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“Kids These Days!”: A (Partial) Defense of Ignorance and Distractibility
You’ve seen the videos. An earnest reporter wielding a microphone accosts a college student and…
When Evidence Conflicts with Teachers’ Experience
Here’s an interesting question: do students — on average — benefit when they repeat a grade?…
“Soft” vs. “Hard” Skills: Which Create a Stronger Foundation?
As teachers, should we focus on our students’ understanding of course content, or on our…
I’m Not Excited, YOU’RE Excited (OK: I’m Excited)
I’ve been going to Learning and the Brain conferences since 2008, so it takes a…
Does MOVEMENT Help LEARNING?
In the exaggerated stereotype of an obsessively traditional classroom, students sit perfectly silent and perfectly…
“Students Switch Their Screens Every 19 Seconds.” Sort Of…
I recently read an arresting claim: when students have web browsers open, they switch their…
EduTwitter Can Be Great. No, Really…
Twitter has a terrible reputation, and EduTwitter isn’t an exception. The misinformation. The name-calling. The…
How Can We Help Students Study Better?
This story might sound familiar: You attend a Learning and the Brain conference (like, say,…
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Does Online Learning Work? Framing the Debate to Come…
With news that several very effective vaccines will be increasingly available over the upcoming months,…
Seriously: What Motivates Teachers to Be Funny?
To start 2021 in the right spirit, let’s think about humor in the classroom. It…