Learning Gap
by Harold Stevenson · first published 1994
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…schools, but especially if you would take the time and effort to read good-quality dead-tree literature on the subject, http://www.amazon.com/Vision-Elementary-Mathematics-W-Sawyer... http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Gap-Schools-Japanese-Educatio... http://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Gap-Improving-Education-Class... http://www.amazon.com/Knowing-Teaching-Elementary-Mathematic... you could learn something new that could…
on “Man with multiple degrees fails standardized test for children” ↗…teacher than the United States has. It is definitely possible to improve teacher productivity over the low level maintained in the United States. There are whole books on the subject. http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Gap-Schools-Japanese-Educatio... http://www.amazon.com/Smart-Schools-David-Perkins/dp/0028740... http://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Gap-Improving-Education-Class... http://www.amazon.com/Knowing-Teaching-Elementary-Mathematic...
on “The High Cost of Low Teacher Salaries” ↗…minimal. Compulsory schooling does not begin until age 7." The bit about teachers having time to prepare their lessons is one of the key observations of east Asian schools too. http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Gap-Schools-Japanese-Educatio... http://www.tc.columbia.edu/lessonstudy/lessonstudy.html Schools in east Asia have similar staffing ratios (teachers per enrolled pupil) to schools in the United States,…
on “Why Are Finland's Schools Successful?” ↗…the concepts, math, etc. for doing the homework. This is a very efficient way of learning new material. In fact, I've read in TIMS studies (or, books about the studies like 'The Teaching Gap' and 'The Learning Gap') that this is the asian way of teaching and learning in lower grades as well. There was less of an emphasis on (or, perhaps better, less of a recognition of) individual talent as being the basis of…
on “Indian Coders Found Cheating in Google Code Jam?” ↗