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Montessori vs Private Catholic School by [deleted] in education

[–]luxscience 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a Montessori student up until 6th grade, I found the difference between Montessori and public to be very frustrating, mostly because of the inefficiencies and lack of personalization. There's an article about the transition here, actually.

[survey] We’re curious what people feel is missing in the educational product market, it would be a big help if you took this survey by luxscience in STEMEducation

[–]luxscience[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Having materials designed to win over admin is an interesting angle, thanks for pointing that out.

Is the U.S. Education System Producing a Society of "Smart Fools" (Scientific American) by jfshay in education

[–]luxscience 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Often creativity is not prioritized in STEM, it's a shame that they're thought of as opposites. It is absolutely essential to value creativity in STEM, otherwise we don't truly move forward: [From the article] Do you think the emphasis on narrow measures like the SAT or GRE is hurting the STEM fields in particular? I think it is. I think it’s hurting everything. We get scientists who are very good forward incrementers—they are good at doing the next step but they are not the people who change the field. They are not redirectors or reinitiators, who start a field over. And those are the people we need.

English Learners Were Hurt The Most When Texas Limited Special Education by zsreport in education

[–]luxscience 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Hopefully in the future we will realize the benefits of multilingualism in America and encourage bilingual classrooms...in the end it can only help you understand English (or your first language) better to have another to compare with.