The Hechinger Report

JUNE 3, 2020

ASHTABULA, Ohio — Alexis Turner listened carefully as the administrators at the freshman orientation for Kent State University at Ashtabula ticked through the student groups she could join on campus that fall: English Society, Psychology Club, Student Veterans Association. This story also appeared in Eye on Ohio.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 29, 2018

That is precisely why business students need to learn psychology, history, sociology, culture and art. Students unearth a culture and a different way of thinking when learning another language. This can help them appreciate diversity in the form of different cultures, backgrounds and experiences. Weekly Update.

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Sociology Psychology Humanities Cultures 75

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

We could listen to podcasts on the geography of world cultures from Stanford University. We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics. And so on… .

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Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Psych Learning Curve

JANUARY 31, 2020

More sleep and asking for help can help students with stress (KOAA) A recent nationwide survey by conducted the American Psychological Association found as many of 35 percent of high school students reported lying awake at night, unable to sleep because of stress. Thinking about thinking helps kids learn.

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Psych Learning Curve

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

In education, there are many buzzwords about effective pedagogy including real-world connection, critical thinking, and employing student voice. Mindfulness transforms culture at high-needs elementary school (NPR) A struggling elementary school in East Nashville, Tenn.,

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Controversial Topics Psychology Elementary School Pedagogy 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In “sharp contrast to other ages and other cultures,” Tough writes, “mobility in the United States today depends, in large part, on what happens to individuals during a relatively brief period in late adolescence and early adulthood.”. Between 2013 and 2018, the percentage of undergraduates at U.S.

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TeachThought

OCTOBER 10, 2024

StarTalk Radio: Hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, covering space, physics, and other science-related topics with humor and pop culture references. The Science of Happiness: This book explores scientific insights into happiness and well-being, backed by research in positive psychology.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

News literacy is fundamental to preparing students to become active, critically thinking members of our civic life — which should be one of the primary goals of a public education,” Kim Bowman, News Literacy Project senior research manager and author of the report, said in an email interview.

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Civics Psychology Critical Thinking Teaching 145

The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2017

Although I was deeply unmotivated, I enrolled in Passaic County College where I excelled in English, psychology and sociology and did well in math and science. College challenged my thinking, but ironically my sharpened critical thinking made me question why I was even in college. Boot Camp was a culture shock.

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Sociology Psychology History Critical Thinking 65

Geogramblings

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Our world has shrunk due to the spread and influence of popular culture and branding; we are more connected whether physically through higher speed extensive transportation or digitally through the internet. Not just between cultures and groups but also harmony within. This is fundamental to the aims of PSHE.

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Human Rights Geography Humanities Controversial Topics 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2020

And to do that, we must build an education system that embraces Black history and cultures for the sake of all our children. Students who believe their cultures are valued in the classroom engage better. Cultural pride is powerful. Yet learning about unfamiliar cultures and ideas makes us smarter.

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Museum Education American History History 140

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

What we think the purpose of a university is, and this will get to why I'm doing this project now, is to give human beings the ability to better understand themselves and the world. So to develop what we commonly think of as critical thinking or critical capacities. How do you build cultures of trust?

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