Tag: edchat
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What fewer women in STEM means for their mental health
Jennifer Drake, University of Toronto “You’re in engineering!?! Wow, you must be super-smart…” It has been over 10 years since I was a first-year engineering undergraduate ... -
4 Tips for Creative Writing in Class
**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 ... -
2 Reasons the Concept of “Justice for All” Does Not Apply to American Schools
In the US, the concepts of equality and justice are intertwined. The idea of “justice for all” has existed since America’s early days. But the truth ... -
K-12 education: The art of the flop
“**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 ... -
Building professional learning communities: Social media, ed camps, and meetups
**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 ... -
Why don’t kids speak up about bullying?
**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 ... -
Sex education: Time for a revolution (as well as evolution)
By Khaula Mazhar **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 ... -
Will Congress ever fix America’s education system?
U.S. News and World Report recently sat down with Senator Lamar Alexander, chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee to talk about the ... -
Why abstinence-only sex ed simply doesn’t work
By Matthew Lynch When I first saw the headline, I thought it was too ironic to be true: Texas school teaching abstinence-only sex ed suffers chlamydia ... -
Leadership Practices That Directly Influence Teachers’ Emotions
The emotions of teachers are an often ignored, but very important part of a school’s learning climate. With each decision or policy they put in place, ...
