Tag: teacher
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5 Things That Educators Should Know About the Philosophy of Education
The word philosophy is derived from two Greek words. The first word, philo, means “love.” The second, sophy, means “wisdom.” Literally, then, philosophy means “love of ... -
The Edvocate’s List of 20 Must-Follow K-12 Teacher Twitter Feeds
To say that teachers are busy would be an understatement! Besides the act of teaching, you spend hours every day and on the weekend on lesson ... -
The Edvocate’s List of the 20 Best Education Systems in the World
*The Edvocate is pleased to produce its “Best of the Best” resource lists. These lists provide our readers with rankings for education-related blogs, twitter accounts, influencers, ... -
Disengaged Students, Part 3: The Role of Nationalism
In this 20-part series, I explore the root causes and effects of academic disengagement in K-12 learners and explore the factors driving American society ever closer ... -
How companies learn what children secretly want
Faith Boninger, University of Colorado and Alex Molnar, University of Colorado If you have children, you are likely to worry about their safety – you show ... -
Disengaged Students, Part 2: The Anti-Intellectualism of Thomas Jefferson
In this 20-part series, I explore the root causes and effects of academic disengagement in K-12 learners and explore the factors driving American society ever closer ... -
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 ... -
What causes mind blanks during exams?
This article was written by Jared Cooney Horvath and Jason M Lodge In our five-part series, Making Sense of Exams, we’ll discuss the purpose of exams, ... -
Campuses aren’t safe. Are universities doing enough?
Kalpana Jain, The Conversation In January 2015, a young woman was sexually assaulted while unconscious behind a dumpster on the campus of Stanford University. The victim ... -
Disengaged Students, Part 1: How did American Anti-Intellectualism Begin?
In this 20-part series, I explore the root causes and effects of academic disengagement in K-12 learners and explore the factors driving American society ever closer ...