As we’re all familiar with, the COVID-19 epidemic induced epic changes in culture, economy, and pretty much all facets of life as we knew it. It has been a while since we lived through a plague of such proportions, and the changes it brought still have an impact on today’s world. Of all those changes, one of the many positive but controversial ones [...]
What is Policing in Educational Institutions? With the presence of violence in educational settings a constant and lurking threat, police in schools have been a common presence across the country, specifically since the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting.[1] Massachusetts began the trend across the nation with the passing of the Gun Violence Reduction Act in regard to the shooting, mandating that all [...]
From an early age, it is vital to anyone’s psychological growth to have the ability to understand others' mental states, and the understanding that others have differing beliefs, desires, intentions, and perspectives that are different from one’s own. This is the basis of social interaction and is known as theory of mind—in psychological terms.[1] To develop empathy and foster an empowering classroom, the [...]
What is Multicultural Literature? Culture is everything—it’s how we define ourselves and perceive the world in our own, idiosyncratic ways, and it’s an essential part of one’s identity during childhood. It’s also during the first three years of childhood[1] when one’s foundations for literacy is laid in place, as well as the development of their self-concept including a sense of their own culture [...]
If you’re an active member of the working world or even a student in the 21st century, then more likely than not, you’ve felt tired, overwhelmed, overstressed, and ready to just throw your hands in the air and give up. Does that sound about right? If that’s the case, then you’ve experienced what is known as job or workplace burnout. But no need [...]
Dual enrollment programs, much like many other sectors of education, are growing exponentially with nearly 2.5 million high schoolers having taken a course in the 2022-2023 academic year.[1] As the price of higher education increases, for many students they are a way to reduce the cost of getting a four-year degree by earning credits while still in high school. But how do these [...]
Everybody does work in their own ways. This is a good thing, as it leads to groups of workers with diverse styles of operating that get things done. Though overall, there seems to be four, broadly defined but agreed upon work styles that most people fall under. But what exactly is a work style, and which is yours? Read on to find out. [...]
Small class sizes or low student-teacher ratios are frequently touted as a plus or an attractive aspect of higher education institutions. This is because with the smaller class sizes there is more time and space for professors to connect with students and for students to get additional attention if needed. However, the majority of K-12 classrooms across the country cannot say the same. [...]
Because it might not be the most popular genre for adults, the role of poetry in developing reading skills may be overlooked. But for a child just developing literacy, poetry has been proven to teach readers about voice, pitch, volume, and inflection, along with also using rhyming as a tool to identify phonetics and word groups.[1] And because of its melodic and dynamic [...]
Its Intended Purpose It’s important first to establish the initial purpose of homework when considering whether it does or does not benefit students. Homework itself can be defined as “tasks assigned to students by school teachers that are meant to be carried out during nonschool hours."[1] These tasks allow students to extend their learning outside the classroom, though this does not include activities [...]