Teachers in social studies, science and math should require more reading, which would allow English teachers to continue to assign literature, he said.
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Poverty, family stress are thwarting student success, top teachers say - The Washington... - 43 views
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Biggest barriers to learning
The Answer Sheet - What 'Superman' got wrong, point by point - 67 views
The Answer Sheet - Willingham: 'Superman' is entertainment, nothing more - 36 views
How to fix our schools: A manifesto by Joel Klein, Michelle Rhee and other education le... - 40 views
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We are in trouble if folks like Klein, Rhee, and others dictated this conversation...
Texting vs. Teaching: Who Wins? - Class Struggle - Jay Mathews on Education - 0 views
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The standard adminstrative response is to try a new rule--like texting only during lunch--that might or might not alleviate the problem, when the answer to almost every educational mishap or distraction is not more rules, but more good teaching.
Where education technology will - and won't - take us by 2024 - 65 views
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"students"
Common Core State Standards in English spark war over words - The Washington Post - 4 views
U-Va. MOOC finds high attrition, high satisfaction - The Washington Post - 14 views
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But some found that taking the online version and the U-Va. class simultaneously produced a “much heavier workload for them than they were accustomed to in their other courses,” according to Zelikow.
What English classes should look like in Common Core era - 99 views
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The National Assessment for Educational Progress does not measure performance in English class. It measures performance in reading, reading across the disciplines and throughout the school day.
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research reports that young people ages 8-18 consume on average 7 ½ hours of entertainment media per day: playing video games, watching television, and social networking. These are the same students who tell their teachers they don’t have time to read. Children have time. Unfortunately like Bartleby, they would simply prefer not to.
Professor: Why Teach For America can't recruit in my classroom - 64 views
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"[TFA] use[s] teaching in high-poverty areas as a stepping stone to a career in business."
A warning to college profs from a high school teacher - 92 views
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"You are a college professor. I have just retired as a high school teacher. I have some bad news for you. In case you do not already see what is happening, I want to warn you of what to expect from the students who will be arriving in your classroom, even if you teach in a highly selective institution."
Principal: What happened when my school ended useless homework - The Washington Post - 99 views
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Interesting article discussing homework in the elementary school setting and some outcomes when it was discontinued in a school.
K12 Inc., Virginia-based virtual schools operator, reports third quarter growth - Washi... - 0 views
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record growth in profits (from failing public schools and from charter schools) despite bad NYT press and class-action lawsuit by stakeholders
Seven misconceptions about how students learn - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post - 5 views
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a list of seven myths about learning on the website of the Independent Curriculum Group, which is part of a movement of leading private college preparatory schools with teacher-generated curriculum.
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... a list of seven myths about learning on the website of the Independent Curriculum Group, which is part of a movement of leading private college preparatory schools with teacher-generated curriculum.
Colleges looking beyond the lecture - The Washington Post - 4 views
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Yet another MSM article on rethinking lecture-based teaching.
No, algebra isn't necessary - and yes, STEM is overrated - The Answer Sheet - The Washi... - 69 views
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He said what?!
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Not learning algebra means you have shut the door on many careers. Sure you can lead a good life without it, but you have limited yourself. Math phobics are always looking for a reason to justify/validate their choice to avoid math. Trying to make math seem irrelevant to life is a common approach. Imagine saying learning English is overrated - many get by just fine without writing or reading much of anything in their daily lives. In fact, why do we need any education? -
It's an interesting article. The writer followed it up in his blog extending similar treatment to ALL subjects. It's more a treatise in how curriculum design and the current state of the system has failed society, rather than an attack on disciplines specifically. He actually has a STEM background, mind you.
Five key strategies to get/keep kids engaged at school - 89 views
Poor John Deasy. Like us, he liked new toys too much. - The Washington Post - 39 views
College Inc. - Study: highly-rated professors are. . . overrated - 39 views
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Those end of semester ratings may not mean what you think.
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