Education Parenting

Five Reasons Why Your Child Won't Be a Scientist (and What You Can Do About It)

Christopher Emdin | Posted 01.15.2012

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Christopher Emdin

Unfortunately in too many cases, children who are "doing well" in science are memorizing, not thinking critically, and end up being successful with grades, but unprepared for college level science.

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We Have a Parenting Problem, Not a Poverty Problem

Michael J. Petrilli | Posted 01.04.2012

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Michael J. Petrilli

It's unlikely we're ever going to narrow the achievement gap between rich and poor unless we narrow the "good parenting gap" between rich and poor families. Yes, I know I'm going to catch a lot of grief for saying that.

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