"A child's learning is the function more of the characteristics of his classmates than those of the teacher." James Coleman, 1972

Monday, December 09, 2013

Is a New Day Dawning for Education?

Common Dreams and Valerie Strauss at The Washington Post blog are  covering today's protests.

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it does it make a sound?

Answer:
Most basic answer:
No, because the definition of sound is "something that you hear." No one's there to hear the tree fall, so the tree doesn't make a sound. This answer is valid as long as no details are observed technically.


Article printed from www.CommonDreams.org


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