Child Drummer

I have a seven year old daughter. It would be fun to watch her play the drums as well as this seven year old guy, but that will never happen. Not that I'm at all disappointed! This is a truly extraordinary exhibition. This video left both of us shaking our…

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“Drill and kill” as a failed educational strategy

What does "No Child Left Behind" mean in real-life classrooms? I've discussed this topic with several grade school teachers. They are uniformly distressed that NCLB narrows the focus of classroom instruction to the point where children are too often "taught" factoids, ephemeral bits of information that will allow them to…

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