A level-headed article on the usefulness of homework by Michael Pershan — titled “Do we really need to assign homework?” I teach high school physics, so my students are mostly grade 10, 11, and 12. All the “homework” I give to students is additional practice, encouraging students to do as…

As a teacher, how do you know your students are learning? Although this question may seem simple to answer, the way a teacher or coach answers the question has profound philosophical and practical effects. Changing the answer affects what is taught (curriculum), how information is presented (instruction), and the ways…

Accelerated Physics is a course at the Singapore American School that combines the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)and AP Physics 1. Although there is considerable overlap between the DCIs and content in AP Physics 1, the emphasis for the course is the NGSS. There is tension between between the NGSS and AP Physics 1; we have managed this tension through various methods. To see how the details for the course, use this link to the Accelerated Physics Course Document for 2023–2024.

This is my sixth year teaching an AP Physics C: Mechanics and Electricity and Magnetism course at the Singapore American School. After my first year teaching the course I created a full course document, updating the course document in the intervening years. Here is a link to the AP Physics…

The foundational idea for this philosophy of learning and education is that all humans can learn. Humans organize sets of knowledge and skills into conceptual models; the conceptual models are both explanatory and predictive. Physical, motivational, and social factors affect the rate and depth of learning, though all humans are…

Do, think. Do, think. Do, think. This is the never-ending cycle of improving: Do, then think; do again, then think again. The doing informs the thinking; the thinking informs the doing. …

As an expert in your field, you are in the advanced stage of learning. You have a rich understanding of the knowledge and skills in your field, using the knowledge and skills to achieve a high level of performance. However, rapidly shifting application of the knowledge and skills in your…

Humans are physicists from the time they are born, learning how the world works through trial and error. Young children are fascinated with sliding, spinning, and bouncing objects, playing with objects to see how the objects react [1]. As a person matures through childhood and into adolescence [2], the person…

Christian Living and Theology Taught by Jesus by Brian Tabb (Desiring God) Finding Gratitude When You’re Feeling Stuck by Clarissa Moll (The Gospel Coalition) Luke 23:33–43 by Rob Myallis How to Keep Praying by Scott Hubbard (Desiring God) 4 Ways to Avoid the Catastrophe of Self-Appointed Authority by Shelby Abbott (The Gospel Coalition) Matthew…