MPHS Science: Archive

Mar 10th

This Too Shall Pass →

The largest Rube Goldberg Machine you’ll see today

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Night Owls! →

Check out this story from the LA Times. Students read and learn better in a well lit room… who knew?

Feb 19th

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Feb 13th

NON-academic classes...

Student Counselor: "What do you call the... the... NON academic classes?"

Science Teacher-Leader: "humanities"

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Jan 25th

Teachers Should Be Seen and Not Heard - Road... →

Jan 25th

Look in the sky as Mars moves closer to Earth -... →

Jan 24th

Rethinking science and religion - SFGate →

This discussion comes up a lot in my job - this is a good week to note that it was Dr. MLK who said these ideas are not rivals but compliments to each other.

Jan 20th

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danmeth: THE METH MINUTE: Dog Video Dating This episode illustrates how difficult it is to find love…even in the canine world. Video Dating is where “dogs in heat go to meet and greet”

Jan 20th

Jan 18th

Study: Youth now have more mental health issues →

“The study also showed increases in “psychopathic deviation,” which is loosely related to psychopathic behavior in a much milder form and is defined as having trouble with authority and feeling as though the rules don’t apply to you.” I believe that the current crisis in american education is just a symptom of a larger epistemic pathology.

Jan 14th

Teachers want to know more about Perdue's teacher... →

Sadly, when you link teacher pay to student performance, then the best performing students get access to the best teachers. The irony being that the students who need dynamic, excellent teachers the most become the people with the least access to them. Wont the ACLU have a problem with that?

Jan 14th

Update: State orders overhaul of 6 worst R.I.... →

In case you haven’t heard the news, the state has ordered the overhaul of the 6 worst schools in RI, 4 of which are in the city. Mt Pleasant isn’t one of them.

Jan 12th

Jan 11th

Cell phone exposure may protect against and... →

Studies linking brain cancer seem to go back and forth over whether cell phone use is a significant factor or not. This is the first paper I’ve found linking Alzheimer’s and cell phone use - that microwaves can be so powerful when used at such a low level isn’t surprising when you add up all the hours.

Jan 9th

Two local teachers earn 'gold standard' for... →

I’m in the middle of my Natl Boards now — it is a very thorough and involved process that really makes you look at your work and focuses your attention on the professional aspects of what you do.

Jan 5th