The CRI web site at CyclesResearchInstitute.org has just been rebuilt. This is to accommodate new material that is coming in from the CRI Advisory Board which has just increased its membership from key figures in the field of cycles research. Links on the new home page connect to this blog, a new CRI Discussion forum, …
05. Education
A Colorado School District Does Away with Grade Levels
When elementary and middle-school students return to school in Westminster, Colorado nest fall, there will be no grade levels or traditional grades. This and other changes are designed to change dismal test scores and an ever increasing dropout rate. This is part of the new “standards-base” educational approach that will adopted in this 10,000-student district …
National Green Week Comes to Schools
Elementary and secondary schools began participation with the first National Green Week as teacher bring "green" living lessons into the classroom. Students shall be taught select reusable snack containers over their disposable counterparts in order to reduce waste. Nation Green Week is organized by the Green Education Foundation which seeks to lead children in "balance …
Singularity University to Open as a New Kind of School
Singularity University is a departure from traditional education that will host its first class of 30 graduate students this summer. The nine a nine week course it offers will explore ways in which technology can improve the life and welfare of humankind, rather than harm it. Plans for Singularity will be announced today in Long …