Author: Matthew Lynch
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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 ... -
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 ... -
3 Reasons to Start Sex Ed in Kindergarten
Talking about sex to a classroom full of five-year-old kids is likely to make some teachers and parents uncomfortable. But that is the approach that the ... -
Indiana judge: Stop locking up students
An Indianapolis-area judge has sent a letter to district superintendents that insists school administrators stop having so many students arrested. The letter says that 1,500 Indy ... -
How teachers can use edtech to boost engagement
The kids showing up to Kindergarten classes are much more tech-savvy than their predecessors five years ago. These digital natives are only a little older than the ...
