RattleBag and Rhubarb

Turning Learning Right Side Up

Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth…

17 years ago

School Reports: The Stories Behind the Numbers

I've done a deal of packing and moving and unpacking in the last couple of years. And amid all the…

17 years ago

Time to Think

What is this life if full of care We have no time to stand and stare - WH Davies "The…

17 years ago

Who knew?

Who knew that behind the east bookshelf in the back of the Kenyon library there was another lovely window? And…

17 years ago

Cashing in

I caught this Lehrer Newshour segment on cash payments for learning -  one of the latest in a series of…

17 years ago

Many Minds in Math and Art

I just finished A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines - Janna Levin's novel that weaves threads from the lives of…

17 years ago

If you have a problem … ask everyone

Did you catch this NYTimes article on open-source science and seeking collaborative solutions to new challenges? “If You Have a…

17 years ago

Mid July Update

Solar panels, wind turbines, solid waste fuel, electronic generators and all manner of imaginative and greener ways to power cars,…

17 years ago

Kids Know Things

Solar panels, wind turbines, solid waste fuel, electronic generators and all manner of imaginative and greener ways to power cars,…

17 years ago

The Book is Dead: Long Live the Book

And they smell good and feel good too! In a fascinating article in the current New York Review of Books…

17 years ago