What I get to do “for a living” everyday (learn about the world with 13 and 14 year olds and attempt to share their visions) is a tiny horse. Excellent post (make sure to read the punchline at the end): Frank Chimero – There is a Horse in the Apple Store: “There is a horse [...]
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Google is Crumbly But Good
by Sam Harrelson on 30. Aug, 2010 in Science
Probably my favorite snippet of film ever (not just because of the way he says “Crumbly, but good”):
Caring is Creepy
by Sam Harrelson on 30. Jul, 2010 in Education, Philosophy, Science
These are all my tweets. I stand by them: Science teacher: Twitter is creepy: “We wield phenomenal power over students. We forget this at our (and our students’) peril.” Caring is creepy. So is teaching, really. Life is pretty creepy if you think about it. Maybe I should stop being offended when Michael calls me [...]
Griffin Mythbusters
by Sam Harrelson on 24. Jul, 2010 in Education, Science
My first summer camp at Spartanburg Day School starts on Monday and I’ve lovingly titled it “Griffin Mythbusters.” The setup goes something like this. The ~20 5-9th Graders that have signed up and I will start Monday by hammering out a good urban myth to examine. It might be something covered on the TV show [...]
Real Mower
by Sam Harrelson on 22. Jul, 2010 in Family, Science, Technology
I finally broke down and bought a reel mower today. I mowed half of our property. It was fantastic. Then I ate a pear from one of the fruit trees on our property. It wasn’t quite ready, but it was still fantastic. I think today will make me a better science teacher.
Work of Philosophers vs Work of Scientists
by Sam Harrelson on 19. Jul, 2010 in Philosophy, Science
From Discovery Education (warning, it’s a PDF). It’s taken me 31 years and I can barely tell the difference between the two if at all. The trick is to help students realize that science wasn’t (magically) discovered in the 1600′s by Galileo (as this guide would have us to “believe”). Nor has science progressed on [...]
My Ideal Classroom
by Sam Harrelson on 18. Jul, 2010 in Education, Science
I wish this was my classroom. I taught my daughter more about rock geology today than I could ever have taught her under the glare of noble gas light in a square (or rectangle) room. We even touched on biology in a discussion of bivalves (her new necklace) and dead dragonfly’s. Then as the summer [...]
Can’t Wait to Read This
by Sam Harrelson on 18. Jul, 2010 in Books, Education, Science
I’m terribly excited to head to the local bookstore to pick up Sam Kean’s new book on the periodic table today. For some strange reason, I find the periodic table a fascinating symbol of humanity in our continuing attempts to understand the universe around us. There is much more than just chemistry wrapped up in [...]
Of Sliderules and Critical Thinking
by Sam Harrelson on 10. Jul, 2010 in Education, Science
Love this post (and this blog): Science teacher: Coffee, slide rules, and educated children: “We don’t use slide rules anymore, we use far more powerful tools. What are we doing?” Go subscribe.
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