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The purpose of David Moursund’s IAE Blog is to encourage and facilitate people working to improve informal and formal education at all levels and in all discipline areas. A unifying theme is that education empowers the educated and improves their quality of life. Readers are encouraged to add comments.
Tags >> Women in STEM Education
Jan 19
2011

Comparing different educational systems nationally or internationally.


Posted by Dave Moursund in Women in STEM Education

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Today I had lunch with a man who graduated along side me from high school. We reminisced about changes in education over the many years since we graduated. He brought up the topic of the US schools not being as good as those in many other countries.

Nov 03
2010

Large study shows females are equal to males in math skills.


Posted by Dave Moursund in Women in STEM Education

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One of the signs of improvement in our educational system is that girls are now allowed and encouraged to do as well as boys in math. Back when I was growing up, girls were discouraged from taking advanced math courses in high school and from being math or science majors.