Education is a discipline that is concerned with methods of teaching and learning in schools or school-like environments as opposed to various nonformal and informal means of socialization (e.g., rural development projects and education through parent-ch
magnet schools, and school choice), the increase in home schooling, and the recent incidences of school takeovers by state and local governments indicate that many schools would benefit from changes in governance. A
Schools (ManagementPoverty (InfluenceEducational equalization (PlanningSocially handicapped children (EducationEducational tests and measurements (ValidityAcademic achievement (Social aspectsIT'S EASY TO TELL when someone is in the grip of a Big Idea That Explains Everything. Tunnel vision sets in; every ...
While arrangements of one kind or another for theeducationof the young have existed at all times and in all societies, it is only recently that schools have emerged as distinctive institutions for this purpose on a mass scale, and teachers as a distinctive occupational category. Parents, elders...
Thomas Hatch (TH): In the first part of our conversation, you shared a number of examples some new schools and educational developments in China. In other places like Finland, the US, and even in places like Vietnam and Singapore, I’ve also seen more attention to students’ mental health...
Melissa Benn’s School Wars: The Battle for Britain’s Education (Verso) offers a useful, powerfully composed overview of the schools reform debate in England, which underscores the importance of Wales pursuing its own distinctive path. Leaving Alexandria: A Memoir of Faith and Doubt (Canongate)...
The Seattle Times Education section covers schools at the district, state and federal level. Topics include the University of Washington and other colleges; the Common Core and standardized testing; teacher pay and strikes; charter schools; school discipline; classroom teaching methods; and funding und...
The Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2023 are based on the world’s largest invitation-only opinion survey of senior, published academics. It asks scholars to name no more than 15 universities that they believe are the best for research a
The New York Times recently announced the launch of their NYTimes.com In-School Access service. Open to K-12 schools, the digital subscription provides educators and students with unlimited access to the Times website on any device in the school’s IP zone. It’s all login-free. “K...
1.Remember that unless you can take charge of your own learning,you will probably not succeed in mastering a new language independently. You know yourself best, so you should use your self-knowledge to guide your studies, even if it means that sometimes you will have to disregard some of ...