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PROOF POINTS: The number of college graduates in the humanities drops for the eighth consecutive year

The Hechinger Report

The drop in college graduates who majored in humanities ranges between 16 percent and 29 percent since 2012. The last time colleges produced this few humanities graduates was in 2002. As the economy recovered, so did the humanities. The last time colleges produced this few humanities graduates was in 2002.

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Why an end-of-the alphabet last name could skew your grades

The Hechinger Report

The study is described in a 2024 draft paper posted on the website of SSRN, formerly known as the Social Science Research Network. It is currently undergoing revisions with the academic journal Management Science. Some college instructors seem to be aware of their human frailty.

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PROOF POINTS: Professors say high school math doesn’t prepare most students for their college majors

The Hechinger Report

None of that math may be necessary for the vast majority of undergraduates who don’t intend to major in science or another STEM field. I felt that it really gave me breadth as a human being.” This story also appeared in Mind/Shift But those same students don’t have many of the math skills that professors think they actually do need.

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With enrollment sliding, liberal arts colleges struggle to make a case for themselves

The Hechinger Report

Related: How to save the humanities? We definitely have those students who are baristas one year out, but they’re also writing a novel on the side,” said Kathryn Foster, president of the University of Maine at Farmington, which also focuses on the liberal arts. It appears true that the very definition of “liberal arts” is a problem.

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Parents fighting, teachers crying: Grownup stress is hitting kids hard

The Hechinger Report

And because there’s more negative emotion with the virus and we’re all trapped in the house together, the stress is definitely amplified.”. It was definitely weird to see moments of weakness in my teachers. A bad interaction with a teacher can definitely ruin a day,” she said. We snap at each other more,” she said. Alexis, 17.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past.

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What Could Web3 Mean for Education?

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Called Crypto, Culture, & Society , the group organizes courses that bring knowledge from the arts, humanities and social sciences into conversations about the Web3 world being dreamed into reality. That’s definitely a barrier.” But Bhaumik Patel thinks the learning DAO he’s part of puts a twist on the concept.

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