Learning Posts

4 Research-Based Reasons Students Should Learn Science Through Play

Learning science is a dynamic, spiraling, evolving, inherently playful process that promotes creativity and critical thinking.

The Difference Between Empathy And Sympathy

TeachThought StaffApr 28, 2020

Empathy focuses on a mutual and shared emotional experience, whereas sympathy moves more swiftly from feeling with toย feeling for.

It’s Time To Think Differently About Homeschooling

Terrell HeickApr 10, 2020

Saying you’ve ‘seen homeschooling’ is like saying you’ve seen salad or photographs or the internet. Homeschooled in what way? Learning what…

The Definition Of Blended Learning

Blended learning combines face-to-face teaching and online instruction. Ideally, each will complement the other by using its particular strength.

How To Kill Learner Curiosity In 12 Easy Steps

Terrell HeickFeb 10, 2020

Killing a learner’s natural curiosity doesn’t happen overnight. It can take as long as 12 years, and in rare cases that…

5 Strategies For Teaching About The Holocaust Through Inquiry

Effective teaching about the Holocaust requires asking students the right questions, and that is the beginning of any inquiry-based lesson.

From Procedural Knowledge To Self Knowledge: The 4 Stages…

Terrell HeickOct 7, 2019

In the first stage of curiosity, students are primarily concerned with procedural knowledge: What they’re supposed to do and how.

The Definition Of Intrinsic Motivation

TeachThought StaffSep 12, 2019

A definition of intrinsic motivation includes doing an activity for its inherent satisfaction rather than for some separable consequence.