Monthly Archives: June 2016
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Education: “The saddest thing in life is wasted talent” (from A Bronx Tale)
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding a P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts ... -
3 Challenges and Rewards of Educating Undocumented Students in America
Immigration reform has been a hot button issue in the United States for decades. Earlier this year, the Obama administration, along with members of the Republican ... -
iPads in Education: Tool or Toy?
Findings from a survey of Maine high school students and educators imply that the use of iPads for education purposes is not effective. A whopping 90 percent of ... -
Reforming K-12 Education: How the Activists are Doing It
By Matthew Lynch Activism when it comes to public K-12 education is flourishing. Laws regarding K-12 education are no longer simply handed down and enforced without ... -
Minority faculty revisited: Why is America so disproportionate?
If America is the land of opportunity, then earning a college degree is the key to really tapping the potential of that opportunity. In the last ... -
STEM Learning Must Go Beyond Memorizing Facts and Theories
By Steven Korte There is a growing global demand for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) professionals. At the same time, experts in science education are ... -
Stop blaming poor parents for their children’s vocabulary
Paul Thomas, Furman University While the reading wars in education have raged for decades, most people agree that literacy is crucial for children and that the ... -
The First Year Teaching: How do I handle misbehavior?
By Matthew Lynch New teachers will find that one of the most frustrating parts of teaching is classroom misbehavior. This misbehavior is easy to identify, but ... -
How to motivate unmotivated students
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts are ... -
Brown v. Board Fails: Resegregation is Accidentally on Purpose
By Julian Vasquez Heilig, Ph.D., @professorjvh on Twitter Since it’s inception the United States has enacted and supported racially discriminatory policies. On May 17, 1954, the US Supreme ...