Over the past few years, the pandemic prompted school closures and remote learning that drew international attention to issues of students missing school — what researchers call “non-attendance.” Millions of students across the world missing varying amounts of school raises concerns about students’ learning loss and mental health — and also about long-term implications, particularly for those already […] … learn more→
Author Archives: Kevin
School attendance problems are complex, and our solutions need to be as well
How to boost employee morale and keep them engaged
Employee morale is a hot topic these days. Every other week there’s a new story in the news about another company suffering from low employee morale. From Apple to Amazon, no company is immune to the problem. Unfortunately, this can lead to a vicious cycle. Low employee morale leads to disengagement, leading to even lower […] … learn more→
Future Air Force officers get a 30,000-foot view of death in this course
Course Title: “Death, Dying, and Finding Meaning” What does the course explore? Our course explores not only how people die in the physical, biological sense but also personal and societal beliefs about dying, death, and the afterlife. We do this in various ways. First, students write about and share their own experiences with death. Some […] … learn more→
What is academic optimism and how to achieve it
We live in a time of accelerated changes in the social, economic, and technological fields. The school lives its own scenario of changes, also multiple and complex: From a school based exclusively on content to a school focused on skills that include that content and its application in specific problem situations. From a pencil and paper […] … learn more→
To what do we attribute our failures?
Success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan: this phrase, attributed to US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, is quite universal. We like to be successful in life and, above all, nobody wants to fail. However, in life you don’t always win. Many times it is lost. There are people who, when they lose, in their way of […] … learn more→
We took away due dates for university assignments. Here’s what we found
As university students around the country finish their final exams and assessments for the year, the idea of removing due dates might seem incredibly appealing. Being more open-ended about when assignments are submitted may also seem like the logical next step for universities. Even before COVID-19, they have been looking for ways to make learning […] … learn more→
What children understand about death – and how to tell them about it
Mom, what happens after death? Few parents have never had to deal with this kind of question. However, it remains very difficult to assess what is the best response to it. Should you openly talk about your own convictions – whether you are a believer, agnostic, or atheist? And is there any harm in prettifying things? Recent research in developmental […] … learn more→
The teacher has a mania for me: excuse or reality?
Imagine the following situation: Inés, an English teacher, enters the classroom on her first day of class. After a glance at her group of students, she notices the two boys sitting in the back row. Turning around to write on the blackboard creates a certain ruckus. Inés turns, with the purpose of restoring order, and to whom […] … learn more→
T-Levels: more vocational courses roll out – but post-16 choices in England are still limited
The first cohort of students in England taking T-levels – the new vocational equivalent to A-levels – have completed their course, been assessed, and have received their results. Now more course options for T-levels are being rolled out. The initial offerings were in construction, digital production and education and childcare. By 2025, there will be […] … learn more→
How Hitler conspiracies and other Holocaust disinformation undermine democratic institutions
Godwin’s Law posits that any online argument, if it continues long enough, will inevitably invoke a comparison to Hitler. Perhaps there should be an updated version: If you examine any given conspiracy theory, even seemingly innocuous ones, it won’t be long until you find coded and explicit antisemitism. Some cases are obvious. Remember how far-right U.S. […] … learn more→
