Flip teaching a novel way of teaching. Flipped classrooms or flip teaching refers to students learning through watching videos, usually at home. The classroom studies are focused on doing […]
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4 out of 10 women are the breadwinners
40% of breadwinners are now mothers. Stay-at home dads are more common now. Even though it’s hard to let go of the stereotypical image of the man to bring the […]
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School teachers trained to use guns
At 8:30 on a cloudy, frigid morning late last month in this folksy Ozark town, the superintendent of an area school strolled through the glass doors of the local newspaper […]
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The secret behind the success of Finland’s education system
Everyone agrees the United States needs to improve its education system dramatically, but how? One of the hottest trends in education reform lately is looking at the stunning success of […]
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Philadelphia school replaces chairs with yoga ball
When students at one suburban Philadelphia school work diligently at their desks, they aren’t exactly sitting still. The fifth-graders at Westtown-Thornbury Elementary School learn while bouncing on brightly colored yoga […]
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Gifted kids or just well-prepared ?
When the New York City Education Department announced that it was changing part of its admissions exam for its gifted and talented programs last year, in part to combat the influence of test preparation […]
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Christian Parents Group to Sue School Over Yoga Classes
A group of Christian parents in California have threatened to sue a school district for introducing yoga in classrooms. The Encinitas Union School District plans to offer yoga instruction at […]