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Making Math Class Relevant to Real Life

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Its allowed schools to open up competing career pathways in the back end of high school, whether students pursue calculus for science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers or instead learn data analytics or quantitative reasoning.

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Why I Believe We Need to Redesign Schools Around Decision-Making

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When I taught fifth grade at a school in Nevada, I had to follow the curriculum in the provided textbooks, and there was no room to deviate. Asking students what they want to learn shows them that their questions about the world are valuable, and hopefully gets them fired up to learn.

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Why Giving My Students More Choice Was the Most Punk Rock Thing I Could Do

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Some said yes, or gave textbook answers such as, “So we can be successful in high school,” or “to grow our brains.” Clark crying and apologizing for being a bad kid, we returned to the question of why. I asked my students, “Do you understand why you learn what you learn in school?” But many, when pushed, said no.

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Is the Traditional Classroom Becoming Obsolete?

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Moreover, virtual classrooms often utilize a variety of technological tools that enhance interactivity and collaboration. Another concern is the varying levels of access to technology. This change reflects both the advancements in technology and the increasing availability of information at their fingertips.

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Ending USDA Programs for School Meals Will Impact Learning, Experts Warn

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We should be offering them to all students as part of their education, just like we offer a ride to school and textbooks to learn from. These meals are critical to ensuring that students are nourished for success, Wick said.

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Supreme Court Ruling Highlights Continued Power Struggle Over LGBTQ+ Books in Schools

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Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. Parents of students in a Maryland school district brought the lawsuit forward after the district restricted them from pulling their kids out of class when the lesson included storybooks with LGBTQ+ characters.

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Politics, Pressure and Poor Sources: History Teachers Have It Tough These Days

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Researchers were surprised to learn, Gillis says, that the most-used sources for historical information are not textbooks but online sites run by museums and the federal government, especially the Smithsonian, Library of Congress and National Archives. Textbooks clearly are diminishing in influence, the AHA report states.

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