Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2018

The problem is that as an educator, my natural inclination is to provide these students more direct instruction, increased support and even hand-holding at times—but in a society that values individuals who are motivated, persistent self-starters with initiative, that’s not fair.

Learning 161

Learning Assignments Students Motivation 161

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This begs an important question: When schools know that they’re on the receiving end of that supply, what need is there for meaningful, lasting change to the school’s culture or approach? Thanks to TFA, you can leave after a few years and they’ll find a new young, energetic and inexperienced person to fill the spot.

Teaching 168

Teaching Culture Failure Fairness 168

Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2023

Repeated failures without the opportunity to improve can impact students’ self-esteem and confidence in their abilities. It may not be fair to give a student a second chance if other students have submitted their assignments on time. The second chance guidelines must be included in the course policy to be fair to every student.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Instructors Fairness Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2023

Repeated failures without the opportunity to improve can impact students’ self-esteem and confidence in their abilities. It may not be fair to give a student a second chance if other students have submitted their assignments on time. The second chance guidelines must be included in the course policy to be fair to every student.

Student Engagement 92

Student Engagement Instructors Fairness Assignments 92

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2017

That's been the guiding mantra of fairness in our system. In this world, would there be such a thing as failure? Imagining taking little kids who have a passion for something into school for the first time and giving them decent environments.It’s hard to imagine that those kids would not care or that you’d have a lot of failures.

Intelligence 147

Intelligence Failure Science Beliefs 147

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2023

That was sort of her first one really looking at the failure of early reading instruction. Thank you for asking that question. But thank goodness for the amazing journalism of Emily Hanford. We listened to her first podcast about four-and-a-half years ago called “Hard Words.” Is it evidence-based? Is it working for all of our kids?

Reading 162

Reading Failure Fairness Testing 162

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 2, 2017

There’s a lot to be learned from failure. Here’s more detail on how students learn from failure. Don’t feel like you have to know the answer to every question. There are lots of education video collections designed to answer the most common education questions. In fact, you can’t.

Skills 84

Skills Teachers Failure Learning 84

Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2017

When it comes to our children’s education, there’s no room for failure—fast or slow—and layers of bureaucracy and tight budgets often make big changes impossible. Fair, Honest Product Valuation When a developer has built a new edtech product with blood, sweat and tears, it’s easy for her to see its worth.

Evaluation 93

Evaluation English History Failure 93

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2017

on graduate education, the question you should ask yourself is, ‘Why?’ And it is, without question, our biggest failure in nine years. That is, without question, something that I think about with our size and our scaling at this point. I spend a fair amount of time on our company culture. But we learned ton.

History 99

History Culture Failure Fairness 99

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Be responsible for failures. In looking back at your years at LAUSD and in other districts, you’ve worked a fair amount with bringing technology into the classroom. I answer that question for myself pretty clearly. But compromising is a wise and good lesson; very little is black and white, most is grey. Share successes.

Languages 70

Languages Language Failure Fairness 70

EAB

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Interestingly, Students for Fair Admission also requested that the Court overrule 45 years of precedent that found the educational benefits of diversity to be compelling. I was personally disappointed, for example, to see that the Department did not address what I think is one of the big questions of the field—financial aid and scholarships.

Art 64

Art Evaluation Questions Fairness 64

Edsurge

JULY 12, 2022

That’s one question raised by the work of philosopher Waheed Hussain in his 2020 scholarly paper, “ Pitting People Against Each Other.” And what’s particularly interesting about the paper is that he says there's something about it that actually isn't about fairness per se, and it isn't about efficiency. That’s right.

Fairness 168

Fairness Ethics Failure Lecturing 168

Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2017

And while Google vastly improved its scanning technology as the project went along, it wasn’t ultimately able to resolve a persistent cultural challenge: how to balance copyright and fair use and keep everybody—authors, publishers, scholars, librarians—satisfied. That work still lies ahead. Schonfeld says. What’s present and what’s absent?”

Fairness 167

Fairness History English Internet 167

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 31, 2023

In fact, the answer to the question… “What online images can I use?” But, to try to teach this topic in a thirty-minute set-aside dug out of the daily class inquiry is a prescription for failure. How does ‘fair use’ apply to your academic research? Watch and discuss A Fair(y) Use Tale. Not always true.

Plagiarism 125

Plagiarism Fairness Discussions Art 125

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

In fact, the answer to the question… “What online images can I use?” But, to try to teach this topic in a thirty-minute set-aside dug out of the daily class inquiry is a prescription for failure. How does ‘fair use’ apply to your academic research? Watch and discuss A Fair(y) Use Tale. Not always true.

Plagiarism 124

Plagiarism Fairness Discussions Art 124

Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2017

He’s co-authored popular books, including Brain Briefs Answers to the Most and Least Pressing Questions About Your Mind. In his writings and podcasting, he’s tackled questions big and small, from commenting on the recent wave of mass shootings—to weighing in on why people like cat videos so much. And the answer to that question is no.

Teaching 149

Teaching Laboratory Motivation Testing 149

Cal Matters

APRIL 21, 2025

And it glosses over the deep governmental failures that the fires exposed: The failure to send timely emergency evacuation orders to the west side of Altadena where at least 18 people died. Plus questions about inadequate brush clearance and confusion over just who was in charge of disaster response.

Failure 77

Failure Fairness History Reading 77

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Eighth graders should also be able to formulate an opinion based on the text and use details to answer specific questions. The failure rate among Hispanic, Black and Native students was higher by more than 10 percentage points. Among fourth graders nationally, 40 percent failed to reach the NAEP basic reading skills.

Reading 191

Reading Skills Language Languages 191

k12 Online Schools

MAY 6, 2025

Parental Pressure We often feel guilty when our kids are bored, interpreting it as a failure to engage them. Host a Boredom Fair where students present ideas or creations sparked from unstructured time. Make Reflection a Routine Ask questions like: What was the most boring part of your day, and what did you do about it?

Intelligence 52

Intelligence Evaluation Interdisciplinary Writing 52