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It’s Time To Take Teacher Burnout Seriously. Here’s How.

ED Surge

According to a national poll by the EdWeek Research Center, sixty percent of teachers are finding their jobs frequently or always stressful , compromising their physical health, sleep and ability to enjoy free time with family or friends. The bigger the gap between the two, the more exhausted, disempowered and cynical we become.

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Knowledge vs. Experience: What I’ve Learned About the Art of Teaching

STEM Education Works

in Physics, I happen to think I know quite a bit about the subject of physics and science in general. I’ve found that having this kind of academic background in a hard science certainly helps me a lot when it comes to my job as a Curriculum and Outreach Specialist here at STEM Education Works.

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Why do we group students by manufacture date?

User Generated Education

It assumes that same age kids are alike in their intellectual, physical, emotional, and social development; that they have commonalities in addition to their age. Academic standards used by almost all schools are based on the false and incorrect belief of the average student.