Category Archives: Education

The Price of Success?

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Richard Heyduck

Is it our national ECDD program (“Every Child Dumbed Down,” more commonly known as “No Child Left Behind”) that has warped our children to equate success with getting the right answers on a test? Or did the attitude precede that … Continue reading →

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Beware Doctors in Church

Posted on August 31, 2007 by Richard Heyduck

There is a common assumption that those who have earned a doctoral degree are smarter than those who haven’t. This assumption is most unfortunate when it is held by those of us who have earned doctorates. As they exist today, … Continue reading →

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Fear

Posted on November 25, 2006 by Richard Heyduck

We watched Akeelah and the Bee for family movie night tonight. It was a good story. On one level it was depressing: we (society and our schools) expect so little of our kids when they are capable of so much. … Continue reading →

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Purpose of Education

Posted on October 13, 2006 by Richard Heyduck

What’s the purpose of education? If there is a purpose – or identifiable set of purposes – is it (or are they) something we can agree on? First, a classic math joke that illustrates shifting purposes in math education. It’s … Continue reading →

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