Author: Matthew Lynch
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Year-Round Schooling: How it Affects Students
The traditional school year, with roughly three months of vacation days every summer, was first implemented when America was an agricultural society. The time off was ... -
Black Boys in Crisis: Why Aren’t They Reading?
In this series, appropriately titled “Black Boys in Crisis,” I highlight the problems facing black boys in education today, as well as provide clear steps that ... -
How Colleges Can Maintain Diversity in a Trump-Led America
The shock of the Presidential election results is still sinking in across America, for both Trump supporters and anti-Trump voters. The thing that seemed outlandish and ... -
4 Reasons Why Classrooms Need Diversity Education
School climate and school culture directly impact student success. As a result, it is particularly important for the school culture (and the classroom culture) to reflect, ... -
Diverse Conversations: The Globalization of Higher Education
Visit the website of your favorite college or university, find the search box and type in the words “international programs,” “study abroad,” or something to this ... -
Reforming College Debt, Part I: The Problem
If the P-12 education system is all about preparing its students for success in adulthood, then college preparation is obviously a must. In the fall of ... -
Ask Dr. Lynch: Teaching Students About Genocide
Question: How should the topic of ‘genocide’ be taught in schools? Answer: Before I respond, I would like to thank you for your question. Nowadays, we ... -
7 Educational Technology Concepts Every Teacher Should Know About
Since the Information Era began some decades ago, it has dramatically changed the way we educate our children. We live in a world of rapid change ... -
4 Troubling Truths About Black Boys and the U.S. Educational System
Most people like to think that American K-12 schools, workplaces and courthouses are pillars of fairness, but statistic after statistic all point to a crisis among ... -
Social Constructivism in Education
According to the theory of social constructivism, social worlds develop out of individuals’ interactions with their culture and society. Knowledge evolves through the process of social ...
