15 Books You Won’t Regret Re-reading
The Atlantic · 11 minYears after these titles were popular, they’re still worth picking up.
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How the Ballpoint Pen Killed Cursive
The Atlantic · 8 minThicker ink, fewer smudges, and more strained hands.
Have We Forgotten How to Read Critically?
damemagazine.com · 20 minSince the internet has made the entire world a library with no exits or supervisors, many readers treat every published piece of writing as a conversation opener, demanding a bespoke response.
The Medieval Queens Whose Daring, Murderous Reigns Were Quickly Forgotten
Smithsonian Magazine · 23 minOver the centuries, Brunhild and Fredegund were dismissed and even parodied. But a new book shows how they outwitted their enemies like few in history.
The forgotten medieval habit of 'two sleeps'
BBC · 14 minFor millennia, people slept in two shifts – once in the evening, and once in the morning. But why? And how did the habit disappear?
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The Big Student Loan Lie
prospect.org · 8 minMuch of the debate about student loans is framed in terms of financial statistics. We hear that we have $1.
Why the Science of Teaching Is Often Ignored
The Chronicle of Higher Education · 20 minA couple of years ago, five faculty members at Harvard University published an intriguing study. They had run an experiment in an introductory undergraduate physics course to figure out why active learning, a form of teaching that has had measurable success, often dies a slow death in the classroom.
Five important life skills to teach your kids
Indiatimes · 3 minHave you ever questioned if your child is self-sufficient? Will your child be able to look after himself if you leave them alone for a long time? Do you believe your child possesses the required life skills to face the challenges that lie ahead?
At Our School, the Young Teens Are Not All Right
Slate · 9 minCare and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. In addition to our traditional advice, every Thursday we feature an assortment of teachers from across the country answering your education questions. Have a question for our teachers? Email askateacher@slate.
A Recent UCLA Study Reveals the Scientific Secret to Cut Learning Time in Half--With Just 1 Click
Inc. Magazine · 3 minWant to learn faster, retain more information, and improve your memory? You're not alone: While success sometimes can be the result of whom you know, long-term success is almost always based on what you know. That's why most successful people are constant learners.
Learning, Practice, and Repetition: Why the Act of Writing Is Work
Literary Hub · 6 minJessie Greengrass on the intersection of muse and routine.
Five college students speak out: We’re fed up with campus ‘wokeness’
New York Post · 9 minIn recent years, college campuses have become increasingly radical, illiberal, and intolerant of dissenting opinions. Students, too scared to voice their true thoughts and feelings, often conform. They fear they will face ridicule or, worse, total exclusion via “cancel culture.
Why Germans celebrate school with a cardboard cone
BBC · 10 minA couple of months before six-year-old Jara started school in London last year, her grandmother in Germany began measuring her suitcases.
Columbia University Has Lost Its Way
The Nation · 5 minWhen Columbia University celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2003, President Lee Bollinger honored Columbia’s history and special place in society as “one of the leading institutions of higher learning in the world.
A Black Graduate of an Elite Boarding School Gets Real
The New York Times · 3 minWhen you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. Early in her memoir, “Admissions,” Kendra James describes an off-campus adventure near her new boarding school.
No, Wharton students, the average U.S. worker does not make $800,000
MarketWatch · 1 minThe University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton is genuinely regarded as one of the finest business schools in the country — U.S. News & World Report ranks it second, behind only Stanford. But these aspiring giants of the business world could use an education in real-world economics.
Law student, 19, sues landlord and wins first case
BBC · 3 minEver booked accommodation and turned up to find it's not exactly what you were sold in the pictures? Well, that's just what happened with Jack Simm's university accommodation, which he described as being like a "building site".
How to Keep Learning At Every Stage of Your Life
Newsweek · 9 minLearning is a lifelong endeavor. But it is not the same endeavor all your life long. Your brain changes over the course of time, and so does your social and physical environment.
‘A lot fell into place’: the adults who discovered they were autistic – after their child was diagnosed
The Guardian · 9 minWhen John Purnell’s 10-year-old son was diagnosed as autistic, he knew exactly how to respond. “I’ve always been fascinated by research, by detail, by finding out everything there is to find out about something,” he says. “So I did a really deep dive.”
The Pedagogical Legacy of bell hooks
The Chronicle of Higher Education · 9 minOn December 15, the Black feminist scholar, writer, and teacher bell hooks died at her home in Kentucky. She was 69.
The Pretext of Diversity in American Universities
Quillette · 13 minWhenever the topic of affirmative action and academic diversity trends, a certain classroom experience comes to mind. After a lecture comparing the political philosophies of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, I asked my students which seemed worse: tyranny or anarchy.
‘I Was Not Whole’: Why a Grandfather Went Back to College
The New York Times · 6 minCiro Scala had to delay school. Fifty years later, he returned, earning two degrees and the respect of younger students. Ms. Bellafante writes the Big City column, a weekly commentary on the politics, culture and life of New York City.
Focus on phonics to teach reading is ‘failing children’, says landmark study
The Guardian · 3 minA landmark study has described the way primary school pupils are taught to read in England as “uninformed and failing children”, calling on the government to drop its narrow focus on phonics.
When Professors Offend Students
The Chronicle of Higher Education · 19 minErica Cope admits it wasn’t a great lesson. In the fall of 2020, Cope, like faculty members across the country, was teaching virtually, from her kitchen table. None of her students — all freshmen at Buffalo State College — seemed particularly engaged in the introductory writing course.
Parents and caregivers of young children say they've hit pandemic rock bottom
NPR · 9 minThe market can't solve the child care problem.