Although many people don’t think about it very often, the mind plays a part in causing ill feelings. With time and stress, it is inevitable that the mind will start…
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Courtesy “Our goal is to set up a safety net, get refugees in classrooms, get them speaking English, get them with teachers. We do not limit what the teachers can…
Award-winning author Ibram X. Kendi has dedicated the better part of his career to denouncing racism and anti-blackness. Now, a teacher teaches Kendi’s Anti-Racism 101 lesson plans for middle schoolers….
After a period of economic downturn from 2006-2010, and through the period of high unemployment that occurred during the post-recession years, college enrollment among young Americans who were not high…
Do you have young children whose school day is a blur? Many of us, ourselves included, spend a considerable portion of our day with them, trying to help them achieve…
A new artificial intelligence video game is helping people understand what refugees experience during their journeys. As a German writer David Huget describes it, humans are “hyper-willing to shoulder the…
Despite receiving increasing global attention, the Finnish education system has always remained relatively quiet about what makes it successful. Whether it’s hard work, belief in your own ability or the…
Proponents of proficiency standards tend to say that they make the skills of math and science more applicable to everyday life. In practice, however, many non-teaching parents and educators may…
Politicians use lessons on politics — from term limits to the president and Congress — to illuminate essential concepts such as privilege, truth, and the quality of institutions. For students,…
“A mere company but don’t give us a contract”? “Ten, total loss. I win”? Attorneys love to use profanity. “Guess it’s just salt-a-minute”? As far as English instructors are concerned,…