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Joanne Jacobs
5 days ago1 min read
Creative in what?
Schools can't teach creativity as a general skill applicable to all fields.
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Joanne Jacobs
6 days ago1 min read
Atticus learns to read: Teaching phonics works
K-1 students made significant gains when teachers used UFLI Foundations, a systematic phonics and phonemic awareness program.
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Joanne Jacobs
7 days ago3 min read
Do special-ed kids do best in mainstream classrooms? Maybe not
The evidence that mainstreaming special-needs students improves their academic success is "flawed," says a new study.
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 131 min read
Achievement creates motivation
Achievement predicts motivation, but motivation doesn't predict achievement.
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 131 min read
Students want A's for trying hard, B's for (mostly) showing up
Gen Z students expect to be graded on effort, not achievement.
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 101 min read
Misbehavior is worse, say educators
Student misbehavior is up and motivation is down: 2024 is worse than 2023.
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 92 min read
Do your math: You'll earn more as an adult
Math skills predict adult earnings more strongly than reading skills, health or other factors.
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 82 min read
We know how to get safe, effective schools, so why settle for chaos?
Teachers and students need safe, orderly schools.
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 72 min read
Students need clear expectations, honest feedback
If schools can't hold students accountable, nobody's going to learn anything.
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 51 min read
Measuring good teaching by the smile-o-meter
Is it true that "the person doing the smiling is the person doing the learning"?
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 42 min read
AI will replace human teachers in new Arizona charter school
A new Arizona charter will use AI to teach academics. Humans will "guide" children but won't teach.
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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 18, 20242 min read
Teens are doing less homework, earning higher grades
Teenagers are working less and earning higher grades. Everybody's "phoning it in."
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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 17, 20242 min read
Honey, we lost the parents
Democrats have lost their edge with parents of school-aged children.
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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 13, 20242 min read
'Diverse' college graduates are less likely to become teachers
Black and brown college graduates are less likely to choose a teaching career and more likely to leave the classroom for other jobs,...
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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 11, 20242 min read
'Multilevel classes' aren't equitable or excellent, say teachers
Mixing high-achieving, average and low-achieving students in the same class was a noble experiment, writes Ryan Normandin, a high school...
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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 3, 20242 min read
Most teens don't read for fun: What can teachers do?
Few teenagers read for fun regularly, and many don't read for school either, writes Natalie Wexler on Minding the Gap. We're "becoming a...
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Joanne Jacobs
Nov 25, 20242 min read
Students learn more math when the teacher teaches
Direct instruction helps more students learn more math compared to student-led methods.
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Joanne Jacobs
Nov 25, 20242 min read
Teaching shouldn't be 'guess what's in my head'
Explicit teaching works better than student-centered learning.
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Joanne Jacobs
Nov 22, 20242 min read
Why teachers are stressed: Student misbehavior is #1 complaint
Student misbehavior is the "number one cause of job-related stress in teachers," reports Matt Lincoln for CBS12 in Palm Beach County,...
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