Apparently I am making up for a lax February in posting so much recently. But Will Fitzhugh seems to be onto something. Why isn't there a varsity math team, well, anywhere, so far as I know? And for that matter, why do sports matter in schools in a way that academics...
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ED In ’08
These folks are not messing around when it comes to raising awareness for education in 2008. Videos worth watching, I think.
Thank Goodness
Glad to hear that the college admissions frenzy should be dying down in a few years. It's getting out of hand.
High Schoolers Of America, Stop Embarrasing Us
Pretty bold words, I know. Please, someone tell me that this article in Slate on "what high schoolers don't know" is inaccurate. Otherwise, I may have to go scream from a rooftop.
Sleep More, Dangit!
Wired Magazine points out what we already know, even if we don't always act accordingly: we don't sleep enough. And it isn't just students, though as I've mentioned, they get hit especially hard. Here's the article.
This Made My Month
"An integer is called formidable if it can be written as a sum of distinct powers of 4, and successful if it can be written as a sum of distinct powers of 6. Can 2005 be written as a sum of a formidable number and a successful number? Prove your answer." This problem,...