The pandemic has interrupted and changed the course of the education of millions of students across the country, and, according to national data, it has most particularly hurt their progression in math. I understand why. As a parent who learned math the "old" way, I'm neither ...read more
When I told friend that there was a designated STEAM room at my son's school, she gave me a quizzical look. "No, not a sauna," I replied. "A lab for Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematic." "Oh," she said. "So everything BUT reading." Ha, touché. STEM/STEAM learning ...read more
Today is Kid Inventors' Day! I know, I know. It feels like there's always some crazy made-up holiday on the calendar; but this one was invented (get it?) to celebrate kids who love creating, building, and tinkering, and that's a notion I can get behind. My brilliant ...read more