What is the point of higher education if it doesn’t make people happy?The Guardian - Jonathan WolffForcing universities to compete with each other is a bad idea. What we need is a Teaching Happiness Framework In The Methods of Ethics, a book read only by philosophers with an overdeveloped sense of the
Giving students more music, theater, and dance boosts writing scores (and compassion), big new study findschalkbeat.org - By Matt Barnum When you’re the big fish, it’s not OK to pick on the little fish just because you can. That’s an important lesson for everyone. But some Houston …
10 global megatrends facing educationBBC News - Andreas SchleicherWhat are the big international trends coming over the horizon that are going to affect education systems around the world? Andreas Schleicher, head of education for the OECD economic think thank and in
'It makes me feel angry': Kids speak out about their parents' phone useabc.net.au - By Fiona Pepper for Life Matters Many Australian parents worry about their children having too much screen time, but perhaps they should look a little closer to home. If the six- and …
The Future Of Learning? Well, It's PersonalNPR - Anya KamenetzIf you do a Google image search for "classroom," you'll mostly see one familiar scene: rows or groups of desks, with a spot at the front of the room for the teacher. One teacher, many students: It's basically
Drawing Is the Fastest, Most Effective Way to Learn, According to New ResearchInc Magazine - Jessica StillmanYou are probably not using the most effective, research-backed study technique. When was the last time you sat down with a pencil and paper and drew something? For many of us the answer is high school
Parents’ Screen Time Is Hurting KidsThe Atlantic - Erika ChristakisWhen it comes to children’s development, parents should worry less about kids’ screen time—and more about their own. Smartphones have by now been implicated in so many crummy outcomes—car fatalities, disturbances,
Universities: Is free speech under threat?BBC News - Rachel Schraer & Ben ButcherFree speech is being threatened at British universities by a culture of offence among certain students, according to critics. A Parliamentary inquiry has reported, regulator the Office for Students has
University 'grade inflation' to be tackled as first-class degrees riseBBC NewsA surge in the number of first-class degrees awarded at university has led the government to bring in measures to tackle so-called grade inflation. Figures suggest that degrees are being "marked up", students
Kids aren’t failing school–school is failing kidsFast Company - Eillie AnzilottiFor many kids, what they learn in high school isn’t preparing them for success in college or in their career. A new report delves into how our education system is letting them down. Work hard in school,
Artificial Intelligence These Are The Skills That Your Kids Will Need For The Future (Hint: It's Not Coding)Inc Magazine - Greg SatellThe jobs of the future will involve humans collaborating with other humans to design work for machines, and value will shift from cognitive to social skills. An education is supposed to prepare you for
Paper Tweets Build SEL Skillsedutopia.org - Jill Fletcher Creating a Twitter board is simple. Make a template with space for a profile picture, the student’s real name, a Twitter-style handle, a short bio, …
The future of college education: Students for life, computer advisers and campuses everywhereThe Washington Post - By Jeffrey J. SelingoPredictions about higher education’s future often result in two very different visions about what is next for colleges and universities. In one camp: those who paint a rosy picture of an economy that continue
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo What is the true meaning of a college degree?medium.com - In Plain Sights Though it has now been nearly a month since my own graduation ceremony, these past few weeks have been filled with reflections on transitions and …
Student Evaluations Can’t Be Used to Assess Professorsslate.com - By Kristina Mitchell Our research shows they’re biased against women. That means using them is illegal. Imagine that you’re up for a promotion at your job, but before your …
The Overprotected KidThe Atlantic - Hanna RosinA preoccupation with safety has stripped childhood of independence, risk taking, and discovery—without making it safer. A new kind of playground points to a better solution. A trio of boys tramps along
Robots Aren’t Replacing Teachers, But The Rise Of Artificial Intelligence Could Make Our Lives Easier And Improve Educationteachwire.net <strong>The science fiction writer Isaac Asimov wrote a story set in the year 2157, in which a boy discovers a ‘real’ book. In it, he learns that …
Elementary School Homework Probably Isn’t Good for KidsFatherly - Patrick A. Coleman A powerful combination of superstition and questionable research ensures young kids hit the books instead of just, you know, reading them. Many …
My Desk-Free, Student-First Classroombrightthemag.com - Bridget Wortman I remember my pride the very first time I set up my classroom. Dozens of desks sat in well-designed configurations across my classroom, shiny and …
Don’t just teach kids to code – teach them to question Facebook and GoogleThe Guardian - John HarrisIt’s shameful that our children are still so computer illiterate. Let’s give them the skills to take on the tech giants, and create a more democratic internet Three years ago, before the Brexit dreams
Paper or Screen for Comprehension and Learning?wordpress.com We have blogged about writing with pen/pencil and paper versus writing on a laptop (see here) and concluded that handwriting is more powerful for …
Yale The Disadvantages of an Elite Education - The American Scholartheamericanscholar.org It didn’t dawn on me that there might be a few holes in my education until I was about 35. I’d just bought a house, the pipes needed fixing, and the …
What skills do kids need to thrive?Quartz - Jenny AndersonTo many, increasing automation and the unprecedented pace of technological changes mean kids need more than just academic skills to succeed. They need confidence and motivation to tackle problems, interpersonal
What every teacher should know about ... memoryThe Guardian - Bradley BuschIn a new series of articles on how psychology research can inform teaching, Bradley Busch picks an academic study and makes sense of it for the classroom. This time: a project on long-term memory There
The Future of Work Is Uncertain, Schools Should Worry Nowedweek.org - Benjamin Herold Automation and artificial intelligence are disrupting the labor market. What do K-12 educators and policymakers need to know? Today's 6th graders will …
Why Teachers Need Their FreedomThe Atlantic - Ashley Lamb-SinclairEducators must remain engaged and autonomous in order to do their jobs well and avoid burnout. My co-teacher and I met in the parking lot before school and stared into my car trunk at the costumes and
The Best Way to Test Students? Make Them Explain It On VideoWIRED - Rhett Allain As a physics professor, I have two jobs. The first, obviously, is to help students understand physics. That makes me something of a coach. But I want …
