Calling all parents and teachers:

[TalkingDog]

Please send this to the asshat test-pushing administrators in your school system. Tell them we can improve children's ability to learn for less than $100 per class room.



http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/nurtureshock/archive/2009/12/10/new-research-13-christmas-gifts-13-point-gain-in-kids-iq.aspx?print=true

Each group’s improvements were domain-specific, so it was clear the games were the cause. The speed group saw only insignificant gains in reasoning ability. Those who trained on the reasoning games (and improved their reasoning) saw almost no speed benefit. Neither group saw improvement in working memory. This also suggests that cross-training is necessary for full-scale intelligence.

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....cost of these games, which average only $13 (and Brickbuster can be played online for free):

Deck of Cards $1.25
Blink $5
Azada $7
SET $10
Perfection $12
Chocolate Fix $12
Rush Hour $18
Qwirkle $19
Big Brain Academy $26
Picross $20

[Smarmie Doofus]

1. K and R . This got my attention:

>>>>>>asshat test-pushing administrators in your school system>>>>>

[TalkingDog]

2. I used to teach college students

And dreaded the freshmen. They had no way to think for themselves.

Here are adults, who have no way to determine the validity of a piece of information or how to develop an idea. Good God. They are, however, very good at memorizing factoids and regurgitating them.....