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by Bill Gerritz 14 June, 2007
In my most recent blog entries, I have discussed the quality of teaching at ISB and why it so strongly influences learning. Just in case you think I have been blathering about how great ISB teachers are, I would like to offer some evidence.
This week, Jonathan Eales dropped by my office to the share a preliminary draft of the first edition of the ISB Journal of Physics. He and fellow physics teacher Ian Jacobs have been asking high school students to conduct research experiments. Although the draft contains five papers, when it is finished in September it will offer more. You can read the draft Journal at http://www2.isb.ac.th/JournalOfPhysics/openJournalOfPhysics.html . You will see the quality of thinking and writing for yourself. Please remember that we are not a selective school like the Illinois Science and Math Academy or the Brooklyn High School of Science. We have smart but regular students at ISB. They would not have been capable of producing work of this quality unless their teachers were committed, smart, and caring.
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Bill received his Ph.D. at UC Berkeley. He has written over 20 journal articles and has an abiding interest in learning improvement. Prior to ISB, Bill headed schools in Holland and South America. He and his wife Marcia have 3 sons.
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