On Monday April 23rd, Stephen Colbert had former Texas Education Board Chair Don McLeroy on his show to discuss the new documentary The Revisionaries. The documentary focuses on the actions of the Texas State Board of Education, which every decade, comes together to rewrite the state’s textbook and educational standards.
What this basically [...]
People often speak anecdotally about how Chinese is one of the hardest languages to pick up given the thousands of characters that must be learned in order to be conversational.
The nuances can be dumbfounding, as even a slight change in pronunciation can vastly change the meaning of the word.
On the other hand, we [...]
Math & Science Education
Recent intra-nation science and math tests have highlighted a serious flaw in the American education system: math and science is not taught correctly. Different tests place the United States at different levels, but they all agree that the United States’ education system does not fare well when compared to that of many Asian and European [...]