Inspirational teacher poem: Taylor Mali on what teachers make

Taylor Mali is a high school teacher, and a slam poet. His poems are in praise of teaching, and are powerful, inspirational, and motivating. What makes a teacher? What makes a good teacher? What makes a great teacher? Passion! There needs to be passion in the teacher, passion in the students, passion in the classroom [...]

Programming the Universe – Seth Lloyd

Prof Seth Lloyd researches quantum computing at MIT, is the designer of the first feasible quantum computer (looks like a beer keg, featured on the left), and is the author of a fascinating book – Programming the Universe: A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes On the Cosmos, which I’m in the process of reading right now.

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Rubber ducks help best with computer science

“Rubber Ducking” – the phrase originated from The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master. The concept is that simply explaining the problem out loud, will often help one to come up with a solution, be it computer programming, design, or anything that requires thought really. In the words of the Pragmatic Programmer:

Place a rubber duck [...]