#Education
News | Fun With Islam
In Whitewashing Islamism, Some K-12 Programs Advance Jihad : Middle East Forum
You may have read about the proposed ethnic studies curriculum developed for California public high schools, which caused an uproar because of its biased treatment of Jews and Israel, support for the BDS movement, and fear that it fomented anti-Semitism
Family & Parenting | Kids
The Right Age to Get a Family Pet
Experts weigh in on the signs your kid is ready for a family pet.
Health & Fitness | Sleep
Another Study Shows Teens Do Better with Later Start Times
Researchers discovered that middle and high school students slept longer and were less likely to be too drowsy to finish their homework if their schools started later in the morning.
News | News
Steve Kramer - How Ignorant Can a College Freshman Be ... Very
Steve Kramer – How Ignorant Can a College Freshman Be … Very The British “Independent” (independent.co.uk) internet newspaper recently printed an article by a very ignorant young American who had just finished her freshman year in college.
Politics | Leftist Lunacy
California bans schools from suspending students solely for disruptive behavior | TheHill
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has signed off on legislation banning schools in the state from suspending students for disruptive behavior.
Family & Parenting | Kids
How do you find water bears (tardigrades) in the wild? | The Kid Should See This
Tardigrades (also called water bears or moss piglets) refer to over 1,150 species of microscopic aquatic animals that can be found in moss, ferns,
Family & Parenting | Kids
11 Reasons Why Chores Make Kids More Successful (According to Studies)
You’ve been there before: dinner is over, you’ve got a pile of dishes to clear and the kids are—surprisingly—nowhere to be found. It’s a rare kid who clamors to scrub the kitchen, but studies show that assigning chores helps children build life skills and grow into well-adjusted young adults.
History | History
U.S. History Doesn’t Need To Be ‘Reframed’ Around Identity Politics; It Already Has Been
The myth that students and readers are getting some rose-colored version of American history is nonsense. So what is the 1619 Project really trying to do?
Family & Parenting | Kids
Best Children’s Museums in Los Angeles
Looking for the best kids museums? These family-favorite museums are some of the best in the world and luckily, in Los Angeles.
Politics | Politics
Opinion: Signs of anti-Semitism in state ethnic studies plan - Los Angeles Times
Public high schools in California should teach ethnic studies. But a draft of the model curriculum the state is developing carries more than a whiff of anti-Jewish bias.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Principal Who Tried to Stay ‘Politically Neutral’ About Holocaust Is Removed
“I can’t say the Holocaust is a factual, historical event because I am not in a position to do so as a school district employee,” said the principal of a high school in Boca Raton, Fla.
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
'Educated' Democrats Most Likely To Vilify, Attack Political Opponents: Study
New research has found that staunch Republicans and Democrats have inaccurate and exaggerated views of how each side views the world.
News | Education News
Kindergarten Teacher Talks Quitting Job in Controversial Post: My Mental 'Health Was in Jeopardy'
Jessica Gentry says she loves children, but had to leave the profession for the sake of her mental and physical health
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Inside the Elementary School Where Drug Addiction Sets the Curriculum
About half of the student body at one Ohio elementary school has witnessed drug use at home. Educators spend time every day teaching the children how to cope.
Advice & Self-Help | Education
The 10 Smartest Online Courses You Can Sign Up For in June 2019
Thanks to online education providers like edX, Udemy, and Coursera, you can take interesting classes at home with just a computer and an internet connection.
Family & Parenting | Parenting
Award-Winning Kids Books Every Kid Should Read
These award-winning children's books are the best kids books for anyone looking for the perfect summer reading list.
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
America Has Become a Place Where Spoiled Children Paying $60,000 Tuition Consider Themselves 'Victims'
"I don't feel safe," says a Harvard student in a video. What threatens her? The dean of her Harvard dormitory, law professor Ronald Sullivan, agreed to be part of accused sexual harasser Harvey Weinstein's legal defense team. Sullivan and his wife were de
News | News
These Americans fled the country to escape their giant student debt
Some student loan borrowers are packing their bags and fleeing to other countries, where the cost of living is lower and debt collectors wield less power.
Politics | PC Culture
Karol Markowicz dismantles the College Board’s addition of an ‘adversity score’ to the SAT – twitchy.com
Your adversity score has helped you get into an academically competitive university … now what?
Family & Parenting | Kids
This Utah Elementary School Has a Book Vending Machine to Foster a Love of Reading
Granger Elementary in West Valley City, Utah, just installed a vending machine that dispenses books instead of potato chips.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
How one couple worked charter school regulations to make millions
California’s charter law — passed in 1992 — allowed for charter schools to be authorized and overseen by hundreds of school districts. It also allowed for multiple appeals if schools were denied. Clark and Jeanette Parker were charter operators who
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Education Level Predicts Depression Rates and Access to Care
As rates of depression rise, access to care drops, at least for some
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Homeless mother Tanya McDowell who sent son, 6, to better school in wrong town jailed for five years | Daily Mail Online
Tonya McDowell sent her son to an elementary school in Norwalk, Connecticut, instead of her home city of Bridgeport. She said she wanted the best education possible for the boy.
Family & Parenting | Kids
How to Get the Kids Out the Door on Time in the Morning
“Either you have a pleasant morning or everyone gets to school on time.”
News | Fun With Islam
Intersectionality showdown: Muslim parents prevail over elementary school's LGBT-friendly curriculum
So the homophobes won out over the Islamophobes this time?
Politics | Op-Ed
AOC: The Perfect Graduate of Today's Biased Colleges
Reforming our educational system is the most important mission of our time.
Business & Finance | Business
15 Free Online Business Courses You Can Take From Harvard, Yale, MIT and Other Amazing Schools
Check out these free online courses from some of the most prestigious schools in the world.
Politics | Politics
LA teachers strike was a fight about charter schools, not students
Don't let myths perpetuate a massive, outdated system. The hope for students lies in charter schools. That's what public education should look like.
Politics | Op-Ed
Opinion | Teachers Unions Don’t Really Strike for ‘the Kids’
When the United Auto Workers walk off the job, no one pretends they care about car buyers.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
Can't Afford an MBA? Read These 6 Books to Educate Yourself Instead
An MBA is an extended and expensive networking opportunity but not the only way to educate yourself about business.
Psychology | Psychology & Psychological Research
Does it matter where you go to college? — The Atlantic
Research suggests that elite colleges don’t really help rich white guys. But they can have a big effect if you’re not rich, not white, or not a guy.
Advice & Self-Help | Meditation and Other Practices
Drawing something has a “massive” benefit for memory compared with writing it
By Emma Young. It didn't matter how good the drawings were for the memory benefits to manifest.
History | Women in history
The story of this Japanese woman changed her country forever
This powerful woman became Japan’s first college-educated female and changed the lives of Japanese women forever, sacrificing her own happiness. Read on to find out more about this inspiring story.
News | The News
Thomas Sowell: The Moral Bankruptcy Of Charter School Opponents | Investor's Business Daily
Among the consequences of Democrats' recent election victories, especially at the state and local levels, is the election of officials who have publicly announced their opposition to charter schools
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
UCLA Shamefully Condones Students for Justice in Palestine
Imagine if the KKK asked to hold a conference at UCLA. Does anyone seriously believe that the administration would allow...
Science & Technology | Social Media
Instagram might be working on school Stories
It would only contain content from a particular school’s student body.
News | News
Judge Orders Betsy DeVos To Begin Student Loan Forgiveness
Here's how it can impact your student loans.
News | Antisemitism Watch
How Terrorist Funders Get U.S. Schools To Teach Anti-Jew Propaganda
Indoctrinating U.S. children in Massachusetts shows just a sliver of the Arab theocracies’ larger influence operations within the American schools.
History | History
Americans Have Almost Entirely Forgotten Their History
History blindness, and a lack of basic civic knowledge, is unhealthy for a free country. Today, we are too busy tearing down our history than learning from it. That needs to change.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Video Games You Can Feel Good About Your Kid Playing After School
Check out these great games that you can "yes" to after school—or anytime.
Politics | PC Culture
Florida Teacher Fired After Not Giving Students Credit For Work Not Turned In
A Florida teacher says she was fired from her job at West Gate in Port Saint Lucie earlier this month for refusing to give students credit for a project that students did not turn in,
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
Heather Heying: Free Speech on Campus
Heather Heying at the US Department of Justice forum on Free Speech on College Campuses - 9/17/2018. Help support Heather's work on patreon: https://www.patr...
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
At Hebrew University, all students will study entrepreneurship | The Times of Israel
Everyone in the workforce today needs to know how to be innovative, says the new managing director of the university's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
Politics | Interesting Links
SURVEY: 52% Of Voters Cannot Name A Single Supreme Court Justice | Daily Wire
According to a C-SPAN/PBS survey of 1,000 likely voters conducted between August 13-15, a staggering 52% of Americans cannot name
History | History
VR Tech Is Playing A Key Role In Holocaust Education And Awareness | Social Awareness
Israeli initiatives are harnessing advanced technologies to capture the stories of survivors for Holocaust remembrance.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean ride updates
“I kept thinking of a little girl riding that boat right now. Is this a scene we want her to be seeing?”
Family & Parenting | Kids
The Best Backpacks for Kids
School-aged kids need cool backpacks and we've found some of the cutest ones out there.
Family & Parenting | Kids
The best universities in the world, according to QS - Business Insider
Every year QS ranks universities around the world using a methodology that evaluates academic reputation, employer reputation, student-to-faculty ratio, as well as international reputation.
Psychology | Personality
New Study: The Genetics of Staying in School - The Atlantic
Researchers have found 1,271 gene variants associated with years of formal education. That’s important, but not for the obvious reasons.
Advice & Self-Help | Meditation and Other Practices
Scent Of Coffee Alone Can Help Improve Test Performance, Boosts Mental Alertness - Study Finds
A new study shows that simply the smell of a cup of coffee can boost your academic performance by helping you score better on tests.
Politics | Op-Ed
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Generation Know-Nothing’s Perfect Representative
It’s not what Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doesn’t know that gets her into trouble; it’s what she knows for sure that just ain’t so.
Miscellaneous | Fun Stuff
Curious Kids: If an insect is flying in a car while it is moving, does the insect have to move at the same speed?
If the insect wants to stay right in front of your nose, it must fly forwards just a little bit when the car is speeding up. But when the car is at constant speed, it only needs to hover.
Advice & Self-Help | Meditation and Other Practices
What Knitting Can Teach You About Math
In this professor's class, there are no calculators. Instead, students learn advanced math by drawing pictures, playing with beach balls—and knitting
Politics | Op-Ed
What’s Wrong with the Idea of ‘Free’ College? | National Review
Tennessee lures students into the state’s community colleges with free tuition — what’s wrong with that?
Politics | Trump Politics
LGBT videos shown at East Penn School District cause uproar
Controversy at the East Penn School District is getting national attention. Videos involving the LGBT community played at Emmaus High School, sparking concern and debate between some parents, students and national organizations.
Science & Technology | Technology
Roblox tricks kids into coding with 'Jurassic Park'
Roblox is something of a mix between a game and a development platform. It allows users to play games developed by other people, as well as create their own gam...
Advice & Self-Help | Education
5 Tricks for Learning a New Language as an Adult
Here are some tricks to help you learn a new language as an adult.
History | History
One-third of Americans don't believe 6 million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust
Seventy percent of Americans believe people care less about the Holocaust than they used to.
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
How Politically Biased Are Universities? New Study Finds It's Far Worse Than Anybody Thought.
It's no secret that the majority of the faculty at our colleges and universities lean heavily to the left and generally support the Democratic Party's agenda, and study after study over the last few decades has shown that ideological and politic
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
Students petition to eliminate ‘offensive’ Colonial mascot
George Washington University students have launched a petition demanding that the school change its “offensive” mascot, the Colonial.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Steven Spielberg urges mandatory Holocaust education
Director, actors, recall filming ‘Schindler’s List’ at special 25th anniversary screening
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
These 25 Public Colleges Give Students the Biggest Return on Investment | Money
PayScale's annual College Return on Investment report shows graduates of schools with heavy STEM emphasis earn the most.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Nature Is Risky. That’s Why Students Need It.
Some hate the jungle, but most find hidden strength and unanticipated freedom.
Politics | Politics
How PragerU Is Winning The Right-Wing Culture War Without Donald Trump
A right-wing online "university" is on track for a billion views in 2018, its professors are some of the best-known conservatives in media, and its founder wants to put it in real schools. So how come you've never heard of it?
Advice & Self-Help | Advice
Here are 300 free Ivy League university courses you can take online right now — Quartz
The eight Ivy League schools are among the most prestigious colleges in the world. They include Brown, Harvard, Cornell, Princeton, Dartmouth, Yale, and Columbia universities, and the University of Pennsylvania. All eight schools place in the top fifteen
Politics | Immigration
Immigration and the Failures of Education
Immigration and the Failures of Education
News | The News
Students are being prepared for jobs that no longer exist. Here's how that could change.
As automation disrupts the labor market and good middle-class jobs disappear, schools are struggling to equip students with future-proof skills.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Math questions from the SATs that everyone gets wrong
The SAT doesn't just test how good you are at math, reading, and writing — it tests how good you are at taking the SAT. Can you solve these 8 common problems?
Science & Technology | Technology
David Pogue's Rated:App: Human Anatomy Atlas 2018
Yahoo Finance's David Pogue reviews Human Anatomy Atlas 2018, an app that gives you an interactive, incredibly detailed, medically accurate jaw-dropping 3-D view of the human body.
Science & Technology | Technology
Magic Leap opens up its ‘Creator Portal’ with SDK and design guidelines for devs | TechCrunch
After maintaining a quiet presence for quite a while, Magic Leap is finally feeling a bit more chatty, at least when it comes to what they’re sharing with developers. As the Game Developers Conference kicks off in San Francisco this week, Magic Leap is
Science & Technology | Technology
Repl.it lets you program in your browser
No matter whether you are a seasoned programmer or you simply want to take
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
Student Booted From Christianity Class For Telling Professor There Are Only Two Genders | Daily Wire
In the current year, it's apparently permissible to ban a student from a class on Christianity for expressing inconvenient truths to a feminist professor.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Why Drinking Straws Don't Work In Space
Why would it be impossible to suck a liquid into your mouth using a straw on the moon? This question was originally answered on Quora by C Stuart Hardwick.
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
A Case Study on Punishment
When you were punished as a child, did it work? Or did you just strategize how to get away with your behavior the next time?
Miscellaneous | Other Kinds of Whatnot
Lego is helping physics students stay in school, 'cos it's the best
Teachers at Flinders University in Australia are using Lego cars to help physics students understand concepts like measurement error and variability.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links!
Evidence mounts that laptops are terrible for students at lectures
Time to reconsider the notebook and pen
News | Interesting Stuff
BBC - Future - The uncertain future of handwriting
Computers and tablets are changing how we write – will the ability and need to wield a pen die out altogether?
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
Students Protest Intro Humanities Course at Reed - The Atlantic
Activists are disrupting lectures to protest "white supremacy," but many students are taking steps to stop them.
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
NO MORE SHAKESPEARE: Yale ‘Decolonizes’ English Department After Being Accused Of Too Much ‘Whiteness’
Yale has successfully “decolonized” its English department, and some lucky students are now enrolled in a new course created by the department to ward off claims of departmental racism. Better yet, new standards have been implemented to guarantee a mo
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
The ‘Problem Child’ Is a Child, Not a Problem
Suspending or expelling young students for behavior they can’t control makes matters worse. There is a better way.
History | History
Auschwitz-Birkenau: 4 out of 10 German students don′t know what it was | News | DW | 28.09.2017
Just 47 percent of 14- to 16-year-olds in Germany know that Auschwitz-Birkenau was a Nazi death camp, a survey shows. Its authors cite fewer history lessons as a reason.
Family & Parenting | Kids
The Best Bookstores for Kids in the U.S.
Here are the top 50 bookstores for kids in the country.
Science & Technology | Apps I Like
This app could be the key to speaking a second language
uTalk Language Education teaches you how native speakers actually talk, so you're not listening to a robot with strange intonation and inflection.
Politics | Politics
Annenburg: Americans are constitutionally illiterate
The annual Constitution Day survey of American knowledge of the Constitution was released today. Don't get your hopes up; it's as depressing as ever.
Politics | The War On Gender
California first-grader sent to principal's office for misgendering classmate - Washington Times
An elite charter school in California has been rocked by scandal since the end of the last school year, when a kindergarten teacher read her class a pair of books advocating transgender ideology, and a male kindergartener was reintroduced to the class as
Business & Finance | Business
The Startup Teaching Languages That Have Almost No Teachers
After failing to find a Buryat instructor, Inky Gibbens launched Tribalingual to offer e-courses in endangered languages spoken only by thousands of people.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Numworks graphing calculator is made for students raised on tech
Like textbooks, graphing calculators are still a necessary (and expensive) accessory for math and science students in high school and college. Sure, there are calculator apps for tablets and smartphones, but those are often banned for tests because they
News | NEWS
THE 40 WORST COLLEGES FOR JEWISH STUDENTS, 2016
The Algemeiner’s 1st Annual List of the US and Canada’s Worst Campuses for Jewish Students Of all the great and …
Advice & Self-Help | Education
How to save money on college: 3 clever ways Gen Z is managing high tuition and other costs
Monstrous student debt? No way. Teens are disrupting the old way of thinking about education.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
L.A. school board salaries more than double to $125,000 a year
L.A. school board gets huge raise: $45,637 to $125,000 a year
Science & Technology | Technology
Google's 'superpower' for teachers: AR and VR
So far, Google's AR program has taken 2 million kids to the coral reefs and space.
Miscellaneous | OTHER STUFF
NBA Great Ray Allen Is on a Mission to Educate Everybody About the Holocaust
Ray Allen at the entrance of Auschwitz. (Image by Elan Kawesch) Last December, retired NBA champion Ray Allen was named a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council by then-President Barack Obama. Allen said he was honored to be named to the o
Miscellaneous | Judaism
If the Haggadah Is Right, We’ve Got Education All Wrong - Crucial lessons to take from the Haggadah for the whole year
From a child's answers, you might know something about what the child knows. From a child's question, you know who the child is.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Little Free Library: Neighborhood Book Exchange
The big idea behind the Little libraries is encouraging neighborhood interaction by sharing resources.
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
Why Kids Shouldn’t Sit Still in Class
Movement stimulates the brain and may help students become better learners.
Health & Fitness | Sleep
To Sleep, Perhaps to Learn
Odds are the kids in your life are not getting enough sleep. Scientists now know that sleep is needed for "smart forgetting."
Science & Technology | Virtual Reality
Can Virtual Reality Teach Empathy?
In November 2015, middle school students from Westchester County, New York, found themselves on a windswept field in South Sudan mingling with a crowd ...
Family & Parenting | Kids
17 Easy Science Experiments for Kids
Try these 17 super simple and fun kid-friendly science experiments at home.
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
To Truly Learn Something, Study Way More Than You Need
The advantages of “overlearning.”
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
Teach Kids Philosophy, It Makes Them Better at Math
Not what to think, but how to think.
History | History
History classes are our best hope for teaching Americans to question fake news and Donald Trump
An education in history teaches students to question the stories that are handed to us.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice
A Nobel prize-winning physicist identified three simple steps to mastering any subject
The Feynman Technique will help you learn anything deeper and faster.
Politics | POLITICS
America's Educational Divide Put Trump in the White House
Even controlling for race and income, the concentration of college degrees was the strongest indicator of whether a county would back the Republican.
Politics | Politics
Q & A with Betsy DeVos
Education reform advocate empowering parents to choose the best education for their children.
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
Creating An Ideal Learning Environment
New research uses computer games and wearables to assess the physical and mental states that correspond to optimal attention and self-control among children and
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Schools That Work
The evidence is now overwhelming: One type of charter school has repeatedly shown impressive results.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
The School of Wants and Needs — and Wood-Fired Showers
A prep school that prepares students for entry into competitive colleges, but also teaches them how to raise livestock, grow vegetables and chop wood.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Your smart kid is making it harder for my kid to learn
It has long been acknowledged that students who are behind can jeopardize the rest of the kids in their class, but a new report found that in some cases nearly half of all school children were learning above grade level.
Advice & Self-Help | Dr. Eleanor's Books & Audios
Cosmic Secrets: A Key to Self Discover (Beyond Human Design)
Consciousness is a state of being that we often take for granted. But true consciousness—and all the multidimensionality that comes with it—is the key to unlocking a deeper and more meaningful relationship with our own personalities.
Advice & Self-Help | Dr. Eleanor's Books & Audios
Astrology Essentials: Understanding Charts (Beyond Human Design)
Activate the knowledge deep inside of you and learn how to chart your future with Astrology Essentials, a user-friendly guide from author Eleanor Haspel-Portner, PhD.
Science & Technology | Tech
How to make computer coding child’s play | Technology | The Guardian
With programming lessons now part of the school day, can parents help their offspring get top marks? Fear not – toys, gadgets and apps are all available to make coding a fun part of growing up
Health & Fitness | Sleep
This Sleep Pattern Leads To Faster Learning That Lasts Longer
50% improvement in learning from this sleep technique.
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
What #Babies Know About Physics and Foreign Languages
Our kids don’t need to be taught in order to learn.
Books | Books
8 facts that will convince you to read a book instead of binge-watching TV tonight - Business Insider
Binge-watching suddenly doesn't look so attractive.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Learn a Foreign Language Quickly | The Art of Manliness
Learn how to learn a foreign language quickly and fluently from a man who knows how to speak 12 different languages.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
A lot of people are having trouble with this math problem that requires some basic algebra
Nothing like a viral mind boggling math problem to make you feel like you should have paid better attention in high school…
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
Making of Katti Batti at FLAME University - YouTube
Cast and crew of the movie Katti Batti spent a fair amount of time on the FLAME University campus while shooting. The lead of the film, Imran Khan and Kangan...
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
Liberal Education - A FLAME Perspective - YouTube
A playground to juggle seemingly disparate ideas in your mind and look for intersections between them - FLAME University is driven to foster such growth and ...
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
My World at FLAME University - YouTube
FLAME University: This video is a montage of life at FLAME University from the perspective of students and the faculty. Get a glimpse of the new buildings, a...
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
The Best Way To Boost Your Memory Is Already In Your Hand
Behold the power of writing.
Politics | The Hall of Idiots
Students Create ‘Healing’ Space to Recover from a Speech They Didn’t Even Attend
Months after a speech from a conservative speaker on campus, students who didn't attend it claim to be traumitized.
Science & Technology | Technology
Google teams up with MIT to make programming easier for kids
Google is teaming up with MIT's Media Lab to create Scratch Blocks, an updated version of the kid-centric programming language.
Health & Fitness | News Items
Researchers identify genetic links to educational attainment
NIH-funded study examines genetic influences on behavior.
Science & Technology | Technology
How Wooden Toys Teach Kids to Code
Is an old-school marble run better than an iPad for teaching young children to code? Why educational toys that focus on the physical world rather than the computer screen are so effective
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
Artist Paints Over Campus Mural of Gun Shooting Out Flowers Because One Student Found It ‘Triggering’
An artist painted over an image of a gun shooting out flowers — a classic anti-violence symbol — that had been part of a pro-peace mural she had painted at Pitzer College (part of the Claremont University Consortium) because one student claimed he fo
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
Gap Year May Have Benefits Long After College
In “There Is Life After College,” Jeffrey Selingo explores how the post-college experience doesn’t look much like the journey we ourselves took a generation ago, and how a gap year can help.
Science & Technology | Technology
This cute little robot can teach your kid (and you) how to code
Root is a robot created by a team of researchers from Harvard that can teach basic to advanced coding. The team hopes it can be used in schools worldwide.
Miscellaneous | Other Kinds of Whatnot
The Ultimate Guide to Learning Anything Faster
Want to master business skills, a new language, a musical instrument? Use these six principles.
News | Interesting Stuff
The Value of Using Podcasts in Class
Two years ago, I was practically begging a student to read a novel in my high-school English class. This isn’t an unusual problem. The girl, who’s a relatively bright, college-bound athlete, told me that she “just gets too distracted after five minutes” of reading.
Politics | The Hall of Idiots
‘Sensitivity’ fascists are turning colleges into day-care centers
How will today’s college students function once they leave campus and find the world no giant “safe space” protecting them from things they don’t want to hear? University of Pittsburgh students las…
Advice & Self-Help | Empowering Tools for Growth
Doing a TED Talk: The Full Story - Wait But Why
In August of 2015, I was invited to give a TED Talk. Here's the full (very stressful) story.
Family & Parenting | Kids
California Student Data Release: Court Changes Course | Patch
Pleasanton, CA - Parents worried about the release of sensitive records sent an avalanche of objection letters to the court.
Family & Parenting | Parenting
What Kids Need From Grown-Ups (But Aren't Getting)
Author Erika Christakis mounts a spirited defense of a four-letter word that, she says, isn't used nearly enough in early classrooms: play.
Miscellaneous | Interesting stuff
Educational Freedom: An Introduction
Educational Freedom Wiki PagesIntroduction Government Schools, Democracy, and Social Conflict Parental Choice and Responsibility School Freedom and Competition Educational Choice and Accountability The Way Forward: Scholarship Tax Credits or Vouchers? Per
Business & Finance | Business
The 15 Most Popular Free Online Courses for Professionals
It's never too late to invest in your career. Fortunately, we live in a time where we all have access to an elite education at our fingertips, not to mention completely free of charge.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Crazy Video: Physics teacher shoots himself underwater to prove a scientific principle
Physicists love conducting strange, if not wholly bizarre and seemingly dangerous, experiments in order to showcase whatever scientific principles they're trying to impart to students or the public at large. Most recently, physicist Andreas Wahl deci
Science & Technology | Tech
When Virtual Reality Meets Education
Since the 1950s, virtual reality (VR) has been hovering on the periphery of technology without achieving accepted mainstream application or commercial..
News | Good News!
At 102, Nation’s Oldest Working Teacher Has No Plans To Retire
Teachers and students at a NJ school said they hit the jackpot with one of their teachers who's been with the school for more than 20 years.
Family & Parenting | Kids
You’ll Flipper For This Seal Sanctuary
Stop in to this spot by the sea where you can see seals as they heal at this marine mammal animal hospital that welcomes visits from kids.
Family & Parenting | Parenting
How to Homeschool Like Elon Musk - WHS 177
Elon Musk is the founder of several innovative companies which include Tesla, SpaceX, and PayPal. He’s also decided to homeschool his 5 children, sort of. He’s started an innovative private school for his 5 kids and 15 others that has no grade
Family & Parenting | Kids
Make a computer - Kano Computer Kit for Kids
Make a computer. A playful computer and coding kit for ages 6 and up -- just like LEGO
Family & Parenting | Kids
Wrapped up in Science: Top 40 Science Toys for Mighty Girls
Kids are full of curiosity about how the world works, so why not give them a gift that helps them explore it? With a high-quality science kit or toy, kids can incorporate the wonder of the everyday world into their play. In fact, it's amazing how much they can learn that way!
Politics | Politics
America’s higher education brought low
The ridiculous behavior by colleges provides endless teachable moments.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Massachusetts’s Rejection of Common Core Test Signals Shift in U.S.
As states have rejected tests tied to the Common Core standards, no about-face has resonated more than that of Massachusetts, known as a leader in education reform.
Politics | The War On Gender
Kindergarten teacher denies Legos to boys in name of 'gender equity'
A kindergarten teacher in Bainbridge Island, Wash., actively denies her male students the opportunity to play with Lego blocks in order to encourage her female students to play with them.
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
Univ. of Vermont holds privilege retreat for students who 'self-identify as white'
“Examining White Privilege: A Retreat for Undergraduate Students Who Self-Identify as White”
