On the Agenda – Week 51, 2018
Take 1 –Education
After France changed its elementary education system to resemble ours, however, achievement levels decreased across the board. And the drop was greatest among the neediest students.https://t.co/SjrLLwDVrG
— Doug Lemov (@Doug_Lemov) 19 december 2018
“Only 25% of kids in class 3 in India can understand a short story with a few sentences or do two-digit subtraction.” Let that sink in. Long way to go. India needs to turn from access to quality. #educationhttps://t.co/9O6guxLRZn
— Dev Khare (@dkhare) 19 december 2018
Colleges and universities are still the best, most direct path to a good career that pays well https://t.co/0g0VEU7rom pic.twitter.com/WkGrZxnbif
— Forbes (@Forbes) 17 december 2018
Letter from Africa: How Nigeria’s elite avoid ‘bad education’ https://t.co/A3FAh8u5yc
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) 17 december 2018
Take 2 –Research
A scientist in China claimed to have created the world’s first gene-edited human beings. How should the U.S. respond? https://t.co/pHLm9p1JT5
— NYT Science (@NYTScience) 20 december 2018
Highlights from the past year in science developments https://t.co/hBym2bT0g5
— NYT Science (@NYTScience) 20 december 2018
From an asteroid hunter to a graphene wrangler: 10 people who mattered in science this year. https://t.co/qM2JeZOYN2 #Natures10 pic.twitter.com/KFjlysEzmm
— Nature News & Comment (@NatureNews) 19 december 2018
.@SpringerNature, @aaas and @ElsevierConnect have stuck by statements arguing that Plan S will not support high-quality peer reviewhttps://t.co/MkCUzsKJFh
— TimesHigherEducation (@timeshighered) 19 december 2018
Take 3 –Christmas
Long before you arrived to judge the local stock on things like color, shape, and freshness, scientists were stashing firs in freezers and pulling at pine needles, all in pursuit of a more perfect Christmas tree. https://t.co/L7w0duEEc3
— WIRED Science (@WIREDScience) 10 december 2018
WATCH: Former President Obama delivers holiday gifts at Washington children’s hospital https://t.co/BnkO9hnHWx
— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) 20 december 2018
The winter solstice 2018 coincides with both a full Moon and a meteor shower https://t.co/qpIlOrV3D1 pic.twitter.com/sJg2ria6SV
— Forbes (@Forbes) 19 december 2018
#12DaysOfScience #DAY6 https://t.co/VyxyVEerxA
— STAO (@staoapso) 19 december 2018
