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Articles on April 29, 2018

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Why Is Failure An Effective Learning Tool?
Atlantic - 4/25/18

“Research on failure as a motivator is limited, though the evidence that does exist suggests that students can grow both from learning about the failures of other successful people and from experiencing failure themselves. Crucially, for failure to “work,” research indicates that educators and parents need to encourage students to figure out what went wrong and try to improve.”

admissions

Making Standardized Tests Optional Can Enhance Diversity
KQED - 4/26/18

athena

How Wikipedia Designed Their Preview Function
Medium - 4/17/18

athletics

Becky Hammon Breaks Ground As Female Asst. Coach In The NBA
New Yorker - 4/16/18

curriculum

A Webinar Describing A Digital Humanities Course
Vimeo/Independent Curriculum Group - 4/25/18

diversity/inclusion

“A Lynching Memorial Is Opening.”
New York Times - 4/25/18
“The Awakening: Women And Power In The Academy”
Chronicle of Higher Education - 4/15/18

“Over the past few months, amid mounting revelations of sexual harassment, The Chronicle Review asked presidents and adjuncts, scientists and humanists, senior scholars and junior professors to take on the theme of women and power in academe. Here are their responses.”
Social Justice Critique of Teach Like A Champion / Teach Like A Pirate
Long View On Education - 4/7/18

early childhood

On The Benefits Of Outdoor Education In Early Childhood
Atlantic - 4/26/18
“Reading Aloud… Has Benefits For Behavior And Attention”
New York Times - 4/16/18

higher ed

Trade Schools Are A Viable College-Alternative Route To High Paying Jobs
NPR - 4/25/18

humanities

When Mathematics And Poetry Intersect
Smithsonian - 4/24/18

international

On The Experience Of Chinese Students In American Boarding Schools
New Yorker - 4/5/18

reading/writing

More On Bezos Banning Powerpoints, Requiring Narrative Essays
Inc. - 4/25/18
Can We Encourage Students To Use “I” In Essays, At Last?
New York Times - 4/21/18

"Somewhere along the way, these young people were told by teachers that who they are in their writing ought to be divorced from who they are on their phones, or as the writer Grace Paley may have said, with their families and on their streets… But no matter who they are in private, when I first encounter their writing, they use only the public passive voice: The text was read. The test was taken.”
“6 Roadblocks To Writing Instruction—And… Alternate Routes”
ASCD - 4/1/18

stem

“The Lost Art Of Square Roots” (By Hand!)
Medium - 7/12/17

tech

On Fortnite And College Scholarships For Video Games
AV Club - 4/20/18

workplace

Why And How Not To Send Emails After Hours
Chronicle of Higher Education - 4/12/18

other

Bloomberg And Weingarten On Teacher Pay
USA Today - 4/27/18