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'You don't get fit by watching sport'
Students around the world have trouble reading complex texts and evaluating data, says the OECD, which blames heavy AI and social media use.
Joanne Jacobs
5 hours ago2 min read
US reading scores fall -- but others do even worse
Reading and math scores are falling across the globe as teenagers lose the ability to pay attention.
Joanne Jacobs
1 day ago3 min read
Muddling through math: Schools search for a better way
"Science of math" advocates are winning battles, but the "math wars" continue.
Joanne Jacobs
2 days ago2 min read
Vibes aren't enough: Schools need evidence of what works (or flops)
Beware of shiny new things when it comes to digital tools, curriculum and teaching ideas. Is there proof it works?
Joanne Jacobs
3 days ago2 min read
US needs mechanics and nurses, but kids want to be influencers
Most young people don't know what jobs are available, what they pay or how to qualify.
Joanne Jacobs
4 days ago3 min read
AI put 40,000 Kenyan essay-writers out of business
Africans can't compete with AI for the college essay cheating business.
Joanne Jacobs
5 days ago1 min read
Let students use AI to write their papers, says Harvard dean
College students are using AI to write papers. A Harvard dean says it's OK. MIT is not so sure.
Joanne Jacobs
6 days ago2 min read
Teaching kids to read is cognitive science -- but not rocket science
Teachers know how kids learn, the curriculum builds knowledge, students read great books and practice writing.
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 32 min read
Icebergs ahead! NY adopts no-test 'portrait' diploma
New York is headed for disaster: Fuzzy graduation standards -- with no tests -- will set students up to fail.
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 22 min read
$400K for AI Cheaters Luxury Camp: How many colleges will survive?
Non-Ivy universities are charging $100,000 a year. Will parents pay?
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 13 min read
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