Sapiens
MARCH 12, 2024
On a visit to feline-friendly Turkey, an anthropologist considers what long-standing practices of caring for cats reveal about human societies. ✽ While visiting eastern Turkey to climb Mount Ararat, I discovered a nice cafe called Ru Sahaf in the town of Doğubayazıt. I had arrived days before the hike and was looking for a place to work remotely. The cafe had nice chairs, jazz music, good coffee, and decent internet: a perfect spot.
ED Surge
MARCH 12, 2024
The value of college is something that people used to pretty much agree on. In 2013, a little over a decade ago, the number of young people who thought a college degree was very important was 74 percent, according to a Gallup poll. By 2019 that had fallen to just 41 percent. So what is happening here? Of course there are many factors, but in this same period of time there have been a growing number of messages in popular culture giving highly skeptical views of college.
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Edthena
MARCH 12, 2024
With more than 10 years of experience supporting educators and organizations, our team has encountered several myths regarding instructional coaching. Here are a few common misconceptions and why it’s important to dispel them. Myth 1: Instructional coaching is only for struggling teachers Instructional coaching (and coaching in general) is not something that is only for people who are struggling.
ED Surge
MARCH 12, 2024
When college students think about quitting, it’s most likely because of mental health strain or stress. That’s according to the recent data from the “ State of Higher Education Study ,” conducted by the analytics company Gallup and the private foundation Lumina. For the study, researchers interviewed 6,015 enrolled students, 5,012 formerly enrolled students who never completed their program and 3,005 adults who never enrolled in higher education.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 12, 2024
Yancy Sanes teaches a unit on the climate crisis at Fannie Lou Hamer High School in the Bronx – not climate change, but the climatecrisis. He is unequivocal that he wants his high school students to be climate activists. “I teach from a mindset and lens that I want to make sure my students are becoming activists, and it’s not enough just talking about it,” the science and math teacher said. “ I need to take my students outside and have them actually do the work of protesting.
Anthropology News
MARCH 12, 2024
This piece was selected as a winner of the AAA’s AnthroDay Student Unessay Competition in the middle school division. This year’s unessay competition focused on the topic of Technology and how it has impacted human life or society. Students were encouraged to think creatively about the topic and respond to the prompt in a format they see fit. Acknowledgements to the committee: Carla Guerron Montero (University of Delaware) and Andrea Kim Neighbors (Blue Star Families).
Education Elements
MARCH 12, 2024
Picture this: sunrise in Rochester, NH, where the promise of a fantastic day starts with the aroma of fresh coffee and the delightful sight of pastries from the local gem, Potter's House. If you haven’t visited, you're missing out on a slice of Rochester's personality—hard working, welcoming, curious, and determined. During a recent trip, while gearing up for one of our sessions, we made sure to kickstart the day with something sweet.
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Political Science Now
MARCH 12, 2024
In April 2023, the APSA Council approved a proposal for a new Committee on the Status of Disability in the Profession. The committee, chaired by Monica Schneider (Miami University), also includes Amber Knight (University of North Carolina Charlotte), Lisa Schur (Rutgers University), Art Blaser (Chapman University), and Nancy Hirschmann (University of Pennsylvania).
Anthropology News
MARCH 12, 2024
This piece was selected as a winner of the AAA’s AnthroDay Student Unessay Competition in the high school division. This year’s unessay competition focused on the topic of Technology and how it has impacted human life or society. Students were encouraged to think creatively about the topic and respond to the prompt in a format they see fit. Acknowledgements to the committee: Carla Guerron Montero (University of Delaware) and Andrea Kim Neighbors (Blue Star Families).
Living Geography
MARCH 12, 2024
Are we in the Anthropocene? This story describes a row between different groups who disagree over whether we are. Given the current state of sea temperatures and ecosystems the world over, I think it's fairly clear that we have profoundly changed earth systems.
Heinemann Blog
MARCH 12, 2024
The following is an excerpt from Shamari Reid’s Humans Who Teach. Preorder available now!
Living Geography
MARCH 12, 2024
An interesting Guardian article on supply chain resilience.
Stanford History Education Group
MARCH 12, 2024
Quality Media Literacy Requires More Than Toothless Laws, Educators Say lee_2 Tue, 03/12/2024 - 17:47 03/12/24 [link]
Political Science Now
MARCH 12, 2024
Elite Change without Regime Change: Authoritarian Persistence in Africa and the End of the Cold War By Josef Woldense , University of Minnesota and Alex Kroeger , Texas State University Because the end of the Cold War failed to produce widespread democratic transitions, it is often viewed as having had only a superficial effect on Africa’s authoritarian regimes.
Political Science Now
MARCH 12, 2024
The American Political Science Association is pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) Awardees for 2023. The APSA DDRIG program provides support to enhance and improve the conduct of doctoral dissertation research in political science. Awards support basic research which is theoretically derived and empirically oriented.
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