Monthly Archives: August 2017

The Tallahassee Democrat carried my op-ed on using financial incentives to reverse Florida’s sharp decline in the supply of new Math 6-12 teachers.  It cites the recent report from the American Physical Society on the recruiting of teachers in math, physical sciences … Continue reading →

I made my third appearance in the prestigious journal Nature today. The first appearance – in 2005 – was a report on a study of the nuclear spectroscopy of the exotic neutron-rich nucleus Silicon-42. The second (in 2010) was a commentary I … Continue reading →

The Twitter chat group #iteachphysics, which is led by the National Society of Black Physicists, “meets” every other Saturday morning during the school year.  I was unable to join them this morning, but a notification popped up in my Twitter … Continue reading →

A report on a speech given by Adam Putnam to the Kissimmee Elks Club this morning is given in the blog Florida Politics.  Reporter Scott Powers says that Putnam “downplayed the need for advanced education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics … Continue reading →

On Friday night, Rutherford High School defeated the Bozeman School 20-7 in the football season opener for both teams. But when I visited both schools on Friday – before the football game – I saw that students are winning at … Continue reading →

I have already lost hope that the 2018 Florida Legislature will address the math and science teacher crisis. Instead, it seems almost certain that on K-12 education the Legislature will be completely occupied with the dueling efforts to repeal some … Continue reading →

Purdue did what you do when you are serious about improving the learning of your students.  Here is a report on the new building from the Lafayette Journal and Courier. And below is the floor plan for the new facility.  You … Continue reading →

A commenter named Laurie Bartlett shared this a few days ago: Prof, Is it true that if you have a college degree, are part of a teacher certification program, or pass a certification exam (ESE,ESOL or other), that you can … Continue reading →

Every high school student who will be attending a four-year college should take physics.  And chemistry, precalculus and calculus (if possible). Why?  Because every student attending a four-year college should be equipped by her or his high school background to … Continue reading →