18 Myths About Education That Are All Too Easy To Believe 1. More Homework Means More Learning Researchers have found that the connection between more homework and greater learning is tenuous at best. This is…
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Student Argues Against “Packets” & The Appearance Of Teacher Apathy
Student Argues Against “Packets” & The Appearance Of Teacher Apathy If you haven’t seen the viral video by now, above you’ll find Jeff Bliss, a Texas high school student, get thrown out of class–and this…
To Truly Improve Learning, Schools Should Stop Trying So Hard
To Truly Improve Learning, Schools Should Stop Trying So Hard Education is a series of learning experiences informed by policy, and actuated by teachers. Policy, by its very nature, is sweeping and ambitious. It is…
5 Strategies For Managing Change In Schools
by Iain Lancaster, TeachThought Intern We’ve come to accept that just about the only thing that seems to be constant in this day and age is change. But we sometimes don’t spend enough time thinking…
4 Important Questions That Precede The Design Of A Modern Education
What Does A Modern Education Look Like? by Marie Bjerede first appeared on gettingsmart.com Well into the 21st century, we are still trying to get a handle on what a 21st century education really is – both the…
What Are The Effects Of Instant Gratification In Learning?
by Justin Marquis, Ph.D. Simply put, things happen faster now than they ever have in the past. Everything, except education, that is. Why is it that in an incredibly fast-paced world, where access to information…
Invisible Learning: An Archetype For A New Ecology Of Education
In moving from traditional, tightly-bound direct instruction to something almost entirely self-directed and open, Invisible Learning almost sounds like a joke. It’s about as far from the current definition of “school” as you can get: Always-on…
5 Ways Schools Can Think Like Startups
This is the age of the startup. The age where a teenager can change the world from his basement, and almost daily new apps and platforms are launched with the modest goal of, well, changing…
Good Work Is A Shared Core Of Both School And Social Improvement
The idea of “work” is present in most modern educational discussion almost entirely under the terms “career readiness.” This itself is an interesting failure, as it implies that the purpose of schooling is to prepare…
There Is No Single Ideal Learning Form
By Justin Marquis, Ph.D In “The Importance of Being Divisive in Education,” RiShawn Biddle, writing for Dropout Nation, concluded his post by stating: “In short, school reformers should accept — and fully embrace — being divisive….
7 Things Schools Of The Future Will Do Well
7 Things Next Generation Schools Will Do Well by Tom Vander Ark first appeared on gettingsmart.com Seventeen years ago as a new superintendent I was invited to Microsoft to learn about 1:1 programs in Australia. The…
What Jeremy Lin’s NBA Success Means For Education
The Backstory Part By now, even if you’re not a sports fan you’ve probably heard of Jeremy Lin. This time last year the California-born point guard was running the New York Knicks, and in doing…
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