After 15 weeks of non-stop work, a moment for thinking about something other than classes and budgets came available today. Recently, while googling about, I
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Rubrics, Disenchantment, and Analysis I
There is a tendency, in certain precincts in, and around, higher education, to fethishize rubrics. One gets the impression at conferences and from consultants that
From Musical Consonance to Styles of Thought
An article published in Physical Review Letters, reported on in Science News, describes a mathematical model of how neurons can distinguish consonant sounds (say, a
Sociology of Information in the New York Times
BUSINESS DAY The Beauty Contest That’s Shaking Wall St. By ROBERT J. SHILLER Published: September 3, 2011 Why all the sharp swings in the stock
Bloomberg Contra Notification Norms
Consider a recent NYT article by Mosi Secret and Michael Barbaro about the controversy over New York mayor Michael Bloomberg’s failure to inform the public
What Will "Assessment 2.0" Look Like? A Proposal
The most serious flaw in assessment as now practiced is the premise that it is something that teachers are not interested in, do not want
