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Social-emotional learning is now 'character ed' or 'life skills' or ...
School leaders are rebranding "social-emotional learning" as "character education" or other less controversial names, but teaching the same lessons.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 42 min read
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Food truck lessons: What does a taco cost? How do you turn a profit?
Running a food truck teaches business skills, teamwork and cooking to fifth- and sixth-graders in Texas.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 191 min read
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Diapers in kindergarten?
Kids are starting kindergarten in diapers and "pull-ups," complain teachers on the subreddit, r/Teachers, writes Megan Quinn on Your...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 7, 20232 min read
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'D' is for 'didn't show up or do the work'
“You’ll have a kid who does nothing for the whole semester, and then last two weeks of May or June, they’ll do a couple assignments and...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 4, 20231 min read
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Teach practical skills -- not college prep -- says post-pandemic poll
The pandemic has changed Americans' priorities for K-12 education, writes Greg Toppo on The 74. Preparing for college, ranked #10 in...

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 19, 20232 min read
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