Monthly Archives: October 2015
Professor disciplined for not using a for-profit text, written by his department chair
This post on the Chronicle’s site basically speaks for itself: a text, written by the dept chair, was used for 25 years and had “never been questioned“. When a faculty member tried to do otherwise, he was disciplined. All I can say is: good grief. Update: via Adam Glessner, there appears to be much more to […]
A MOOC on Real-World Calculus
One of the organizers of this MOOC just reached out to me and asked that I share information about this free online course: see the interesting trailer at https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/real-world-calculus. I love that there are people willing to share more about the subject with interested people for free, and to talk about it ways that share how […]
“But you feel dirty …” – why HS kids have to buy TI Calculators
In the same way that publishers take advantage of students’ captivity when it comes to needing textbooks, Texas Instruments does the same. Here’s a fantastic article on the subject that quotes a PA HS teacher who says “But you feel dirty, because you’re telling parents they need to buy a device, and I know I […]
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