Content on Learning (Page 3)
The Case Against Lectures
Teaching STEM doesn’t have to be all about lectures.
We’re All Scientists
Science is exploration, and exploration begins with just two things that are really easy: ignorance, and a desire to stop being ignorant.
“Counter-Intuitive” Doesn’t Mean “Impossible”
Our lives as we know it are only possible because there is an invisible, counter-intuitive framework woven into the fabric of reality.
God as a “Scientific Object”
We need to keep rethinking what we believe about God based on new ideas and new experiences.
Cindy Stowell’s Brilliance — How Jeopardy! Inspired a Legacy
Jeopardy! champion Cindy Stowell has left a legacy that continues to inspire both her opponents and her fans.
A Parenting Mantra: “This, Too, Shall Pass”
Thousands of years of human evolution has trained our kids to know whatever happens, it shall pass. But sometimes, as a parent, I’m the one who truly needs that reminder.
We Want To Search, But We Need to Browse
Searching narrows, browsing enlarges.
I Fail Better Than You Fail
What do we learn from failure? What happens when our dogma — whether scientific or religious — turns out to be wrong?
My Jewish Approach to Being on Jeopardy!
There were three main ways my Judaism influenced how I played Jeopardy! — and discovered lessons that can be good for all of us to learn.
Why “Useless” Knowledge Still Has Value
Sometimes, knowledge isn’t just instrumental — it can have tremendous inherent beauty, even if it is totally useless.
Through What Lenses Do We Learn?
Rev. Mark Goodman and Rex Jung, Ph.D. ask, “How do we learn what we learn?”
Why Judaism Needs Velcro
If we want Judaism to “stick” for our students, we truly need to be intentional about how we do it.