While much of the American public venerates people who enlist in the military, constantly referring to all veterans as "heroes" may direct them into lower-paying careers associated with selflessness, according to research ...
Social Sciences
Jan 30, 2023
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In the first global Human Rights Report Card issued by the CIRIGHTS Data Project, Canada and Sweden were at the head of the class with a 96, followed by New Zealand, Norway and Portugal at 94. At the bottom were Iraq with ...
Political science
Jan 26, 2023
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Only about 1 in 200 teachers in Texas are sanctioned for misbehavior, but the largest portion of those sanctions involve sexually related offenses. That's according to a new study we published recently in the Journal of Education ...
Social Sciences
Jan 18, 2023
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In the academic year 2020–21, there were 1,198 instances of racially motivated bullying reported in Scottish schools—up from 409 in 2016–17. These are the highest recorded figures to date.
Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2023
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Primary and secondary school teachers experiencing high levels of exhaustion when term ends are typically still recovering by the time school starts again, a research project into teachers' mental health over Christmas breaks ...
Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2023
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In an episode of Abbott Elementary, the sitcom about a group of teachers in an under-resourced Philadelphia school, novice teacher Janine takes to TikTok. The joke is that she needs to use TikTok to fundraise to get her classroom ...
Education
Dec 22, 2022
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In the largest ever review of teacher expertise, including data from over 1,000 teachers from around the world in primary and secondary school education, 73 features common to many expert teachers have been identified.
Education
Dec 21, 2022
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There are many ways to teach school students. But research shows only some will significantly improve learning.
Education
Dec 14, 2022
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Since the first of August 2022, using mobile phones for non-educational purposes is forbidden in the classroom. A doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg shows that the law is problematic. The pupils need the mobile ...
Education
Dec 13, 2022
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When a white Texas middle school teacher told his students in November 2022 that he was "ethnocentric" and thought his race was "superior," he attempted to explain his position by arguing that he was hardly the only person ...
Social Sciences
Dec 8, 2022
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