I like Khan Academy. The gamieness of it is actually fun. I have reviewed some math concepts on their site and spent time practicing.

Will it improve test scores? I'd say no. What improves test scores is actually intensive test prep where you practice not just the concepts but the actual format of the test.

The Dean of our School just sent out a note that she would like to meet with all avaialble faculty and staff in and hour and a half. I hate those meetings- usually it means that someone has died or is seriously ill or that the Dean is getting fired.

Since we are not a business, it usually does not mean lay offs.

Two teachers in Colorado have been promoting the idea of the "flipped classroom", where the students watch video lectures made by their teachers at home, and then do their "homework" while at school, where the teachers can give them guidance.

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Carry on.

Flip teaching isn't actually all that new--it's very cool for certain lessons and classes.

Good luck with that, Sophia.

The news is reporting a multi-car pile up (no major injuries) in Japan that involved eight Ferraris, two Lambourghinis, a Rolls, and a smattering of Mercedes(es?).

That's bananas. Were they all going to or from some event? That article doesn't say, as far as I could tell.

Fingers crossed it's not a big deal, Sophia.

Flip teaching isn't actually all that new--it's very cool for certain lessons and classes.

It's almost like the college model, where you attend a lecture but then join a smaller group for discussion, but even more hands on.

Were they all going to or from some event? That article doesn't say, as far as I could tell.

It was a bunch of fancy foreign car enthusiasts, and it sounds like they were having a bit of an unauthorized rally/race. The crash was started when somebody tried to zoom around to the lead in wet conditions and lost control.

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