Jason Kelsey expressed remorse over his incident where he slammed a Penn State student’s phone to the ground after the student made an offensive comment about his brother, Travis Kelce, who is dating pop star Taylor Swift. Speaking on ESPN’s pregame show Monday night before the Kansas City Chiefs’ game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, … Read more
This post was originally published in 2019 and was updated in 2024 by Terrell Heck 1. In an article, headline, or social post, “who” says “what”? That is, what specific author and publication makes any kind of claim about what topic or ideas? 2. Is what is said or claimed fact or opinion? 3. Does … Read more
The fact that students with dual enrollment credits perform better than students without dual enrollment credits is not very convincing. In order to qualify for classes, students typically need to perform well on a test, earn high grades or be in an advanced or honors track in school. These high-achieving students likely graduated from college … Read more
Dhaka: Crowds of Bangladeshi female students marched in Dhaka carrying torches late on Tuesday, demanding that the government stop a dramatic rise in violence against women. Some chanters said they hoped the student-led revolution that ousted former authoritarian leader Sheikh Hasina in August would help improve the status of women. Demonstrator Israt Jahan Imo told … Read more
However, when students lack background knowledge that may be able to relate to the new information presented, they may find it difficult to achieve a good understanding of the material. Additionally, students who are pressured to memorize information without truly understanding the material can hinder their learning in the future. Why? When students are asked … Read more
Often the homework systems are bundled with required digital or hard copy textbooks and the digital platforms offer students supplemental materials such as practice questions, quizzes and videos. And they come with a price tag — an average of $90 per course, according to the survey findings. “If you’re taking five courses and they all require … Read more
Unguided use of ChatGPT, the Harvard scientists argue, lets students complete assignments without engaging in critical thinking. Kestin doesn’t deliver traditional lectures. Like many physicists at Harvard, he teaches through a method called “active learning,” where students first work with peers on in-class problem sets as the lecturer gives feedback. Direct explanations or mini-lectures … Read more
by Terry Heick While I often talk about ‘scale’ as one of the primary challenges in education–and have also wondered about curriculum, too–a more subversive concept constantly at play throughout education is tone. As an ‘English’ teacher, I always explained tone to students as a kind of ‘attitude’ that can be expressed in a variety of … Read more
Spotlight reading works best when done every week and for the entire school year. “The kids get into routines and thinking, seeing and responding,” Smith said. According to him, after the first few spotlight readings, students know exactly what to do when they enter the classroom and see a quote on the board. Spotlight reading … Read more
by Terry Heick Quality—you know what it is, yet you don’t know what it is. But that’s self-contradictory. But some things are better than others, that is, they have more quality. But when you try to say what the quality is, apart from the things that have it, it all goes poof! There’s nothing to … Read more