Wiki This, Wiki That
October 18, 2006
After signing up on Wikipedia today, I pondered what entry I would actually be qualified to correct. So I decided to start where I began. I looked up Enfield, Connecticut, the town where I grew up. I was surprised to find a fairly detailed listing, and most of the info seemed correct to me. I added couple of things – recreational areas and a list of the town’s three parochial schools.
I also added a photo I took to the entry for Limahuli Garden & Preserve in Kauai, Hawaii. If you ever have the chance, go there. It’s one of the most beautiful, peaceful places in the world (3 visits, so far for me.) Mine is the picture of the alula plant.
I’ll have to keep poking around to see where else I can add my 2 cents.
Misery = Math Genius
October 18, 2006
Happy, confident students do worse in math, apparently, according to an article today by the Associated Press.
“Kids who are turned off by math often say they don’t enjoy it, they aren’t good at it and they see little point in it. Who knew that could be a formula for success?
The nations with the best scores have the least happy, least confident math students, says a study by the Brookings Institution’s Brown Center on Education Policy.
Countries reporting higher levels of enjoyment and confidence among math students don’t do as well in the subject, the study suggests. The results for the United States hover around the middle of the pack, both in terms of enjoyment and in test scores.
In essence, happiness is overrated, says study author Tom Loveless.”
