Smart is relative

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 Posted in Education | No Comments »

In the 19th century, being considered intelligent required an education in Greek or Latin. Being considered intelligent required an appreciation for theatre, literature, and art. It required a background ... Read more..

New Thinking: Sorting versus Tagging

Monday, January 28th, 2008 Posted in Education | No Comments »

A few posts ago, I wrote about James Flynn and the Flynn effect as part of a much larger discussion on the way that we construct learning disabilities. I won't ... Read more..

On Learning Disabilities: Part One

Thursday, January 10th, 2008 Posted in Education | 1 Comment »

I think that, to an extent, learning disabilities are built from two angles. The first - and more traditional angle - is that the student possesses a cognitive impairment that ... Read more..