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Five Reasons Your Child Won’t Be a Scientist (and What You Can Do About It)
Christopher Emdin offers five surprising reasons why American kids are failing in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. – Over the course of the last year everyone from economists to...
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No Child Left Behind? More Like No Child Left Untested.
Professor Warren Blumenfeld on why we must reform education in the United States. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) this year compared 34 of the wealthiest nations’...
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Brogramming: Sex & Sexism in Tech
One of these ads is not like the other, and is something you’ll never really see. “Brogramming” culture is real, and is really bad for men, women, and business in general. Alyssa Royse explains why,...
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson Owns A Stupid Question About Race And Gender
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the obstacles that keep women and minorities out of science fields. This video clip comes from a panel discussion with Neil deGrasse Tyson. Harvard University president...
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Men in Education: More Questions Than Answers (Part 1)
Men are falling behind very quickly, but it’s easy to miss the trend if we focus on long-term data and not recent students and graduates. ________ When GMP issued the Call for Submissions regarding...
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5 Reasons Why Urban Youth Don’t Have Access To STEM (And How You Can Change...
When it comes to urban youth, we are not providing them with adequate tools for success. Here’s how we can make that change. ____ When I was applying to engineering schools as a high school senior, I...
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We Need a Movement to Change the Perception of Politics
Politics needs a makeover: a splash of excitement coupled with youthful energy and ideas. — I’ve asked many young people in Philadelphia, and some older ones, their opinions on local political...
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Teacher Gerald Conti Resigns “My profession…no longer exists”
Education is the foundation of an enlightened and prosperous society. We need great teachers to get us there.We need all Gerald Conti’s Back. American education is in crisis. Our student ranking in...
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In the Service of Social Transformation
“Are you a professor/educator, or are you a community organizer/activist, a writer, a theorist, or a researcher?”— “Yes, all of the above.” ––– Drawing or Leading v. Depositing Educational...
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Black Male Educators Doing Great Things; The Ronnie Thomas Story
Ronnie Thomas Discusses the Importance of STEM Programs – It seems that much of today’s news would have you believing the hype about the future of African American males being bleak. There are...
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S.T.E.M. The New Year Goal for Your Kids
Brenda Coleman Discusses Why Your Kids Need S.T.E.M. Careers – Some of today’s parents are faced with tough decisions trying to get their kids on the pathway to careers that stick and colleges that...
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Nerds and Male Privilege – Nerds Behaving Badly
Dr. NerdLove challenges the idea that nerds are an exception to privilege. We’re two weeks into the new year and it seems to me like the perfect time to talk about an old topic: nerds and male...
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Product Review: Light Up Tesla Kit & Light Up App
Kids learn electronics by building projects: combines electronic building blocks with the first-ever augmented reality tutor app. My kids and I LOVE the Tesla Kit we received to review. It’s simple...
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Michael Green The Science Machine Rocks S.T.E.M. Saturday
Role Model “The Science Machine” Michael Green Rocks the Show – When you go to a concert you always know there will be an opening act. The same holds true for a comedy show. These people get up on...
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Can IQ Tests Make Misogynists’ Dreams Come True?
The conservative website Breitbart is arguing that women are objectively less intelligent than men. Should we take them seriously? — In a recent editorial for Breitbart, Milo Yiannopoulos is pushing...
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The Truth About Why Boys AND Girls Need STEM Toys
Embed from Getty Images When you shop for the little girls in your life — whether daughters, granddaughters, nieces, etc. — do you walk right past the Legos and building blocks and head straight for...
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MARVEL Launches ‘Girls Reforming the Future’ Challenge!
Girls recruited for STEM projects and apprenticeship is highlighted for Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War. — With the release of Disney’s underrated “Tomorrowland,” I wrote about The Walt Disney...
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A Female Mathematician Walks Into A Bar
Embed from Getty Images Guilty – I find math jokes hilarious. When they are in fact jokes about math… — I belong to a group on Facebook dedicated to the sole purpose of sharing math jokes. They make...
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Students, Technology, and STEM: The Nation’s Report Card – INTERVIEW
Embed from Getty ImagesTechnology in education is a hot topic, and a regular source of fierce disagreement. On one team, there are the true tech believers, convinced that laptops and tablets will be...
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Interview With The Nation’s Report Card: Can Technology Improve Students’...
Embed from Getty ImagesTechnology in education is a hot topic, and a regular source of fierce disagreement. On one team, there are the true tech believers, convinced that laptops and tablets will be...
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