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10 of the most popular stories about education research in 2019

The Hechinger Report

Scientific research on how to teach critical thinking contradicts education trends. Daniel Willingham, a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, makes the case that one of the biggest education trends — critical thinking — isn’t taught properly in schools.

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Notes from the UNI Education Summit

Dangerously Irrelevant

Poor schools are told not to wander too far from the standards, there’s little time for student questions and critical thinking. I think it’s more psychological than physical. I think it’s the fear of those communities’ suffering and the challenge to their conscience. In New York City, it’s very prescriptive.