La meilleure façon d’écouter/lire cette anecdote est de mettre en route la vidéo en lisant le texte. Les liens dans le texte correspondent aux captures d’écran de la vidéo et vous permettront de pénétrer dans les rouages de Wikipédia pour vérifier ce que raconte l’anecdote : les relations difficiles de l’écrivain avec les articles Wikipédia traitant de ses romans. Voir l'article...
Même si le terme peut induire chez l’enfant, qui, conscient de cet « avantage » mais qui ne l’utiliserait pas, une forme de pression, le terme de haut potentiel intellectuel (HPI) convient davantage à celles et ceux généralement qualifiés de précoces ou de surdoués. En outre, cette appellation montre bien qu’il s’agit d’un « potentiel » qui ne se réalisera pas obligatoirement. Voir l'article...
C’est une évidence… La démocratisation des technologies digitales dans tous les domaines de la vie privée et professionnelle rend criant le besoin de développer toujours davantage la « culture numérique » de nos concitoyens, à commencer par celle des élèves. Inondons donc les établissements scolaires de tableaux interactifs et de tablettes tactiles et créons le mouvement en marchant. Voir l'article...
A scientist can spend several months, in many cases even years, strenuously investigating a single research question, with the ultimate goal of making a contribution – little or big – to the progress of human knowledge. More...
What is missing in the debate about free college, however, is a discussion of the role of Pell Grants, the centerpiece of the federal government’s student aid programs. These grants, which used to cover almost the entire cost of a college education for poor students, today cover less than a third. More...
Many people still think that racism is no longer a problem in America. After the election of President Obama, academic John McWhorter argued that racism in America is, for all intents and purposes, dead. The prominent conservative scholar and African-American economist Thomas Sowell has argued that “racism isn’t dead, but it is on life support.” Harvard professors William Julius Wilson and Roland Fryer too have argued about the declining significance of race and discrimination. More...
The cost of academic journals has increased steeply over the past few decades and continues to climb. Academic libraries, already caught in an economic squeeze, are finding it difficult to acquire new journal subscriptions or, in the worst case, are even canceling existing subscriptions. More...
The Roman Catholic Church will allow priests all over the world to grant forgiveness for abortion. This announcement came from Pope Francis at the end of the Jubilee of Mercy – a holy year dedicated to forgiveness. More...
Many Native Americans and non-Native allies viewed going to Standing Rock as a pilgrimage. I have read hundreds of social media posts of people who were drawn to go there as a spiritual quest, reflecting on how the experience changed their sense of identity, gave meaning to their lives, provided a sense of community and transformed them forever. More...
On Monday, Jan. 2, Shaker Sister Frances Carr died at the age of 89. She had been a Shaker for almost 80 years and passed away at the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake in Maine. More...
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