I believe that educators, particularly social studies teachers, should teach controversial subjects. How? My high school social studies teacher showed me. He didn’t pontificate upon the controversies of the day—he stuck to the curriculum and the textbook. In other words, he taught me exactly w...
(why teach writing?) ◆8-1-1:强化和巩固语言(reinforcement); 【1】→可视化的语言结构演示,对于学生理解语言如何组织在一起,以及帮助学生记忆新的语言都是无价的。(the visual demonstration of language construction is invaluable for both our understanding of how it all fits together and as an aid to...
Controversial topics, like Bush's National Guard service, move to separate pages so they can be dealt with separately. In general, the process actually works. Many Topics, Many Wikis There are thousands of other wikis on the Internet now. As a genre, wiki sites are growing rapidly. Here ...
The 2016 election shocked classes, but this time teachers are prepared to teach students about the election without falling into the pitfalls of politics.
to teach in six Western Balkan countries, and how certain individual characteristics (e.g. religiousness and level of education) and school characteristics (e.g. urban or rural and a monocultural or multicultural environment) link to the roles teachers assume when teaching controversial topics.doi...
Arabic is one of the most important languages to teach in the United States, but it can also be one of the most difficult as well. The following guide offers some insight as to how to approach the teaching of this language to American students.
How to Teach Paraphrasing, Quotation, and Summary Here are clear lessons on paraphrasing, quotation, and summary in research papers, including examples of each method. This content is accurate and true to the best of the author’s knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individu...
How one school found that music was a controversial but successful way to teach British values In 2013, several schools in Birmingham hit the headlines over what became known as the “Trojan Horse plot”, in which some Muslim groups in the city were alleged to have installed governors in ...
Contributing to a classroom discussion may seem like an easy thing to do - just open your mouth and say whatever comes to mind. But talking about your favorite type of apple when your class is having a discussion on Shakespeare's Hamlet or some controversial moment in American history isn't...
I mean, yeah, apparently you’ve had some recent experiences teaching on tough, controversial topics in recent months, and so we wanted to reach out to you because you’ve become an expert apparently. Andy (06:02): Hmm. Yeah. Not, not by choice, but, but sometimes that’s how it is...