I am a true believer in the power of training. I have previously written about the need for teachers to embrace this practice with a growth mindset and to get rid of any negative stigmas associated with educational training in order to realize its potential to improve our craft. Now, I would like to consider … Read more
“Oh, it didn’t explode,” Megan shrieked as her undergraduate teacher supervised pouring the liquid into a beaker at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology. “It didn’t explode.” It is not a statement of truth and more an expression of relief. But during 2020, it looked as if everything was exploding with no relief in sight. … Read more
The SAT weighs heavily on our collective imagination—and everyone can picture the nerve-wracking spectacle of students sitting at desks, droning in Scantron shapes in No. 2 pencil, while stern-faced observers roam in search of cheaters. So it’s no surprise that SAT appears in a lot of blockbuster Hollywood movies. And they often have nightmares—as in … Read more
A week after our seminar on Wednesday, Asma requested the meeting. A student teacher in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s early childhood program, Esme fails the foundations of the Wisconsin Reading Test, known as WFORT, for the second time, with graduation just a month later. She was concerned about being able to pass the third attempt … Read more
Schools this fall have, for the most part, found their rhythm — at least by pandemic standards. Most of them were fully opened in person at the start of the school year and have remained that way, with some quarantine measures, closures and other interruptions. That’s not to downplay the ongoing staff shortage, the occasional … Read more
The stranger keeps his secrets close. When he arrives at the Phaeacian court, he finds hosts that are generous—and curious about his identity. The king wonders if he’s a god. The queen inquires where he found his fine clothes. And when he declines to compete in athletic games, a brash courtier accuses him of being … Read more
As China approaches the top ranks as a global power in science and technology—building huge new academic complexes, rising to the top of the world’s elite universities, overtaking the United States in science and engineering doctorate graduates, and on track to outperform all other nations in academic citations for science and technology. – I was … Read more
Earlier this year, studies confirmed what many teachers already know: Students have suffered major academic setbacks caused by the pandemic. Research by McKinsey revealed that, on average, K-12 students lost up to four months of math and four months of reading progress in the past school year. With newly distributed federal stimulus funds on hand … Read more
I will never forget sitting with Elijah when I started school last year. As a fifth grader, he didn’t understand the concept of multiplication. I started at the beginning, I taught him that any number multiplied by zero is zero. Then I taught him that any number multiplied by one is that number, and one … Read more
Low morale for professors and university leaders has turned into one of the biggest problems in higher education this year. Just take a look at our “most read” list here at EdSurge over the past few months, and you’ll notice the headlines include frustration and burnout. Conversations on social media about these articles — and … Read more
