Joanne Jacobs
The solution to apathy is to help students learn
Learning is motivating , writes math teacher Dylan Kane on Five Twelve Thirteen. Many schools are modifying the curriculum to cater to...
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Joanne Jacobs
- Aug 9
- 2 min
'Mad minutes' don't cause math anxiety -- and kids learn more
New research shows timed math tests don't worsen math anxiety.
Joanne Jacobs
- May 29
- 2 min
Why top college students don't read or go to class: Resume polishing is #1
At Harvard and other elite universities, students spend more time and energy on resume-polishing extracurriculars than classwork.
Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 14
- 2 min
Present and paying attention: Smartphone detox is worth it
Smartphone detox is difficult, but worth it, writes Seth Lavin, principal of a Chicago middle school. After his school equipped...
Joanne Jacobs
- Dec 23, 2023
- 2 min
Ban phones in school: The experiment with kids' minds has failed
Smart phones are making students less smart, writes Derek Thompson in The Atlantic. Student achievement has been falling around the world...
Joanne Jacobs
- Dec 22, 2023
- 2 min
Blame diversity-crats for turning humanities into decolonial, anti-racist 'beards'
Humanities professors, under heavy pressure to prove their discipline is "useful," have gone political, writes Tyler Austin Harper in The...
Joanne Jacobs
- Dec 1, 2023
- 1 min
Practice makes better
How do get to Carnegie Hall? Practice! It's the same for math, writes Holly Korbey on Edutopia. “They are considered dirty words, but...
Joanne Jacobs
- Nov 24, 2023
- 2 min
AI tutors will help motivated students, but . . .
"Motivated learners" will be able to "substitute AI for human tutors and teachers," predict Sean Geraghty and Mike Goldstein, co-leaders...
Joanne Jacobs
- Nov 14, 2023
- 2 min
What is the right balance between ingredients and cake?
What's the right balance between teaching knowledge and teaching skills? That's the wrong question, writes Daisy Christodoulou on No More...
Joanne Jacobs
- Oct 23, 2023
- 2 min
To help left-behind students, get 'butts in seats'
You can't win if you don't play. The only way to improve student achievement is to "get butts in seats," writes Jessica Grose in the New...
Joanne Jacobs
- Aug 12, 2023
- 2 min
Easy come, easy go: Googling is bad for learning
Students don't need to learn facts, educators have been saying since the Cro-Magnon first learned to search the Internet. "They can just...
Joanne Jacobs
- Aug 11, 2023
- 3 min
AI can be a teaching and learning tool -- or a crutch
Bots powered by artificial intelligence are getting smarter and smarter. Will people get dumb and dumber? Rick Hess of the American...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jun 16, 2023
- 1 min
Students give their schools a B-
The good news is that two-thirds of students give their schools an A or B grade in a Gallup/Walton survey of students in grades 5 to 12....
Joanne Jacobs
- May 21, 2023
- 2 min
Roblox goes to school: Plan a Mars mission or join the Pathogen Patrol
Roblox is going to school, reports Benjamin Herold in Education Week. The popular gaming platform is adding immersive online “learning...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 2, 2023
- 2 min
AI can be an equalizer
Educators can personalize teaching and equalize education opportunities, if they learn how to use artificial intelligence intelligently,...
Joanne Jacobs
- Apr 3, 2023
- 1 min
Students learn more from tough graders
Students learn more when their teachers have high expectations, concludes a study in North Carolina, reports Kevin Mahnken. Algebra...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 23, 2023
- 1 min
Mediocrity for all isn't equity
In Culver City (CA), ninth- and tenth-grade honors classes were eliminated, reports Sara Randazzo in the Wall Street Journal. Officials...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 19, 2023
- 2 min
Learning is hard
Learning is hard, Dan Willingham tells Laura McKenna. It takes effort. But motivated students can learn effective learning and study...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 30, 2023
- 2 min
Teacher: Students are learning they don't need to show up or do the work
No-consequences attendance policies have encouraged students to skip class, teacher Loren Green told the Albany, New York school board....
Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 4, 2023
- 2 min
College is 'worth it' for those who want to learn -- which isn't everyone
Students' desire to learn is the key to college success, writes Jonathan Malesic, who teaches writing at the University of Texas at...
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