindergarten classroom without toys, books, counting buttons, a reading chair, or…
When computer science is mandated in K-12 schools, what subjects will be cut to make time for this?
A new law will require the Mississippi Department of Education to set a computer science curriculum for K-12 schools by the 2024-25 academic year. Source: Mississippi law will require computer…
Sick: School district wants kids to wear Covid-19 trackers
When middle and high school students go back to campus, they’ll have the option to wear a lanyard that keeps track of social distancing, alerting students when they get too…
Surge in good news: Florida schools re-opened – and nothing happened
Meanwhile, back in lock down havens schools remain mostly closed … because epi-astrology! Schools in the state have avoided major outbreaks of Covid-19 and maintained case rates lower than those…