A recent study by a Swarthmore College economist showed that students may perform worse on exams if they “think about their jock identities before they take the test.”
Articles By: Deborah Lambert
Ward Churchill Redux?
The Ward Churchill saga is far from over.
Twitter U
Is Twitter the future of education? If you’re Cole W. Camplese, director of education-technology services at Penn State, University Park, you might be in the “yes” column.
Roadkill on the Information Superhighway
Charlotte Allen reminded readers on mindingthecampus.com that when you hear the words “for the 21st century” in conjunction with an educational topic, “you know it’s time to run for cover.”
Rhee Revised
Michelle Rhee, the highly praised/beleaguered Chancellor of the Washington, D.C. public school system, is facing another hurdle.
Harvard MBAs Fail Test
It might pay to check the roster of financial failures and match them up with their alma maters.
The name that keeps coming up over and over is—Harvard.
An Alternative Science Fair
A group of second and third graders in Kitsap County, Washington recently spent several hours outside at a local park and recreation area, counting piles of dog waste as part of their science curriculum.
Flirtmeister, 101
In Germany it appears that all work and no play still makes Hans a dull boy. That’s why German IT engineering students at the U. of Potsdam are leaving nothing to chance. Over 400 of them have signed up for a two-week course on the art of flirting.
Illegally Blond
Say it isn’t so. Are a couple of teenage girls about to be kicked out of school for being “too blond?”
Cooperative Chaos
If students’ heads are being filled with mush these days, there’s a reason. In fact, there are many.