Tag: school
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Evidence Is Mounting That Calculus Should Be Changed. Will Instructors Heed It?
[ad_1] Calculus is a critical on-ramp to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). But getting to those careers means surviving the academic journey. While there’s been progress of late, it’s been “uneven” and Black, Hispanic and women workers are still underrepresented in some STEM fields. Traditional methods of calculus instruction may be knocking ... -
More Than a Standard: Getting Back to the Heart of Education
[ad_1] Picture it: Thirty students in your classroom, each at different levels, with varying needs and interests. Yet, there is just one set of learning standards, one big state exam and one of you. The predicament arises when learners struggle to keep pace with a mandatory curriculum, raising questions about the effectiveness of a one-size-fits-all, ... -
How a Parking Lot Became a Panacea for This School District’s Housing Crisis
[ad_1] “It’s stunning,” Worden says of the building. “The goal was to create a product that was on par with at-market rate [alternatives]. It rivals buildings I’ve seen in San Francisco.” He remembers giving tours to interested staff and reveling in their “oohs” and “ahhs” as they walked into individual units. Many hadn’t known what ... -
After Affirmative Action, My Black Daughter Wonders, ‘Do I Belong at a Top College?’
[ad_1] My daughter recently called me in a panic. She said, “I’m not getting into Brown!” I wondered what she was talking about. She had just finished her junior year of high school and hadn’t applied to college yet. Then I realized why she was calling. Two days earlier the United States Supreme Court ruled ... -
Behind the Data: Uncovering New Truths in School Librarian Employment
[ad_1] Keith Curry Lance of RSL Research Group has been studying school librarian employment for a long time, roughly 30 years since his first study came out. In that time, he has seen a lot of changes. But when he sat down a decade or so ago to sort out which states had gained librarians ... -
When Student Anxiety Gets in the Way of Attending School
[ad_1] Since the pandemic, mental health strains on youth have been put in the spotlight. Pandemic closures provided some students with a chance to notice how stressed they are at school, says Jayne Demsky, founder of School Avoidance Alliance, an advocacy group that provides professional training to schools. The time away from physical classrooms gave ... -
Dear Abby: Can you give me some tips for being someone others want to be around?
[ad_1] DEAR ABBY: I’m 26 and not currently in a relationship. I don’t have many friends. I’d like to have more, and I try. I wasn’t popular in middle and high school, either. I have been in and out of college, so I haven’t been able to make friends there. I have worked at my ... -
How We Can Honor Indigenous Values in Our Teaching Without Appropriating the Culture
[ad_1] I have always felt connected to Indigenous peoples. Perhaps it is because I am Mexican American and colonization is a part of my ancestry. Perhaps it is because the virtues of Mexican and Indigenous spiritualities in Texas and Minnesota, where I’ve split my whole life, are so universal that it’s hard to not be ...











