The hashtag #PasDeVague was launched on Twitter following a student’s broadcast of a video of a violence scene in the classroom, and the ” hashtag # against the lack of support from the hierarchy during the difficulties experienced by teachers facing students. . As for the “red pens” , this Facebook group born in response to the silence of Emmanuel Macron on the […] … learn more→
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How to get children to enjoy mathematics
With the help of an adult and the right strategies, children can learn to love mathematics. If we take advantage of the early ages, you can shape your taste for this discipline with very simple steps: 1. Never say “I hated mathematics” (even if it was true) Probably, she would be more embarrassed to tell him […] … learn more→
America’s public schools seldom bring rich and poor together – and MLK would disapprove
Five decades after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., many carry on his legacy through the struggle for racially integrated schools. Yet as King put it in a 1968 speech, the deeper struggle was “for genuine equality, which means economic equality.” Justice in education would demand not just racially integrated schools, but also economically integrated […] … learn more→
Racist Professor gets a pass from Uni. Guess which race he hates?
I’m all for freedom of speech, but the rulers of our campuses think otherwise. It isn’t simply they wish to control what’s said in the classroom, they’ll cheerfully punish, and punish hard, a professor who dares express wrongthink on social media, as I’ve documented many times in this blog. Now, when faced with such smackdown, […] … learn more→
No, teachers are not so bad
Two and a half months after the broadcast of the hashtag #pasdevagues , launched in October by teachers to denounce the lack of support from their hierarchy in the face of school violence, the movement of red pens is gaining momentum. Its supporters claim among other things a thaw of the index point and the end of job cuts . These events, […] … learn more→
Ten ways teacher librarians improve literacy in schools
Australian schools constantly strive to improve the literacy outcomes of their students. Supporting literacy achievement for struggling readers is particularly important because these readers have their disadvantage compounded: capable students develop “richer” skills through continued exposure to reading, and the gap between them and struggling readers widens. The number of Australian students deemed “low performers” in […] … learn more→
Six and a half, already researchers!
As a PhD student in human genetics, I live in a real science bubble full of stimulating exchanges. Over the days, I experiment, I present my results to my supervisor, I share my observations with my colleagues, I exchange with members of neighboring laboratories, I submit my work to the peer review of other laboratories etc. This […] … learn more→
Ulterior motives may lurk behind new debit card for federal student loan borrowers
The U.S. Department of Education is about to pilot test a new debit card for students who get federal student loans. For the federal government, it means less hassle and a way to get a glimpse at whether students are spending their student aid wisely. For the bank that gets to issue the card, it […] … learn more→
3 reasons to pay attention to the LA teacher strike
The first mass teacher labor action of 2019 is unfolding in California as the United Teachers Los Angeles walked out for the first time in 30 years. This strike, which began on Jan. 14, isn’t just important to people in Los Angeles. Here are three reasons the nation should pay attention. 1. The Los Angeles case […] … learn more→
Cheat sheet for VCs running universities in turbulent times
At least once a month a headhunting firm calls me seeking advice on a search for a university vice-chancellor. They want to pick my brains because of what I’ve learnt, sometimes the hard way, over seven years as a vice-chancellor, 12 years as an academic dean and two years as an administrator of struggling universities. […] … learn more→
