American Educator, Winter 2007-2008

Volume 31, no. 4

4,000 Meters Below

New Research Reveals the Wonders of the Deep

The Deep Seafloor: A Desert Devoid of Life?

Craig M. Young

Gas Promotes Mass: Methane Seeps

Lisa Levin

Ask the Cognitive Scientist: Should Learning Be Its Own Reward?

Daniel T. Willingham

A Child's Delight

These Little-Known Books Are Sure to Enchant Your Students

Noel Perrin

Navigating the Age of Exploration

And Restoring Our Capacity for Astonishment

Ted Widmer

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American Educator, Winter 2007-2008

Volume 31, no. 4

Notebook

4,000 Meters Below

The Exploration of the Deep

Living Lights in the Sea

The Deep Seafloor: A Desert Devoid of Life?

Gas Promotes Mass: Methane Seeps

Conjuring Cut Scores

The Proficiency Illusion

Ask the Cognitive Scientist: Should Learning Be Its Own Reward?

A Child's Delight

Navigating the Age of Exploration