A very happy 97th birthday to Tom Lehrer, American child prodigy, songwriter, satirist, pianist, and mathematics lecturer.
I first heard about Tom Lehrer years ago, when I took high school chemistry.
My chemistry teacher, Mr. O as we called him, was the kind of teacher you and your friends would visit after school in the chemistry lab for 1 1/2 hours.
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From teachers’ salaries to days in school to technology in the classroom, education has changed dramatically in the United States over the past 60 years.
Given today’s classroom technology includes laptops and iPads, it’s hard to believe the innovative classroom technology in the 1950s included slide rulers, headphones, and reading accelerators. Continue reading America’s Schools: 1950s vs. Today [Infographic]