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I have always found it fascinating to learn about how scientific “discoveries” are made. Scientists have the power of observing the ordinary and seeing the extraordinary. One of my favorite cases comes from an episode I watched some years ago on the Discovery Channel where a Physics professor from the University of Chicago, Sidney Nagel, one morning, as he was pouring himself a cup of coffee, accidentally spilled a drop on his kitchen counter. As he watched it dry he began to wonder why it was that there was always a ring of darker stuff at the outer edge (haven’t we all seen one?)

 Siempre me ha parecido fascinante aprender sobre cómo se hacen los "descubrimientos" científicos. Los científicos tienen el poder de observar lo ordinario y ver lo extraordinario. Uno de mis casos favoritos proviene de un episodio que vi hace unos años en Discovery Channel en el que un profesor de física de la Universidad de Chicago, Sidney Nagel,  accidentalmente derramó una gota sobre el mesón de la cocina una mañana mientras se servía una taza de café .

In my previous post, I introduced the PRIDI project and the Engle Scale and highlighted some of the really interesting results – like the importance of the nurturing environment for child development – that are emerging from the project. In this post, I talk about some of the more specific findings.

Who are the PRIDI children?

En mi post anterior, introduje el proyecto PRIDI,  la escala de Engle y destaqué algunos resultados realmente interesantes que han surgido a partir del proyecto como la importancia de un entorno enriquecedor para el desarrollo infantil. En este post hablaré de algunos resultados más específicos.

¿Quiénes son los niños PRIDI?

British researchers have concluded that Math formulas can give our brains the same type of pleasure as music or art. With the 2014 World Science Day approaching, I can’t help but reflect on how we could get our students to experience this type of pleasure from Math and Science.

Unos investigadores británicos llegaron a la conclusión de que las fórmulas matemáticas pueden dar a nuestro cerebro el mismo tipo de placer que la música o el arte. Ahora que se acerca el Día Mundial de la Ciencia 2014, no puedo dejar de pensar en cómo podemos lograr que nuestros estudiantes sientan este tipo de placer por las matemáticas y las ciencias.

Did you know that approximately 1 in 10 students drop out of secondary school in Jamaica? Each of these students has a unique story to tell. Although economic models often assume that individuals are homogenous and rational decision makers, in this case the individuals, disengaged students on the brink of dropping out, have varying emotional needs that impact their choices.

* Por Justine Stewart y Cynthia Hobbs

* Autores: Catalina Covacevich - Marcelo Pérez Alfaro

There are many different organizations that participate in the discussion and propose solutions and interventions in education. The first participants that come to our mind are the national and local governments, schools, families and universities. But... there is an actor who is usually hidden but is often present: The civil society.