A Conversation with Parent, Engineer, and Educator, Chris Rogers (part 3 of a series of 3 pieces) Since I have three middle school aged children, I confess to being particularly intrigued by research focusing on these years (ages 11-14). Plus, brain research points to how critical these...
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Gladwell’s ten thousand hour rule, based on a study by Anders Ericsson, in his book The Outliers is frequently referenced by parents, educators and other avid Gladwell fans like myself. I like the argument that he made about the need for hours on task in order to develop talent. It sat...
Why Coding is Creative
Written by Trishia Poplawska, a software developer who likes coding. Many people think that coding is based purely on mathematics. As much as logical thinking is essential, you do not have to solve complicated calculus equations when you code! As long as you understand three basic...
Engaging Our Kids: In the Classroom
A Conversation with Parent, Engineer, and Engaged Educator, Chris Rogers (part 2 of a series of 3 pieces) In part 1 of my conversations with Chris, we talked a great deal about story and balance as pivotal concepts when thinking about getting our kids engaged in their learning. Here, we...
Juggling with STEM
Written by the mom of a 12-year old girl, who is also a homemaker and the Chief Financial Officer of the Investment Banking division of a bank in New York City, who also enjoys STEM. STEM is Here I rarely think of “STEM” as a curriculum or framework of education. Rather, it is an...