Category: Myths
Funny on Sunday: When AI becomes a teenager…
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A new round in a very particular ‘math-war’…
In the past years, there has been a new, maybe even more personalized, math war surrounding the person of Jo Boaler. The outspoken Stanford professor has been confronted with several complaints over the past 15 years, sometimes even described by Jo Boaler as harassment. Several posts on this blog have provided examples of mistakes and… Read More A new round in a very particular ‘math-war’…
A new study about class size with a surprising result
This new study may stir controversy. Class size has always been a heated topic, and the reality is often more complex than stating whether smaller classes work or don’t work. This new study on students in Japan and China shows that smaller class sizes in schools are failing to increase the resilience of children from… Read More A new study about class size with a surprising result
Math is fun when you begin school, but this could change…
This study was a surprise to me. Not the results but the fact that this is something new. I thought this insight has been known for decades from STEM research: Children’s interest in, and competence perceptions of, mathematics are generally quite positive as they begin school but turn less positive during the first three years.… Read More Math is fun when you begin school, but this could change…
AI, big Tech and learning styles (one big failure from Google introducing Gemini)
Just read and sigh…
Learning Styles Are More Toxic Than We Thought
The 5 worst education arguments by graphics
Some of those 5 graphics were already discussed on this blog, but great post!
Recommended steps to debunk false content can have the opposite effect
This is a bit of a depressing study. Many of us will teach our children or students to search online to evaluate the veracity of misinformation. However, the opposite can occur: searching the internet to assess the truthfulness of false news articles can increase the probability of believing misinformation. From the press release: The findings,… Read More Recommended steps to debunk false content can have the opposite effect
From experience to meaning... 