Daveland When the author was nine, his teacher thought he was “retarded” and sentenced him to a corner of the gym with a stout woman and a pile of flash-cards. Eventually this so-called retarded kid completed a doctorate, conducted research with an MIT consortium, and was hired to consult for an iconic American corporation. Oops! [...]

Daveland When the author was nine, his teacher thought he was “retarded” and sentenced him to a corner of the gym with a stout woman and a pile of flash-cards. Eventually this so-called retarded kid completed a doctorate, conducted research with an MIT consortium, and was hired to consult for an iconic American corporation. Oops! [...]

More Schools Embracing iPad as Learning Tool It’s such a natural fit it makes perfect sense. However, as with early adoption of personal computers that didn’t always work out well, education tends to want to automate pieces of existing curriculum rather than rethink the curriculum to take best advantage of the power of the tool. [...]