Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

I want teachers and tutors and curriculum designers to be free to do the things that we think are good and right for kids. I think the first thing that we screen for in our instructors is a real belief that, like [American philosopher and activist] Cornel West says, “You can’t serve the people if you don’t love the people.”

Culture 208

Culture Instructors History Education 208

Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2021

As we transition into the new year reckoning with a violent insurrection organized on social media, the spread of disinformation about a deadly pandemic and breakdowns in distance learning, it would be remiss of us not to acknowledge the impact of technology on every facet of our society.

Science 216

Science Education History Beliefs 216

Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2020

But other indicators, such as on-screen interactions with family members and turning off the camera, are new to distance learning. If we were to explain the brain in a simplified manner for the sake of understanding trauma, students really have two brains: the learning brain and the survival brain.

Teachers 216

Teachers Culture Students Beliefs 216