These are some interesting quotes from the article published in The New Yorker ‘More and more Americans are going to college, but how many of them are actually learning anything?’   ‘Society needs a mechanism for sorting out its more intelligent members from its less intelligent ones, just as a track team needs a mechanism (such as a stopwatch) for sorting out the faster athletes … Continue reading Debating the value of college education in America

Educational videos Learning is undoubtedly more effective through visual interactive materials. Though traditional textbook continues to be a major educational resource, thanks to the Net, lecture videos are fast becoming an alternative learning tool. As you may be aware, tens of hundreds of video tutorials on a variety of subjects are available. Brightstorm, the service that offers several free videos on subjects such as science, mathematics and English is one … Continue reading Education Resources on the internet

How learning happens: 10% of what they read 20% of what they hear 30% of what they see 50% of what they see and hear 70% of what they talk over with others 80% of what they use and do in real life 95% of what they explain to someone else Continue reading How students learn