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Open classrooms are noisy, distracting
Open-plan offices — cubicle farms — make it hard to concentrate, say workers in a new survey. There’s no place to have a private conversation. It’s noisy. Open classrooms are the norm in K-12 schools,...
View ArticleCognitive humility
I have been pondering a recent post on Annie Murphy Paul’s blog, The Brilliant Blog. It begins with a comment on roadside signs in Britain: “Quite possibly the best fish and chips in central London.”...
View ArticleTechnology: the great unequalizer
According to Annie Murphy Paul and a number of researchers, technology is not narrowing achievement and opportunity gaps; rather, it seems to be widening them. Susan B. Neuman, a professor of early...
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