Interstellar Program Is Out of This World

We are not talking about a space program with visits to Mars.

None

This is a national competition with the support of the American Mathematics Competition (AMC) which is sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA).

Whew!  Enough of the acronyms already!

The idea is to test the mathematical prowess of every high school and create the equivalent of the NCAA brackets.  Only for math instead of basketball.

You could say it is going where no one has gone before.

For more information see the following website.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/24/math-march-madness-competition/2010875/

STEM The Tide of Illiteracy

Ride the technology wave.

ride-wave

The U.S. needs more people with skills in …STEM

 

 

 

 

 

 

We can do this.  To make these…

robot 

If you like magic or mystery you will like STEM.science

Why Education Needs To Change

This is just one reason why education must change.

We need to seriously look at how to improve education in the United States in order to offer a World Class education.  Here are some futuristic ideas.

1.  Decide to concentrate on quality not quantity.  Instead of smaller class sizes which means more teachers, let’s concentrate on better teachers.

2.  Collect and catalog all the best videos of teachers.  We need to focus on the best of the best videos and teachers that motivate.

3.  Allow vouchers to be used.  Parents will pick the best schools which will encourage all schools to get better via supply and demand.

4.  Meet in classes for group or team projects as well as testing.  Students will want to socialize and test scores can be verified.

5.  Encourage service for student grants.  Do military or community service in exchange for student grants or loans.

Let’s make some positive change.  Here is more information.

http://www.futuresearch.com/futureblog/2010/09/01/why-education-must-change/

Civilian Drones On Display

Quad VTOL Drone

Expo puts civilian drones on display.  See link for more details.

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/09/business/la-fi-drone-expo-20120809