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Teaching to the student, not the test

The Hechinger Report

The show has everything — sociology, psychology, interpersonal relations, ethics,” says Barile, who is in her 24th year of teaching. “We Finally, the approach breaks from traditional classrooms where students are expected to sit and listen. We watch the show and dissect it.”. This approach is dynamic.

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As Humanities Fight for Support, New Journal Aims to Celebrate Their Role in Public Life

ED Surge

A scholarly book or article about history or philosophy counts. So does a local oral-history project, an art exhibit, or a dinner-table conversation about books, movies, or music. We were really determined to have a place that took these conversations into the heart of traditional academia, Bulaitis says.