Ken Larsen's website - Schools and Education

 

Here are my musings on various school issues:

 

Chapel Hill/Carrboro (North Carolina)

• Chapel Hill/Carrboro School issues
• (March 30, 2016) Ken's opinion piece "To close the achievement gap, build a 3-legged stool"
• Todd Lofrese presentation on November 25, 2017
• PTA issue:  June 16, 2011 Chapel Hill School Board presentation on PTA Thrift Shop
• Ken's "Kick in the groin" speech (explains while DOLRT will be a kick in the groin to the school budget)
• Comparison of budgets of Orange County vs Mecklenberg County
• Types of schools in the U.S.A.

How to improve education

• Khan Academy   (Great replacement for classroom education!)
• Brainstorming on how to solve the Achievement Gap issue (work in progress)
• Parenting 101
• Vital life skills need to be taught in high school
• 6 Problems with Modern Schools (YouTube video)
• Inspiration for students who are lagging behind:  1972 Olympics 800 meter final
• Chemical party [uses humor to teach chemistry]

Inspiring stories

• Rani Dasi

 

 

Ken Larsen's home page