The Tao of the liberal arts

The Washington Post - Valerie Strauss / Gerald Greenberg "In [...]

January 7th, 2015|Categories: College/University, Communication, Critical Thinking, Empathy, Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Writing|Tags: Education, School|

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Boys ‘held back by reluctance to write at home’

BBC News - Hannah Richardson "Boys' reluctance to write outside [...]

December 18th, 2014|Categories: Achievement Gap, Boys, Children, Primary School, United Kingdom, Writing|Tags: Education, School|

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Ontario education minister stresses the ‘basics’ during speech at Laurier

The Waterloo Region Record - Liz Monteiro " WATERLOO — [...]

November 9th, 2014|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Canada, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Reading, Teacher, Writing|Tags: Education, schools|

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In Praise of Style: What’s Missing From The Common Core Education Standards

Forbes - Steven Kotler "As the debate over national education [...]

October 28th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Common Core Standards, Current Events, Education, Handwriting, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Writing|Tags: Education, schools|

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How music can inspire strong student writing and discussion

E-School News - Nathan Garvin "Music is a natural fit [...]

September 27th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Music, News, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.), Writing|Tags: Education, schools|

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Fixing Our National Writing Crisis From the Foundation Up

The Huffington Post - Steve Graham "Our nation faces a [...]

August 26th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States, United States (U.S.), Writing|Tags: Education, schools|

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Message from UNESCO’s Director-General

UN.org - Irina Bokova "On World Book and Copyright Day, [...]

April 23rd, 2014|Categories: Books, Reading, UNESCO, United Nations, World Knowledge, Writing|Tags: Education, School|

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Exercise improves kids’ early literacy

Yahoo! Now - Bethany Hiatt "Teaching four and five-year-olds the [...]

April 6th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Australia, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Exercise, Learning, Literacy, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Writing|Tags: Education, schools|

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SAT’s about-face on essay presents colleges with a tough question

The L.A. Times - Larry Gordon "The College Board's decision [...]

March 15th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, SAT, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Writing|Tags: Education, schools|

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Every technology has a great story behind it, but not always a great storyteller

ReadWrite - Matt Asay "Research shows we need more qualified [...]

February 27th, 2014|Categories: English, Jobs, STEM, Writing|Tags: Education, School|

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