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Friday, 30 May 2008 |
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By Christine Harrell
A controversial subject in today's education debates is the theory that boys and girls should be educated separately because they learn differently. When selecting a private school parents wonder if there is there any merit to this debate.
Do Boys and Girls Learn Differently?
The basis of the theory of single-gender private school is that there is a body of neuroscientific research that shows male and female brains are different. The single-gender advocates interpret this to mean they learn differently. They aren't saying boys are smarter or that girls are smarter, just that they learn differently.
Not surprisingly, these positions have ignited a firestorm. Opponents say these results are a result of gender stereotypes rather than real science or are a result upbringing rather than innate characteristics of the brain. A few magnify it into a conspiracy designed to keep girls from learning math.
Interestingly, the neuroscientists who produced the data are not the ones advocating single-sex education and have cautioned people from drawing practical conclusions from these preliminary and limited findings. Even if the gender-related learning differences are true, gender is still a very weak indicator. Many factors correlate to learning |
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Thursday, 29 May 2008 |
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By Dick Moss
Walking is one of the best exercises for lifetime fitness. But let's face it - plain old walking can be a boring proposition for students. As a result, the canny physical education teacher will find ways to make a walk more exciting.
Thanks to modern technology, there is now a fun activity that combines satellite navigation, orienteering, computer skills, treasure hunting...and walking. It's a super cross-curricular game that your students will love.
Called "geocaching," (pronounced "geo cashing") it makes use of GPS units to find prizes hidden by other geocachers.
WHAT IS A GPS?
GPS stands for "Global Positioning System" and these handheld electronic units make use of satellites to pinpoint your latitude and longitude to within three meters. A GPS will help you navigate from your current position to another location using their built-in maps and instructions.
GPS units cost anywhere from $100 and up. As an alternative, some Blackberry units can be GPS-enabled. You can download "Geocache Navigator" for free for 60 days. For more information, see the "Blackberry.Geocaching" website.
However, the big surge in GPS use will come when regular GPS-enabled cell |
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