Joanne JacobsJul 29, 20181 minBuild a book: Crafting ‘Treasure Island’Microsoft, is trying to “schoolify” Minecraft, the wildly popular world-building game. The latest idea, Litcraft, lets kids build models...
Joanne JacobsJul 25, 20182 minHow Core kids learn reading, writingFordham’s Reading and Writing Instruction in America’s Schools looks at how teaching has changed in the Common Core era. Middle and high...
Joanne JacobsJul 4, 20182 minIt’s all hate speech nowThe Declaration of Independence includes hate speech, according to Facebook’s algorithm. Christian Britschgi explains on Reason‘s blog....
Joanne JacobsJun 23, 20181 minSummer readingMy husband’s grandson is turning 3. Mom and Dad requested a gift of Newtonian Physics for Babies. Here are some other ideas:...