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Friday, October 10th, 2008Leonardo Da Vinci is best known as the great Renaissance artist who painted the elusive Mona Lisa. But Leonardo’s interests were so broad that he sometimes didn’t finish projects before he was off to investigate something else.
Because of his insatiable desire to learn, he frustrated his teachers. As an adult he spent hours studying science [...]
13 Year Old College Student Fits in–Most of the Time
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008When 13-year-old Roland Liu started his freshman year at Olin College of Engineering, he was already used to being different from his classmates. Because he always excelled at math and science he went from third grade to high school at age 8.
His mother discovered his superior math skills when at age 3 he spotted that [...]
Parents Accessing Children’s Grades Online–Good or Bad?
Monday, October 6th, 2008An article in Stars and Stripes recently reported that the Department of Defense Dependents Schools-Europe implemented a new software program , GradeSpeed. The program gives parents via Internet access to their children’s progress with attendance, assignments and grades.
Instead of hearing about grades at report periods only, GradeSpeed allows parents to keep up as teachers enter grades throughout [...]
Back to School, Back to Studies
Friday, October 3rd, 2008It’s been a busy summer for me. I’ve been away from this blog working on an upcoming book and a number of other blogs and websites. But I’m back.
The back to school season has changed considerably over the decades.
First, the beginning of the school semester or quarter varies among levels and districts. The day after [...]
You Can Become a Productive Student
Friday, July 25th, 2008Modern students have tremendous sources at their fingertips to help them become productive. Of course a source does you no good if you don’t know about it.
An article on Streamlined Mind gives a list of 25 Worthwhile Student Productivity Websites. Just this list alone will take you into many well-written and rich ideas not only [...]