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Want Students Who Think for Themselves? Let’s Eliminate Our Standardized School System

ED Surge

School is not the problem. This statement was shared by a former middle school student of mine during his freshman year of high school. John* was getting all A’s and one B in stark contrast to the B’s, C’s, and D’s received in middle school. But my school doesn’t work that way. Morita, you were wrong.

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What If We Measured Learning Through Skills Gained, Not Time Spent in the Classroom?

ED Surge

For more than 100 years, high schools and colleges have relied on the same stalwart tool to measure teaching and learning: the clock. And the fact that students learn valuable lessons in the many hours they spend outside of the classroom, too, before school, after school , on the weekends and in the summer. .

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This Program Is Empowering the Next Generation of Computational Thinkers

ED Surge

We strongly believe that CT—as a thought process, such as logical thinking, problem solving and creativity—is more important than technical skills at a young age. We’ve developed a comprehensive and flexible curriculum intended for mass adoption. Global Benchmarking of Computational Thinking Education in Primary Schools.

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American Students Deserve a Multilingual Education

ED Surge

As an English language teacher in an international primary school and a language learner myself, I often think about how many K-12 students in the United States are given the opportunity to study another language in school. however, with insufficient and lagging data from schools, this research has its limitations.

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Modelling minds: can computers mimic human intelligence?

Futurum

While many animals display specialised forms of intelligence, humans are flexible and creative when dealing with unfamiliar circumstances as our brains have the capacity for adaptive learning. Understanding how the human brain functions so efficiently and flexibly remains one of the greatest mysteries of science.

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STEM vs STEAM: What Are The Differences?

The Maker Mom

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) has become a major focus in early education, high school, and college studies. The primary aim of a STEM program is to position students on a track to pursue a college career and occupation in these fields. STEAM provides an emphasis on creativity in problem-solving.

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The amazing world of possibilities: Walking through the arts and sciences

Scientix

Schools, like other institutions, have been called to be more flexible to overcome the gap created by social distance and not hinder the cognitive and social development of pupils. Schools have had to manage and face a real revolution in teaching. So, let’s go ahead! Slovenia , coordinator).

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