Daily Archives: March 12, 2012

Fixing Education: Moving Toward the Future

Last night, I watched a segment on 60 minutes that featured a former-Wall-Street-pundit-turned-online-tutor. What started out as just helping his niece grew into a nice little  non-profit organization to help students learn–in and out of classrooms! That reminded me of … Continue reading

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Fixing Education: Google’s Educational Uses

Just the other day, I came across this web site that talks about school-related Google tools. With the popularity of iPads and iPhones, though, I don’t know how helpful this article is. However, if you’ve been looking for some easy … Continue reading

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Fixing Education: The Finnish Model

While reading through a New York Times Review of Books article that was recommended by Teaching Tolerance, I came across a link to the archived article below. Most educators, I think, have recognized that the USA has been losing ground … Continue reading

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