Joanne JacobsAug 5, 20172 minWhy Learn Languages?Yes, but what does this take? A language towers over the best of minds. A few years of high school study won’t get you far, unless the...
Joanne JacobsAug 4, 20171 minI Can Think Of Worse Pursuits For TeenagersI’ve never heard of the Microsoft Office World Championship, have you? An Olympics on the computer: Like many teens, John Dumoulin...
Joanne JacobsAug 4, 20174 minGrammar, the Archenemy of Joy?The other day, Dana Goldstein’s article “Why Kids Can’t Write” (accompanied by an ironically distracting animated gif) appeared in the...
Joanne JacobsAug 3, 20174 minHow to Educate Against Pseudoscience?First, let’s define pseudoscience. It consists not only in sloppy science (or scientific processes distorted to fit an agenda) but also...