Thing #18

I subscribed to the Education Podcast with John Merrow on PBS.org. I listened to a few of the podcasts. This would be a great podcast to use as a discussion start point for professional development. In one podcast he was discussing the impact of the economic stimulus package on education. Basically, he said that if a child does not have the basic needs met at home, then he/she will not be able to perform at school. Not that he had anything to say that we do not already talk about at work anyway, but it was an interesting start point. This actually could be a great start point for a discussion with either AP or advanced economics class. How does the economic stimulus indirectly affect education and students in the classroom?