Monthly Archives: September 2013

I have made a few people very unhappy by saying that no college student should major in biology. Now the University of Florida is providing support for my argument in a way I couldn’t have imagined in my wildest dreams. … Continue reading →

Along with other members of the American Physical Society’s Committee on Education, I met with about half a dozen physics teachers from charter, magnet and traditional schools in Chicago on Friday afternoon.  We were supposed to be there to listen … Continue reading →

From The Guardian: The education secretary is considering an extra £5,000 carrot to attract maths and physics graduates into teaching, in an effort to solve the long-running shortage of qualified specialists in crucial subjects. In a speech at the Policy Exchange on … Continue reading →

From the March 25, 2013 Chicago Tribune: A decades-old push by the science community persuaded dozens of Illinois high schools to offer physics to freshmen in the past several years — a radical shift because physics typically is taken by upperclassmen with … Continue reading →

It’s very nice that Governor Scott decided to endorse the adoption of the Common Core standards in math and English language arts that the Florida State Board of Education adopted in 2010. Now let’s talk about something important – assessment. … Continue reading →

From a USA Today article on a South Carolina proposal similar to Florida’s Just Read, Florida! initiative: Linda Gambrell, a professor of literacy education at Clemson who is on a committee at the university looking into the Read to Succeed issue, said she sees … Continue reading →

For a parent, there is almost nothing worse than seeing one of their children in pain.  The pain can be physical – from illness or injury.  Or it can be emotional, like the pain of failure.  The parental sensation is … Continue reading →

From an e-mail Dr. Gollin sent to potential contributors: Dear Colleague: I’m George Gollin, a particle physicist at the University of Illinois. I’ve spent the last 25 years happily doing research and teaching students in Champaign. But now I’m doing … Continue reading →

From the PayScale.com 2014 College Salary Report, which ranks 129 college majors by mid-career salaries.  It’s important to note that the salaries include benefits, commissions and such.  “Starting” doesn’t mean initial salary, but salary with about two years’ experience.  “Mid-career” … Continue reading →