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OPINION: It may be time to rethink the emphasis on taking calculus in high school

The Hechinger Report

In 2012, the panel issued a joint statement asserting that calculus should not be the “ultimate goal of the K-12 mathematics curriculum.” Subsequent research and statements from math experts questioned the relevance and efficacy of traditional pathways to calculus for all students. It’s time to reconsider the dominance of calculus.

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Math ends the education careers of thousands of community college students. A few schools are trying something new

The Hechinger Report

Students in the study who were taught math through an applied approach performed significantly better on two of three standardized tests than those taught math in a more traditional way. She had to drop out in 2012 after getting injured in a house fire. Any move over 2 percent, we call that a win,” he said.

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Nearly all the seniors at this charter school went to college. Only 6 out of 52 finished on time

The Hechinger Report

She watched from the backseat in August 2012 as the city gave way to the causeway, miles and miles of concrete bridge she hoped would ferry her to the future she’d been promised. His was a brash mission shared by a new breed of charter school leaders who said they could succeed where traditional neighborhood schools had failed.

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Arkansas schools hire untrained teachers as people lose interest in the profession

The Hechinger Report

It is just one of a slate of waivers approved by lawmakers, including class size, teacher preparation time, hiring and firing rules, and others, allowing traditional public schools to operate with the same educational requirements as their area charter schools. In 2011-2012, the university had 52 teaching interns. According to U.S.

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Ask the Cognitive Scientist: Distributed Practice

Digital Promise

His research addresses the application of cognitive psychology to improve learning and memory. in Cognitive Psychology at Washington University in St. Educational Psychology Review, 24, 369-378. [ I think technology can absolutely be a boon for distributed practice. Sean Kang, Ph.D. , Dr. Kang earned his Ph.D. Cepeda, N.

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Is strength-based learning a “magic bullet?”

The Hechinger Report

Though grounded in complex positive psychology research, the strength-based approach boils down to a simple rule: Focus on what students do well. Others use strength systems designed by the British Centre of Applied Positive Psychology or by Thrively, a California-based startup. But what is it, exactly?

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Not enough students have mentors, and we must change that

The Hechinger Report

Andrea, who earned her college degree in English literature in 2012, is a temp in a law firm and drives people around on weekday mornings and through the weekends. The state is creating new ways students can receive high school and college credits: through internships as well as through traditional career and technical programs.

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