In the English classes I taught there was a lot of chaff and only a little grain but in that journalism class, I taught the organic cream of our high school—students willing to be at school as early as six in the morning and stay as late as eleven at night to produce the high scho...
During class, no laptops or other electronic devices will be allowed. Close the lid, and put it away. Instead, take notes by hand. Experience shows that taking notes by hand improves your ability to concentrate. It also forces you to synthesize material and make judgments about what is ...
To gain practice, professors will expect students to work outside of the classroom and report on community and/or school issues for class assignments. Once these basics are mastered, students will focus on the area of their interest and take journalism courses tailored to their specialties -in ...
A teacher at a school in Uzbekistan’s capital, Tashkent, managed to do just that this week by manhandling a pupil who complained that she was conducting her Russian language class entirely in Uzbek. Closed-circuit television footage obtained by the boy’s parents shows the teacher grabbing the...
“Corporation of Catholic Entities Party to the Indian Residential Schools Settlement (Agreement),” or CCEPIRSS, to negotiate with residential school survivors and the federal government. The largest class-action lawsuit in Canadian history, the IRSSA also involved the Presbyterian, Anglican and ...
That’s one of many questions I’m pondering as I start work on the third edition of Journalism Next. If you are a professor who has chosen to use the text in your class, or a young journalist who experienced the book in college (whether it was your choice or not), I’d love to...
The other day, I recalled why I retired. It was after I stood in front of a class and suddenly lost my place. Not with notes or a Powerpoint presentation, but in a moment of spontaneity, that free-flowing state of mind I employed to keep my teaching unpredictable. I forgot what I wa...
(or not-so-young) journalist who reaches out to me for advice, help, ideas or feedback. I never refuse a journalism professor who asks me to speak to their class. I always take the meeting, even at the most stressful of times, because you did it for me and it made all of the ...
The last few years have seen calls for a new class of “programmer journalist” and the birth of a community of hacks and hackers. Meanwhile, several schools are now offering joint degrees. But we’ll need more than competent programmers in newsrooms. What are the key problems of ...
The woman’s image popped suddenly into view, her short silvery hair sweeping across her cheeks as she leaned into the camera. Watching her projection on the board, the first period journalism class jotted down notes, listening intently to the writer share her story. ...