What are the objectives of the USA educational system?

Share your idea about the objectives of the USA educational system

Submitted January 31, 2020 at 11:24PM by alleyjohn https://ift.tt/2uWdRAp

Does small class size cuddle/shelter the kids too much

Hello,

I am living in an area where people often go to private elementary school even if the public schools are 'ok' in that it is fairly standard but by no means superior or outstanding.

My question for you all is, it seems that private schools boast small class size for individualized attention and care and all you can find on the internet is about how small class size is beneficial for young kids. However, if a child is consistently sheltered and protected in such environments where if he/she raises their hand and someone immediately come helps them, how does this prepare them for the real world where you simply need to rely on yourself to survive? Doesn't constant care and help make the child less likely to struggle through the problems since they expect help all the time?

Am I being unrealistic expecting elementary school kids to be in a large classroom setting and school so that they can understand their needs may not be met at all times and that sometimes there is no help?

Thanks for your inputs.

Submitted January 31, 2020 at 11:41PM by flagman555 https://ift.tt/2GGCrrF

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Education Dept. Unveils Fix For Student Loan Program's 'Bureaucratic Nightmare'

The change — which the department posted to the Federal Register without a news release or other public announcement — will address one of the most alarming revelations in the GAO's review: 71% of denials were essentially due to a paperwork technicality. According to the GAO, more than 38,000 applicants were denied relief under the expansion — known as Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness (TEPSLF) — simply because they hadn't first applied for and been denied PSLF.

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"We think it's a great move. It responds to our recommendation," said Melissa Emrey-Arras, who led the GAO investigation. "It is just so much simpler from a borrower perspective to have a single application. That way, you know, if you're eligible for the regular Public Service Loan Forgiveness, you can receive it. And if you're not, you can be considered for the Temporary Expanded process. It's like one-stop shopping."

Has anyone had trouble with the old system that this change might fix? It seems like a step in the right direction.

https://www.npr.org/2020/01/31/801367031/education-dept-unveils-fix-for-student-loan-programs-bureaucratic-nightmare

Submitted January 31, 2020 at 08:56PM by goofballl https://ift.tt/2RMXIX3

Fundraiser advice for Arduino education kit?

Hey all,

I don't want to break the rules, so not going to post any links. I've started a fundraiser that's for educational reasons based off learning about electronics/Arduino and was wondering on some ideas on how to spread the word?

Unfortunately, I don't have that strong of an online presence(friends/follows/subscribers) and many places don't like the "asking for money/self promoting" postings unless you got a good set of rules.

If someone wants me to post the link for some more info, I will, since I do like to be active in discussions, I just don't want to step on any moderators toes and disrespect the rules.

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Thanks

Submitted January 31, 2020 at 08:04PM by dallasw1983 https://ift.tt/3b3kvp5

After working a decade in one of the poorest districts in America, I have 15 tips for teachers.

More teachers are leaving the profession than ever before:

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/things-have-just-gotten-so-bad-why-teachers-in-america-are-leaving-the-classroom-for-good-133358169.html

My first year of teaching, I wanted to commit suicide. This is not an exaggeration. I bought lottery tickets weekly looking for an escape. As you all know, we feel trapped.

If you like your job, that is great, and I will not take away from that. However, this post is for anyone suffering. So let me give you some tips to help you. I also want to note I work in one of the worst states for education, and one of the top 20 poorest districts in the country. Here we go:

1) Parents are not your enemy: Teachers are so afraid of parents, but if you establish a good relationship from the beginning, you would be surprised. I always give a small gift to parents at the beginning of the year, and I put them on the Remind app. The gift costs me money, yes, but it is always worth it.

I always, always try to work with parents before referring a student. They always appreciate it! For my tough students, I give weekly updates. I rarely refer students anymore.

Remember, I am in a poor district with a lot of broken homes. But with this approach, I have rarely if ever had a problem. In fact, during my disastrous first year of teaching, I called about 50 parents in a month and fixed my classeoom.

Most parents really have no idea. If they trust you, they will believe you.

Also learn how to do the sandwich method! Positive, negative, positive. Joshua is an amazing kid, but I am concerned. Here is why. Again, I really love having him."

http://robdkelly.com/blog/communication/the-sandwich-method-of-feedback/

2) You can only control your own classroom: I am saying this as I work on an administrative degree. Unless you have some power in admin, you likely cannot change much outside your classroom. I still make effort, but I realize it is mostly a lost cause unless you have some decent level of leadership in the school. Make your classroom environment everything! Worry about the rest later or when you have energy.

3) Remember about the "crab bucket" mentality: Generally speaking, people are more likely to get jealous when you are doing well than praise you. Do not worry if people like you. Just do what is right, which leads to my next point...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_mentality

4) No Child Left Behind (NCLB) mostly destroyed education. It is now a business, and your colleagues are now competitors. A little jealousy is going to happen, and you will have to expect that under pressure, people normally are not as kind. Data, test scores, and over work are the norm now:

https://educationvotes.nea.org/2015/02/20/educators-share-how-no-child-left-behind-has-affected-their-classroom/

5) Take a day off: I worked for most of my ten years fearing a day off. I am angry about that because I moved districts and I had to start from scratch. If you need a day off, take it!!! Your classroom will be fine, and if your kids are out of control, make sure your consequences are ready. I always tell kids I will call parents, and they know I am in now way lying, which also leads to my next point...

6) Stay true to what you say you are going to do! Teachers say one thing and do another. Kids do not take them seriously. If you say you are going to write up or call home, do it!!! Do NOT feel sorry. Have some compassion, yes. But kids need rules, boundaries, and structure. Kids think I'm evil at the beginning of the year, but always thank me later when I helped them get back on track through loving discipline. We must set limits with kids, and you are NOT their friend:

https://www.verywellfamily.com/reasons-why-it-is-important-to-set-limits-with-kids-1094884

7) Be efficient: The other day I graded, and I did not spend as much time on simple work habits. They got a 1 if they turned in, and a 0 if they did it.

How many times have I put effort into grading something, only to see it on the floor like trash? You must be efficient and not obsessive. Sometimes you cannot grade everything. You cannot do it all. Do what you need to, and prioritize certain things. I am often honest with kids and tell them I just did not have the time. They never seem to hold it against me. I do data, but I do it in a way that means something to me and my students. Same with everything else! There are ways to cut corners:

https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/truth-for-teachers-podcast/cant-can-teacher-really-cut-corners/

8) Be what you want your students to be: You cannot get mad if they have late work if you procrastinate constantly. You cannot be mad if they are disrespectful if you treat them with disrespect. Model and be who you want them to be. I always admit when I have slacked or not lived up to expectations. I also give students some level of slack when I know they are going through a hard time. Nobody is perfect.

9) Classroom management is everything: I now get bored during teaching because of how smoothly my classroom runs. I rarely have discipline issues. They send me the absolute worst kids in the school. After my distrastous first year, I read Harry Wong's "The First Days of School" and I never looked back. He is right about mostly everything.

https://www.effectiveteaching.com/store/products/books/new-the-first-days-of-school-5th-edition

10) Positive Behavior Supports and Interventions (PBIS): Look it up and embrace it. My talk now is 75% positive and 25% negative. When I first began PBIS, it felt unnatural. I challenged myself to give 5 compliments per class. Now my students love me because of how positive I am. It feels completely natural now.

Let's say your class is not listening. My reaction? I find the one kid doing the right thing. "I really appreciate Isaac listening to me." They all change their behavior.

I could write an entire different post on this, but for now:

https://www.pbis.org/

11) Leave work at work and develop a routine: I work every Sunday to prepare my class for the week. But I never (almost never) do any work after I get off the rest of the week. Find a schedule that works for you, and have boundaries! Most things can wait. If something is urgent, that is different. When I work on Sunday, it means I rarely come in early, and I rarely stay late. However, people still see me as an "over-achiever" at my school.

(12) Avoid "crusty" teachers: I rarely participate in the constant negativity of teachers. It brings me down. If you want change, have a solution.

13) You cannot save them all: DO NOT put your energy into the student who never works. I always tell students I cannot force them to do anything. If they want to sleep and be lazy, give a clear consequence and move on. Prepare them for the real world.

The other day I was "acting admin." Teachers were all freaking out about a kid not working, but he was not disturbing the classroom. Their energy on him took away from 25 other kids. Document and move on. I never really care unless it is a complete disruption. These kids realize I will not respond to the negative attention they so desperately crave.

14) Move if you need to: If your school is not working out for you, move. It is ok, and you owe them nothing.

15) Society is mostly broken: You are not going to change the world, but you can change one student's life. Just caring is almost always enough for most. Remember, consequences are almost gone from education. Kids are looking forward to a harsh world. I treat my classroom as the one hour of the day they have some peace. A teacher once observed me and said it was like being with a family.

I do spend a lot of money on it all, but it is worth it.

Of course I cannot cover everything, but these tips saved me as a teacher.

Ask me literally anything.

Submitted January 31, 2020 at 07:03PM by missylizzy https://ift.tt/2Udcfgs

Marshall highlights its statewide importance at Capitol

The sounds of the John Marshall Fife and Drum Corps reverberated off the grand ceilings in the West Virginia Senate and House of Delegates chamber Thursday morning as Marshall University took over for Marshall Day at the Capitol.

University officials, faculty, students and, of course, Marco made the trip to Charleston for the annual lobbying day, which fills the rotunda with kelly green booths showing off the programs and departments that make Marshall Marshall.

Along with the special performance by the corps, John Marshall, portrayed by Marshall theater student Steve Judy, spoke before the House, reading some of the U.S. Supreme Court’s fourth chief justice’s philosophy on centralized government.

The goal of the day is to highlight the important role Marshall plays in the Mountain State, said Marshall President Jerome Gilbert.

“I think that came out in the resolution (passed by the House and Senate),” Gilbert said. “It highlighted our research, how we prepare our graduates, the fact we have nearly half-a-billion-dollar impact on the state economy, and our new programs.”

Gilbert spent the second half of the day at Yeager Airport, looking at sites of the new classroom and hangar space being built for the university’s new School of Aviation, which was also highlighted in the resolution. He said it was exciting just to be present in the moment, knowing what was to come.

“People in Charleston are excited because we are going to bring 100 to 200 new students over here,” Gilbert said.

Gilbert will also meet with officials at Huntington Tri-State Airport on Friday, Jan. 31, to discuss the new aviation maintenance program.

“Both of those programs will have a tremendous impact on the economy of West Virginia,” Gilbert said.

The university, along with the other members of West Virginia Forward, supports several pieces of legislation introduced this session, Gilbert said, including a bill that would create a tax incentive for graduates of the state’s institutes of higher learning who stay in the state and another bill generally looking at tax incentives. They also support a bill creating an innovation fund to be used as startup funding for entrepreneurs and the Promise+ scholarship, which would allow businesses to support education of West Virginia students.

The university is anticipating a flat budget from the state, but is prepared if budget cuts should come, Gilbert said.

Overall, Gilbert said it was a great day. He said he was proud of the impressive fife and drum corps, which really makes the university stand out when the Capitol goes green.

https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/marshall-highlights-its-statewide-importance-at-capitol/article_307e446d-8828-5fd5-aa00-3ebbf097e99c.html

Submitted January 31, 2020 at 12:23PM by MountainsMan55 https://ift.tt/3aXWEHv

Explore Your School’s Changing Demographics

Hi! Wanted to share this new tool from Urban's Education Policy Center-- it illustrates how student enrollment by race or ethnicity has changed over the past few decades at your, or your kids', or your neighborhoods', etc. PK–12 schools.

It's always extra-interesting to find yourself in data, but understanding a school’s demographics can also inform conversations around school segregation, redistricting, funding, and equity.

Submitted January 31, 2020 at 09:15AM by urbaninstitute https://ift.tt/31a72rg

Alumni connections and satellite university

I was wondering would u of m flint for example have connections to alumni of u of m ann arbor? People who are from the satellite school always say that the degree reads the same on paper. I noticed it doesn't , it does say u of m flint. I am wondering if it has a similar Network or not.

Submitted January 31, 2020 at 05:03AM by LoneKestrel https://ift.tt/2Ovvnmn

This is about inter-branch roles with their families with child offenders further on/off campuses and inter-campuses of each age, nature, and statures, and foreign shared, and how.

This is also language decipher, for example, regarding legal worse than criminal incomptetence while no one is speaking for the Constittuion unabridged. It's abridged state is self-valued, not by accident: https://youtu.be/-LWayffeHNk

Submitted January 31, 2020 at 12:05AM by RomulusWall https://ift.tt/2OedI22

Is this personal statement strong or weak?

Dear esteemed professors at Hamad Bin Khalifa University,

My name is Hadeel. I was born in Sudan in 1990 and moved to Qatar in 1997 after my father joined Aljazeera channel in 1996. I lived here my whole life and graduated from Qatar University twice.

I am interested in the program of Women's Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa University because it is an area of study that is close to my heart. The first reason is that I have been a victim of a family that abuses women's rights. Second, learning about this field interests me a lot. I have been one of the top students to my feminist professor Dr. Hatoon Al-Fassi and philosophy professor Dr. Edward Moad. Both have had a strong impact on the way I view the world. Dr. Al Fassi has shown me new approaches to interpret Islam whereas Dr. Moad has introduced me to the fascinating world of philosophy.

Philosophy has always been my favorite subject. I have always been passionate about interpreting the world and learning why and how to influence it. Taking this program will give me an opportunity to learn more about how to contribute to the development of society and women in particular.

I would like to be an Islamic feminist activist in the middle east. I have already started a twitter feminist account and it got nearly 10k followers in only three months. In this account, I focus mostly on criticizing the masculine bias in interpreting the Quran as Dr. Al- Fassi has taught me.

I believe I have a strong ability to convince people، and using modern social media accounts helps me more because social media is very popular. All I need is to improve my knowledge of women's studies in order to have a stronger voice. Thus, I decided to pursue the honor of joining this program.

Submitted January 31, 2020 at 12:13AM by AngelsCreator https://ift.tt/38TxU1d

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I am a French native and I would like to become a French teacher in a USA middle school or high school

Hi everyone ! I don't know if this is the right place to ask this question, but anyway. I am currently a 16 year-old French girl, and I am thinking about my future. If there is one subject in which I've always been into, it's English. I came to the conclusion that what I really want to do later is to teach either English in France, or even better, French in the USA. But to be honnest, I don't know a lot about American's system, and I don't know which studies I should follow. Since I don't think being able to afford an expansive college, I thought about following online classes. Is it possible to do it from a foreign country ? And if it is and I graduate, can I get a visa to work in America ? (If that could help, some of my family members already live in the USA).

Thank you for any of you guys taking your time answering my questions, or giving me any advice ! I hope you didn't find any grammar or spelling mistakes !

Submitted January 30, 2020 at 04:01PM by s_novae https://ift.tt/37Ia1cS

Why politics?

"Evils evil. Greater, lesser, middling. The degree is arbitrary, the definitions blurred. If I'm to choose between one evil and another, I'd rather not choose."

Geralt of Rivia summing up why I'm apolitical pretty well right here.

Why choose to get into and follow politics at all? I will surely be called ignorant for being apolitical, but it's all just this three ring circus sideshow to me, full of corruption and lies. I let them do whatever they want as I couldn't change anything if I tried. I sleep better at night not watching Fox News or CNN after work too.

Submitted January 30, 2020 at 01:25PM by JMGMiles https://ift.tt/2GER2E1

Is this Fair?

So I have a computer Animation/Graphic Art class and we have a 3D model we have to work on.

Issue being my Program for some reason always crashes when I do a command that I need to progress and we have another program that continues the project. The Teacher then said

"Whoever is still on the 1st program, you have till Friday to get on the 2nd program or I fail you."

I can't proceed with the project if the program keeps crashing. And I'm going to get failed if I don't do so. Is that considered fair or am I just screwed?

Submitted January 30, 2020 at 12:56PM by Mewchu42 https://ift.tt/2S0sJG5

Looking for facts

I'm hoping to get some unbiased opinions here. I am largely apolitical and do not support Trump. However, I would like to hear from democrats (mainly) what he has done that's actually good. In addition, I would like to hear what he has done that's bad in your opinion, regarding his policies and decisions as a president (not personal life).

My parents are hardcore conservatives, only watch fox news, and when I said if I did vote I would vote for Sanders probably...they called me a communist. I don't want to sift through the BS games media plays and sift through whats true and untrue.

Submitted January 30, 2020 at 08:55AM by JMGMiles https://ift.tt/37MnnFa

Northern Illinois University announced Wednesday it will eliminate the use of standardized tests in undergraduate admissions

DEKALB. Ill. — Northern Illinois University announced Wednesday it will eliminate the use of standardized tests in undergraduate admissions and merit scholarship decisions next year.

Any high school graduate who applies to NIU with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above will be guaranteed admission to the university in DeKalb.

In a statement, NIU President Lisa Freeman said the policy is a result of the university’s commitment to making college education both accessible and equitable for a diverse student population.

“It reflects our efforts campus-wide to eliminate unnecessary and biased barriers throughout a student’s educational path,” Freeman said.

The “test blind” policy goes into effort for applicants for the fall 2021 term.

College officials have long tried to assure students that admission involves more than test scores, saying grades, essays and other materials gave a clearer picture of student capabilities. However, admissions officials have said the message will be lost until schools drop the test score requirement.

Submitted January 30, 2020 at 09:18AM by Jabbey15 https://ift.tt/3aUFRoO

Open Enrollment Provides Substantial Benefits to Students and Families

Summary: Many American families have few options outside of their residentially assigned schools, but it doesn’t have to be this way. One way policymakers can put parents in the driver’s seat is through a form of public school choice that everyone can get on board with — inter-district school choice, which allows families to enroll in schools across district boundaries.

Also known as open enrollment, 43 states allow inter-district transfers but most give school districts at least some discretion over admissions decisions. For example, in Texas, school districts aren’t required to accept transfer students and can even charge families tuition to their public schools. Lovejoy Independent School District, for instance, charges transfer students up to $14,000 on top of stringent admissions standards that include academic and attendance requirements.

It’s a similar story in Tennessee, where students aren’t always given the opportunity to enroll outside of their zoned school district —even when seats are available at public schools. Unfortunately, these examples are not the exception. Very few states have strong open enrollment laws.

While there is surprisingly little research on inter-district enrollment, an overarching theme emerges from several key studies on the topic: families benefit from this form of education choice but state and district policymakers must do more to provide all kids with opportunities, even in states with strong policies already in place.

In the 21st century, it no longer makes sense to confine educational opportunities to rigid and often arbitrary district boundaries. Policymakers should put families in the driver’s seat by reducing or even eliminating the role of district boundaries in determining school assignments. Open enrollment can provide substantial benefits to families, but more must be done to ensure that all students have opportunities outside of their zip code.

Source: Open Enrollment Provides Substantial Benefits to Students and Families

Submitted January 30, 2020 at 08:24AM by punkthesystem https://ift.tt/2uNbTlS

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COME TO STUDY IN FINLAND YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT

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Submitted January 30, 2020 at 06:58AM by finlandsuomi https://ift.tt/2uGBjBL

Working for a school district to help increase scholarship application completion rates. Does anyone here know of any strategies used in the past that worked for your districts/other places I could look for info?

I'm googling articles about it, but can't seem to find any data from any specific schools/districts about what they did and their results.

Submitted January 30, 2020 at 07:18AM by conflictDriven https://ift.tt/36H7ka0

Teacher won’t accept late work

My English teacher assigned an essay last week. The due date was literally next class. I did the entire thing and forgot to print it out and she gave me a 0 for it. I was sick the next two classes, and printed it out this morning. I gave it to her, and she said that she wouldn’t accept it because it’s late. The same day she assigned the essay she also assigned a speech which we were supposed to do today. She didn’t say anything else but a speech about freedom. I didn’t get any rubric or anything, so I was completely unsure of what to do. I emailed her and of course she didn’t respond like usual. She didn’t even tell me the due date of the speech either. So during class today I was hammered with an unexpected speech to do and the teacher called my name and I didn’t have it because this annoying teacher didn’t tell me what to do. I’m furious right now because i’ve lost 350 WHOLE ENTIRE POINTS IN HER CLASS. I have no idea what to do at this point about this because I have an F in her class and she makes me feel like I have no options other than to accept it. It’s so ridiculous that I have to deal with this poor teacher that gave me a 0 for describing the expectations of an assignment so vaguely without even giving me a rubric. What do I do

Submitted January 30, 2020 at 07:40AM by Aquariurn https://ift.tt/2U9mClx

Why Is Online Education Gaining An Edge Over Classroom Education?

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Submitted January 30, 2020 at 02:02AM by alleyjohn https://ift.tt/2GMumC9

How will AI change education? With many expecting AI to be available commercially to the general public in the coming decade, how will education/learning/school change?

How will AI change education? With many expecting AI to be available commercially to the general public in the coming decade, how will education/learning/school change?

For comparison, computer/tablet/internet, while it definitely drastically shifted the focus of education/learning, but it did not seem to have fundamentally altered education/learning. A classroom setting from a few hundreds of years ago still very much resembles a classroom in the modern time, just without the modern technology, but the dynamic of learning/education, is still very much feels the same.

It seems there is a lot of resources about how AI is customizing education and learning, about assessment and evaluation...but I’m wondering if or how will AI, as it evolves in the coming decade, completely alter education/learning in a revolutionary way which a “classroom” with AI will no longer resemble a classroom that we are currently familiar with....

Submitted January 29, 2020 at 10:25PM by sendokun https://ift.tt/2GxorR6

23 and I never passed first grade

What are my next steps in life? I feel useless empty and have nothing.

I have no future and by the time I get a ged I’ll probably be 25 or close to 30

I live in pa.

Close to suicide tbh, not completely related by I missed out on so much in life by missing out on school.

I’m not doing any studying really don’t have time for it and it’s not an option, if I study at this point the little bit of life I have to myself is wasted in books.

Not looking to hear any blind support just honest opinion on what I can do next that might help me a bit

Submitted January 29, 2020 at 12:44PM by 66Shots https://ift.tt/2O92hJa

@ManuelGilAnton : RT @sergioaguayo: Me gustó el tono respetuoso, pero digno y firme con el cual @DeniseDresserG defendió a los periodistas ante el presidente. Agradezco su solidaridad profundamente.

@ManuelGilAnton : RT @sergioaguayo: Me gustó el tono respetuoso, pero digno y firme con el cual @DeniseDresserG defendió a los periodistas ante el presidente. Agradezco su solidaridad profundamente. (via Twitter http://twitter.com/ManuelGilAnton/status/1222597343834509314)

Has anyone had any experience with University of People?

My wife is looking to go in to a program at this university. I know it is almost free, compared to what local universities are charging. But would the degree be recognized when she is looking for a job after graduation?

Submitted January 29, 2020 at 07:56AM by DaBaDaDee https://ift.tt/38PNf32

Guilt about bad grades.

I did badly in school and my A levels (the last two years of of school in the UK). Mostly C’s and and B’s at GCSE, and a C and E at A level.

The reason I feel guilty and angry is I KNOW I could’ve done better. My target grades were straight A’s in school, but I had my head in the clouds and never studied. Not once. I handed in assignments last minute when I could’ve taken pride in my work and made it the best it could possibly have been. In college I found the content of classes slightly more difficult, but I still did well in class assessments (A’s and B’s consistently). However I gave up studying psychology because I didn’t like writing essays, and I was taken off of the maths course because I failed the mock exam. I never studied during this time either. If I had an idea of what I wanted, and if I studied hard I could’ve done very well. I’m always beating myself up about it because it’s impacted badly upon my life; it’s limited my university options, it’s made my CV look less impressive, and it’s made be feel like I’ve wasted my entire (FREE) education.

Was anyone else in a similar situation? How did you overcome it?

Submitted January 29, 2020 at 08:31AM by masochist_nun https://ift.tt/2Gxey5V

@EducacionFutura : El despoblamiento de las escuelas / No te pierdas el análisis de Rogelio Javier Alonso Ruiz https://t.co/yziS4ZmwiQ

@EducacionFutura : El despoblamiento de las escuelas / No te pierdas el análisis de Rogelio Javier Alonso Ruiz https://t.co/yziS4ZmwiQ (via Twitter http://twitter.com/EducacionFutura/status/1222542581978013696)

@ManuelGilAnton : RT @frasalazar: MITO: no hay vacantes de editorial bien pagadas REALIDAD: Tengo una para dirección editorial que pagan $60 mil (yo también me sorprendí la vdd). También tengo una vacante de diseño gráfico que paga $12-15K y tiene muchas prestaciones. RT porfa para que llegue a la persona ideal!

@ManuelGilAnton : RT @frasalazar: MITO: no hay vacantes de editorial bien pagadas REALIDAD: Tengo una para dirección editorial que pagan $60 mil (yo también me sorprendí la vdd). También tengo una vacante de diseño gráfico que paga $12-15K y tiene muchas prestaciones. RT porfa para que llegue a la persona ideal! (via Twitter http://twitter.com/ManuelGilAnton/status/1222532297838100480)

Need some insights

Are there any online programs i can signup for to obtain a GED.The situation im in is was pulled from school even before highschool for an irrelevant reason,was wandering if there was anything to help me from where i left off as im nevous of even trying since i dont think theres much to help me.Im asking this as i wish to do something better for myself

Submitted January 29, 2020 at 06:41AM by PornstarPony https://ift.tt/38MVcG4

Conflicted and confused

I'm just gonna start from the beginning. I've always wanted to be a teacher, more specifically 3rd and 4th grade. I worked in child care for the first 2.5 years of college. Now in my 3rd year, I'm subbing and a lot (shocker, I know). What I've noticed is that I feel stronger about going into early childhood than focusing on grades past 3rd grade. My initial major was elementary education but I added ece to that last semester and now I'm considering dropping elementary and just focusing on ece. I know it's perfectly fine and common to change majors but my question is this, is it better to have the option of doing more grades or just to do ece?

My passion is slowly growing for ece but I also know I'm eager to finish school and start the next chapter of my life and I don't want to rush in change things.

So my fellow teachers out there (I'm in US if that helps), what did or would you do? Make yourself more marketable/flexible for a district in covering grades Pre-K through 6 or stick to what you feel more passionate about, in my case ece and take the chance of having a limited job selection?

Submitted January 28, 2020 at 09:51PM by ReGr19 https://ift.tt/3aPW3aP

@EducacionFutura : #PlumaInvitada - El Sistema de Asesoría y Acompañamiento a las Escuelas (SISAAE); perspectivas iniciales (primera parte) https://t.co/7jU4wTIg64

@EducacionFutura : #PlumaInvitada - El Sistema de Asesoría y Acompañamiento a las Escuelas (SISAAE); perspectivas iniciales (primera parte) https://t.co/7jU4wTIg64 (via Twitter http://twitter.com/EducacionFutura/status/1222376364638199808)

@ManuelGilAnton : Ojo/ojo/ojo... https://t.co/8mUc6KNrTI

@ManuelGilAnton : Ojo/ojo/ojo... https://t.co/8mUc6KNrTI (via Twitter http://twitter.com/ManuelGilAnton/status/1222367192282361857)

@EducacionFutura : #Agenda - El Dr. Carles Monereo estará en la Ciudad de México e impartirá la conferencia "Formación docente e incidentes críticos. 5 de febrero, Universidad Iberoamericana CDMX https://t.co/9j8CltJwUQ

@EducacionFutura : #Agenda - El Dr. Carles Monereo estará en la Ciudad de México e impartirá la conferencia "Formación docente e incidentes críticos. 5 de febrero, Universidad Iberoamericana CDMX https://t.co/9j8CltJwUQ (via Twitter http://twitter.com/EducacionFutura/status/1222346187245789250)

Software Development should be taught in public school instead of math

It's more important.

Submitted January 28, 2020 at 06:59PM by PattyMeltzz https://ift.tt/38L9BSZ

@EducacionFutura : El Reglamento del SNTE: mismas prácticas, mismos resultados / No te pierdas el análisis de Abelardo Carro Nava https://t.co/PXwyssfoYN

@EducacionFutura : El Reglamento del SNTE: mismas prácticas, mismos resultados / No te pierdas el análisis de Abelardo Carro Nava https://t.co/PXwyssfoYN (via Twitter http://twitter.com/EducacionFutura/status/1222316009106952197)

@ManuelGilAnton : Muy interesante conversación. https://t.co/uQKUaSu7vL

@ManuelGilAnton : Muy interesante conversación. https://t.co/uQKUaSu7vL (via Twitter http://twitter.com/ManuelGilAnton/status/1222306935732523008)

Twenty-first century education: The Party's Over

About 100 years ago, the United States in particular experienced the high school movement in public education. It didn't begin 100 years ago, but was still a developing phenomenon. The idea at the time was to teach students the type of managerial skillsets one needed to perform as middle management type figures in the burgeoning industrial economy.

Students needed to know some algebra, maybe trig, in addition to basic physical and chemical science. And in addition these high schools as they were established also offered classes in bible study, history, arts, and literature as a way to inculcate the student in the progressive-elite mindset. All of the arts came with a decidedly pro-American and pro-Western bent.

High schooling back then as well was to regiment the student, preparing them for military service, but mostly preparing for the regimentation of the industrial workplace. Larger high schools likewise offered the college prep route for those 10% or so of students who wanted to study law, practice medicine, or get involved in government service.

Today, I believe schooling is not really updating its curriculum in the current digital-economic revolution. Rather, schooling at high school and community colleges is going mainly online. There's a tech revolution in America's system of education rather than a curricular revolution as indicated by the earlier high school movement. Most online offerings are old, traditional liberal arts courses placed onto a technological platform like the learning management systems (LMS).

The tech change in schooling, as ever gradual as it is, will eventually become schooling as we know it. AT some point in the next 15-25 years, the brick and mortar schools will disappear if not sooner. By that time I believe the curricular change will come. Reading will not longer be required since the tech already will read to the user.

And that's my fear about the changes to education. If reading is obsolete in the next decade as is the trend (even college students expect zero reading while in college courses), then how will our high school and college grads ever think? How will they ever be able to be creative, either in terms of making art or a nifty new tech device or video game that's all the rage? And if people of the future do completely give up reading, then how will people experience and think about their various emotional states like love, anger, sadness. If people of the future are creative sans literacy, then will their creations just serve demands on commercial markets? Or will these creations be things to make life better like polio vaccines and air conditioning?

Since I've been teaching, I'm quite alarmed at all of the tech change in education. It's come to a point where I teach the tech more than I do content. From an administration's standpoint, it's nifty, new, and high tech and therefore good, beneficial, and progressive (forward thinking). But if all the LMS's and reading apps (apps that read websites and documents to students) do all the work, when will the student ever to learn to think, or have original, and creative ideas?

Submitted January 28, 2020 at 04:27PM by NotTheKevinSmith https://ift.tt/2RzfrRE

@EducacionFutura : Ciudadanía y libros tienen una cita, y la SEP de este periodo será recordada por qué tan atinada, sólida y democráticamente abordó esta tarea. / Un análisis de @DavidResortera https://t.co/CxwS5u7q5o

@EducacionFutura : Ciudadanía y libros tienen una cita, y la SEP de este periodo será recordada por qué tan atinada, sólida y democráticamente abordó esta tarea. / Un análisis de @DavidResortera https://t.co/CxwS5u7q5o (via Twitter http://twitter.com/EducacionFutura/status/1222285816224997377)

US universities reject campus facial recognition systems

New campaign from Fight for the Future (disclosure: i work there) and Students for a Sensible Drug Policy is calling on higher ed institutions to commit to not using facial recognition on campus. About 45 schools have responded confirming they're not using this tech, dozens of others haven't commented yet, a few are doubling down. Original scorecard here.

This article implies that many schools and students are rejecting this type of biometric surveillance technology on campus. But the vendors who sell it claim it's inevitable. What do folks think?

Submitted January 28, 2020 at 02:46PM by evanFFTF https://ift.tt/38ON2Nc

@EducacionFutura : #PlumaInvitada - Educación necrófila: Emprendedurismo y destructividad humana https://t.co/mjyAVSCc70

@EducacionFutura : #PlumaInvitada - Educación necrófila: Emprendedurismo y destructividad humana https://t.co/mjyAVSCc70 (via Twitter http://twitter.com/EducacionFutura/status/1222255632914505729)

I want to go into education but I didn’t major in it in undergrad

I’ve been doing some soul searching... I have always loved working with children and have always had a knack for it, anyone who knows me well can attest to that. I worked in a childcare center during my undergrad, worked as a camp counselor for multiple years and if I’m being honest with myself now I have always wanted to go into teaching, but I went with a major in the STEM field (forensic biology) mainly because of influence from my mom.... she said she “wanted me to do something better than teaching”. I’m sure she’d have wanted me to go to med school but I chose forensics because it at least was interesting to me and she was okay with that. I know, I know I should have just put my foot down, but having an Asian (Filipino) mom who’s quite domineering makes it hard to do that, especially the me back then as I’ve always been kind of timid/indecisive compared to how I am now, I’ve gotten much stronger.

Anyways, I was wondering if it is hard to get into a masters education program if you didn’t major in education in undergrad and if anyone just has any overall advice I’d greatly appreciate it.

Submitted January 28, 2020 at 12:14PM by Astridv96 https://ift.tt/2uGU2wS

Today broke me

I left work today around 11:30. Just 4 hours into my shift. I just couldn't do it. It's an autism room and there's one kid who is just... So much... And I tried to handle a situation involving biting, hitting, and head butting and I just... Snapped. I ran out of the room and into the lounge, cried, found the principal and told her I needed to go, and left...

I feel like such a let down.

First of all, January won't END.

Then on top of that I've had a cold for two weeks (not strep or flu)… coughing up stuff, lost my voice, just all around feel like shit...

My favorite kiddo kept yelling at me and being grumpy.

This high maintenance kid started the day off throwing markers at everyone (the teacher, us assistants, the other kids).

The other teacher in our program kinda sorta just suggested we suck at our job by saying that the high maintenance kid listens to them so it's our fault he doesn't listen to us...

I've spent my whole time at home the last two hours looking at jobs on Indeed. There are positions in the district but I know already that the principal won't transfer me... I tried earlier this year...

I can make $12 an hour somewhere else...

I'm just really down. Needed to vent to others who understand. Thank you for reading.

Submitted January 28, 2020 at 12:19PM by im_probably_drinking https://ift.tt/37AxQDh

@EducacionFutura : Torreón y Columbine: violencia y seguridad / No te pierdas el análisis de Mauro Jarquín Ramírez https://t.co/MlwQzkl9X3

@EducacionFutura : Torreón y Columbine: violencia y seguridad / No te pierdas el análisis de Mauro Jarquín Ramírez https://t.co/MlwQzkl9X3 (via Twitter http://twitter.com/EducacionFutura/status/1222225480151109632)

Finding Balance for the One out of Five

An article about educational disparities in rural schools and how to close the educational GSP between urban and rural schools.

https://www.thenewvoice.co/opinion-finding-balance-for-the-one-out-of-five/

Submitted January 28, 2020 at 09:05AM by throwaway74917373 https://ift.tt/310NO7j

@EducacionFutura : Existe un convenio entre los gobiernos de México y Francia para que anualmente una delegación de estudiantes de Escuelas Normales mexicanas realice un intercambio académico https://t.co/MhvtgBLxaZ

@EducacionFutura : Existe un convenio entre los gobiernos de México y Francia para que anualmente una delegación de estudiantes de Escuelas Normales mexicanas realice un intercambio académico https://t.co/MhvtgBLxaZ (via Twitter http://twitter.com/EducacionFutura/status/1222195284563890176)

@EducacionFutura : Presenta SEP proyecto de lineamientos para garantizar entornos escolares seguros y libres de violencia https://t.co/GB48k1glPp https://t.co/d6dIQvddFb

@EducacionFutura : Presenta SEP proyecto de lineamientos para garantizar entornos escolares seguros y libres de violencia https://t.co/GB48k1glPp https://t.co/d6dIQvddFb (via Twitter http://twitter.com/EducacionFutura/status/1222165073977802753)

@ManuelGilAnton : Una reseña del libro "Cien años de movimientos estudiantiles". Gracias Juan Carlos Miranda. @jcma23 @ordorika @blogroberto @PUEESUNAM @SESUNAM https://t.co/ud57Ep9xCO

@ManuelGilAnton : Una reseña del libro "Cien años de movimientos estudiantiles". Gracias Juan Carlos Miranda. @jcma23 @ordorika @blogroberto @PUEESUNAM @SESUNAM https://t.co/ud57Ep9xCO (via Twitter http://twitter.com/ManuelGilAnton/status/1222151615873867777)

Howard University Receives Largest-Ever Gift of $10M for Diversity in STEM - Black Enterprise

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Submitted January 28, 2020 at 05:57AM by bigced https://ift.tt/3aO44Nt

@EducacionFutura : "En 1992, Esteban Moctezuma era subsecretario de Planeación y Coordinación de la SEP. Fue quien negoció los detalles del Acuerdo con Elba Esther Gordillo y su gente. Hoy es el encargado de enterrar aquel pacto." Carlos Ornelas https://t.co/LYGIE1m6eA

@EducacionFutura : "En 1992, Esteban Moctezuma era subsecretario de Planeación y Coordinación de la SEP. Fue quien negoció los detalles del Acuerdo con Elba Esther Gordillo y su gente. Hoy es el encargado de enterrar aquel pacto." Carlos Ornelas https://t.co/LYGIE1m6eA (via Twitter http://twitter.com/EducacionFutura/status/1222044182996508672)

Top Secrets Of How To Motivate Yourself To Do Homework

Homework is one of the significant aspects of every student. In our academic life, we do plenty of homework. There is not a single student in the world who has never done any homework. Homework helps the students to clear all their doubts regarding their subjects. But nowadays there is not a single subject to study; there are lots of subjects for the students. Therefore they also get plenty amount of homework for different subjects. But now the question is, how can a student do all the homework in a short period? This question also emerges another question of how to motivate yourself to do homework. Nowadays, the students are looking to get a solid answer to their problems of how to do homework fast. 

We know that homework is not a fun activity for the students. It is hard for them to do their homework in a busy schedule. To do the homework, they need enough time and energy to do that much homework. But there are some useful tips and tricks that would help you to get a solid answer on how to do your homework fast. Let’s have a look at the key point that will help you to motivate yourself to do homework. 

How To Motivate Yourself To Do Homework1. Make A List To Plan Your Homework

Making a list is always a pre-plan of your homework is still beneficial for you. The reason is that making a plan will guide you to do your homework. In your plan, you should start creating a list to outline all your important tasks. Before making a list you have to figure out how much time you will take to complete your homework.

You can estimate both the maximum and the minimum time. After that, you should list the various tasks that you would have to do. You should also divide the time to do each task. For this, you can estimate which task will take more time and which need less time. Making a list will help you to get started with doing your homework fast. You do not need to figure out what to do next after making a list because the list will guide you now. 

1. Arrange All The Books And Supplies You Need

We know that we can’t do homework without any books and supplies. Most of the students don’t give preference to arrange all the supplies and book before getting started with their homework. While you start writing your homework, you discover that you need a calculator, compass, books, pencils, paper and so on. It can be time consuming for you to arrange all these supplies at the moment you are writing the homework.

You should arrange all these supplies before starting the homework. Every homework is different, and every homework needs different books and supplies. So make sure that you are organizing the relevant books and supplies to do the homework at the time. Don’t create the mess by arranging all the books and supplies of homework at once. It will help you to find the relevant answer of how to motivate yourself to do homework.

1. Avoid Distractions And Find The Quiet Place

Most of the time, we don’t give value to the place where we are doing our homework. We should know that a quiet place will help you to do homework faster as compared with the place full of distractions. I have seen that most of the students do their homework in front of the TV. But you shouldn’t do the same because TV is the biggest distraction in the house.

If you start doing your homework in front of the TV, then you will waste most of the time watching tv and doing less homework. Therefore your homework will take more time than it was expected to be done. Doing the work simultaneously always slow down the performance of the individuals. So all you need to do is find a quiet place where you can find less or no distractions. If you have a study room, then you should go there and start writing your homework. 

1. Turn Off Your Phone

Smartphones have changed our life completely. We cannot live a single minute or even second without our smartphones. Most of the people say that they can’t live without their smartphones. But do you know that smartphones consume your most valuable time? You can save your precious time by avoiding the use of smartphones for more than an hour or a couple of hours.

Most of the students think that avoid phones is like putting your phone on the desk and then start writing your homework. But remember that putting your phone far away is not the perfect solution. You have to turn off your phone to stay focused on your homework. Because if you put your phone ways from you, then you might check for the notification at regular intervals, that is not good for you. Because it will distract your mind and you will require more time to get back to your work.

1. Listen To Classical Music While Working

Classical music is not the preferred music for youngsters. But do you know that classical music is the best music to stay focused? You should play classical music for background audio. The music should not contain any lyrics and beats, and it should be sober music.

A study has proven that the students score high in tests who listen to classical music as compared to the students who listen to pop and other genres of music. Let’s start finding some classical music on any preferred online music platform. 

1. Eat Snacks And Drink Water

Don’t compromise on your health while writing the homework. Health is wealth, the better you feel, the more productive you can be. It is common that when you involve in work for a long time. Then you may get mentally and physically tired. If you don’t get enough rest and start doing your homework.

Then you may not get the desired result. You should hydrate your body and brain by drinking plenty of water. You should drink water and avoid soda, soft drinks or any other beverages that contained sugar. Apart from that, you should also eat some healthy snacks or baked snacks. It will help you to regain your energy level without wasting your time to eat food.

1. Take Short Breaks

Most of the students don’t value the breaks. They don’t know how crucial the breaks can be for them. You should give the preference to the short breaks. Most of the homework takes hours and hours to be completed. Therefore the students feel pressure while doing their homework. It is often that the students don’t perform well under pressure.

You should take a short break at regular intervals. In your breaks, you can do the stretch and walk around. These will help you to re-energize your mind and body to do some work in quick time. I would like to suggest that you should write the homework for half an hour then take a 5 minutes short break. While doing two or more homework in a single day then you should take a nap of 2 hours between the homework. 

1. Set Goals And Reward Yourself 

While doing the homework, you should set small goals. We know that homework isn’t a fun activity. But setting up small goals will turn your homework into a fun activity. You can set the goals by splitting your homework into smaller parts and set goals for each part. You should also reward yourself while finishing every part.

Our brain loves the rewards, and after getting the rewards, it works more efficiently and faster. The reward can be 10 minutes of video games, listen to your favourite music, eat your favourite dessert and so on. It will help you to get the best answer to how to get homework done fast. Apart from that, you will also get a solid answer on how to motivate yourself to do homework fast.

Conclusion

Now you may get the appropriate answer of how to do motivate yourself to do homework. In most of the cases, the students try to do the homework within a single night. If they follow all the tips mentioned above, then they will get the answer of how to finish homework fast late at night.

So what are you waiting to follow all the tips and start getting the best response to the question, how to get homework done quickly. All these tips are proven and written by experts. You will see the difference between your performance and can be able to do more homework in less time. 

Submitted January 27, 2020 at 10:07PM by Academic_Help https://ift.tt/36qEzOU

@EducacionFutura : #PlumaInvitada - La importancia de la educación en el desarrollo económico https://t.co/Gr4C2xHoSg

@EducacionFutura : #PlumaInvitada - La importancia de la educación en el desarrollo económico https://t.co/Gr4C2xHoSg (via Twitter http://twitter.com/EducacionFutura/status/1222013974994092037)

grades dropping :(

lately my grades have been dropping drastically. I have two A's, two B's, and a F. I feel like a failure to everyone. I work so hard and my grades dropping just makes be so sad. I'm a junior in high school and before in the past my lowest grade would probably be a C and I would be able to get it up quickly to an A again. However, now I feel like there's no hope for me anymore.

I try to do the best that I can but sometimes seeing my friends talk about how they got a 95% on their test just makes me even more depressed.

I'm extremely happy for them but at the same time I just wish that they sometimes think before talking about that because it kind of makes me feel sad inside.

currently my family is struggling right now and it really sucks. my dad is trying to find a new job because his team is moving to another city and the commute is difficult in the mornings and nights for him. finding a job in my city is also pretty difficult and I worry everyday. my aunt and grandma are hospitalized. I just hate that this is all happening all in one year. way to start out 2020.

I know this doesn't have to so anything much on this subreddit sorry. I don't expect anyone to read this at all. Just wanted to put it out there.

Submitted January 27, 2020 at 08:56PM by asmalleggo https://ift.tt/38MxkCe

@EducacionFutura : De autonomía universitaria: candados y llaves / La opinión de Roberto Rodríguez https://t.co/bzqHn7PVD8

@EducacionFutura : De autonomía universitaria: candados y llaves / La opinión de Roberto Rodríguez https://t.co/bzqHn7PVD8 (via Twitter http://twitter.com/EducacionFutura/status/1221983781151805441)

Joining university with 0 educational background.

Good morning/afternoon/evening wherever you are in the world!

My name is Jason, 29 years old and currently staying in Australia but originally from England UK

I really want to gain a degree and go to university!

Regarding my educational background I literally have nothing valuable. I failed most of my high school exams due to loosing many members of my family which had a huge impact on my performance at school and final exams.

I later went to college and done automotive engineering for 1 year, soon as I hit 18 I joined the military. I done this for 10 years leaving at 28 years old so only a year ago. I left the military due to being medically discharged :(

For me the military was everything, this was me set for life with plans to stay for a full career. Because I had done so poorly at school, military life was like another chance for me. I could still excel in my military career and do things no one else gets chance to do even I done terribly at school. Unfortunately a medical discharge was not on my life plans.

So now I’m out the military I’ve been slapped in the face and the reality of having no qualifications has hit. There’s so many things I want to do but I keep getting told “ no, you need this or need this “. I’m not dumb or an idiot I’m smarter than a lot of people I know I just have nothing to prove for it .

So I think it is best I gain a degree and get myself on a career path again.

What are my chances of getting into university with no educational background? - I’m not a resident here in Australia I’m on a working visa but I would be transferring over into a student visa and becoming an international student here.

Surely there is a way around this and getting into university. I mean I’m sure I’m not the only one who done poorly at school but ended up in university.

I do have the fees available I just don’t have much confidence I will get an offer letter when they ask what’s my education background . I feel 0 is not an answer that will impress them.

Is there anyone else who’s been in this situation? Any education agents who have seen this before but successfully got someone into a university? I would appreciate people’s advice and experiences.

Thank you!

Submitted January 27, 2020 at 07:38PM by Jasonhowells1 https://ift.tt/38E0T98

Why is a “timed” exam so set in stone?

I’m a student in university and from my experience, timed exams are a poor way of evaluating a persons’ (especially young students who are already dealing with stress) knowledge about a subject. I have a few more things to say about this topic, and was just wondering how people feel about this in general.

Submitted January 27, 2020 at 06:26PM by chifelife139 https://ift.tt/2O5Nkrd

@EducacionFutura : #Opinión - ¿Defender a los alumnos de los maestros? https://t.co/4E3GEqhK56

@EducacionFutura : #Opinión - ¿Defender a los alumnos de los maestros? https://t.co/4E3GEqhK56 (via Twitter http://twitter.com/EducacionFutura/status/1221953607995707392)

How To Go About Learning A New Language

Sooo im working a pretty easy job atm in a supermarket, no stress or anything. I just finished uni this last summer, i got a 2:1 in business law. I have free time at the moment and want to make use of it instead of watching tv and all the other pointless crap I do. Im trying to set up an eccomerce business currently to do along side my job, and also have a youtube gaming channel.

I'd like to learn a new language. I did french at school for like 8 years or so, and got no where, i failed my french GCSE, because quite frankly I didnt give a shit about languages or about french (no offence). I did the bare minimum to get by in class, and used google translate where I could get away with it.

I'm not sure what language I would like to learn for sure, but I have a few ideas including Mandarin, Russian, Polish and Siamese, maybe German (but I did that at school for 3 years and again got no where).

My thoughts: Mandarin- Not sure why exactly I want to learn Manadarin, partly because its the worlds most spoken language, I think it would be a good language to learn as you dont see many white guys speaking chinese. I also lived with some chinese in my third year of uni and it was hard to communicate. We expect them to be able to speak english, but itd be nice to be able to talk to them in there own language I think.

Siamese- because I had loads of thai friends in third year, some of theirs english was great others it was hard to communicate with them. Id like to visit them, and be able to speak there language to some level. Also my cousin lives in thailand and his 3 kids are growing up there and learning both thai and english, so i think that would be nice for me to learn.

Polish- because my grandfather's (who I never met) family is polish. I't likely i have relatives over there and my dad recently fugured out where his dads family lived. Itd be nice to visit someday and know the language to some degree. Also think itd be nice to carry on my heritage, my dad doesnt know any polish.

Russian- because why not, everyone thinks im russian anyway, i know a few phrases i learnt just to wind up the people at work, but I genuinely think its a cool language, and id love to spend time in russia someday if Putin will have me.

So I dont know if anyone has any thoughts or there own pros or cons of each language or any recommendations. Obviously I cant learn more than 1 realistically, so I have to choose 1 and stick with it for a few years I guess.

I also am not sure how to go about learning a new language. As in I've always just translated from english to french or german at school. Like when i did french id think in english, like if i want to say the colour red, in french i know its rouge. I dont really know how to explain this very well, but i think I always learned other languages as english phrases translated directly into french or german (because they can be) rather than learning a phrase in german and what it means in german, so for example the phrase i play football is translated to ich spiele Fußball. The way its structured and stuff is similar to english. I might be talking out my arse here, but i guess how you learn a language when you're a baby/toddler, where you're learning speech for the first time is much more easily engraved in your brain, than learning a language from knowing another language. Right I give up, im just confusing myself now hahaha. Please help

Submitted January 27, 2020 at 04:10PM by BudgetKiller99 https://ift.tt/30XnScG

Collegiate Engineering and seemingly lack of instruction/ misguided learning.

I am in school for chemical engineering, where most of my classes, for years, have failed to teach the base equations for said classes. They focus on, in general, very obvious theory, to the point of it being irrelevant.

Ie. heat transfer, and my first 3 lectures were discussions of how heat moves from hot to cold... duh. No mathematics. No examples.

They do not return assignments back prior to the examinations, over the material the assignments cover for said exam. So we never know if we’re doing anything correctly going into the exam.

We resort to using Chegg. Not to cheat, but for verification that we are teaching ourselves correctly. Simply to make sure that we are understanding it because we are receiving no feed back. In response, they begin writing their own homework problems and not providing solutions. Under the veil of “your engineers, you need to learn to problem solve”.

They do not answer questions, or respond whatsoever, to anything directly related to problem sets via email.

They add questions over materials not found in chapters the exams is suppose to cover, and claim it was a topic of one of the lectures. This happened DURING our last exam actually. The professor stands up and announces that number 4 pertained to convective heat coefficient. We were in a conductive chapter, with only conductive problems assigned. There was no convection anywhere.

Easy fix, we simply quit going to class, and notice our grades greatly improving gaining around 12 hours a week of free time by removing a useless lecture. Which in most cases we see a personal grade improvement, shortly after however the professor begins making attendance required for a grade. And lectures on how it’s important for us to come to lecture.

When this is complained about to various professors, they hide behind this veil of “you need to figure it out on your own, your an engineer”. If this is the case, why do I need you? Why is my attendance required? I have already proven multiple times I do better without you, as well as my classmates.

Is this a pretty standard norm in engineering colleges? How is it acceptable?

Submitted January 27, 2020 at 03:32PM by closetnerd5 https://ift.tt/2O5O0ga

@EducacionFutura : #PlumaInvitada - Influencia académica de las carreras de medicina https://t.co/0NI4gPmOB7

@EducacionFutura : #PlumaInvitada - Influencia académica de las carreras de medicina https://t.co/0NI4gPmOB7 (via Twitter http://twitter.com/EducacionFutura/status/1221923423858962438)

I don't understand some accommodations.

For example, some students in high school are able to have standardized tests read out loud to them in their entirety and may have written responses done for them (as in, they type it first) because their handwriting is too sloppy to decipher.

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Several of these students do not have documentation for disabilities such as dyslexia or dysgraphia, however, so it's puzzling how these accommodations actually serve them.

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Standardized tests may be bullshit, but if a student is unable to read and comprehend a 1-to-2-page passage at grade level, should the tests then not reflect that accurately?

Submitted January 27, 2020 at 02:03PM by BuckyDuran https://ift.tt/37w0XaN

@EducacionFutura : ¿De la Secretaría de Educación Pública a la Secretaría de Educación Azteca? / No te pierdas el análisis de @ManuelGilAnton https://t.co/iCEBC6kwpI

@EducacionFutura : ¿De la Secretaría de Educación Pública a la Secretaría de Educación Azteca? / No te pierdas el análisis de @ManuelGilAnton https://t.co/iCEBC6kwpI (via Twitter http://twitter.com/EducacionFutura/status/1221893248005955586)

@EducacionFutura : #Opinión - ¿Va la 4T contra la autonomía de las universidades públicas? https://t.co/BI0UDOr0TL

@EducacionFutura : #Opinión - ¿Va la 4T contra la autonomía de las universidades públicas? https://t.co/BI0UDOr0TL (via Twitter http://twitter.com/EducacionFutura/status/1221863041639337992)

@EducacionFutura : "Como el monstruo delineado por Hobbes, la educación es el Leviatán que pretende ser esa entidad que impulse a la sociedad, pero en lugar de ello se genera caos y castigo para la educación." https://t.co/cYrJtQbPYu

@EducacionFutura : "Como el monstruo delineado por Hobbes, la educación es el Leviatán que pretende ser esa entidad que impulse a la sociedad, pero en lugar de ello se genera caos y castigo para la educación." https://t.co/cYrJtQbPYu (via Twitter http://twitter.com/EducacionFutura/status/1221832792125739008)

Can I Convice My Principal to Let Me Do Year 13?

Hey, student here

I was expelled from school September last year cos I wasn't showing up enough. I'd been having a rough time at home and I sunk into a pretty deep depression yaknow. I was allowed to take part in exams but decided I'd be better prepared for Year 13 if I spent my time learning the subjects properly. I only started skipping during the third term instead of cramming. My principal always said I'd be allowed to rejoin but when I went to have a meeting with him he told me it'd be as a year 12 student repeating the year. It's bullshit man I put all this work into learning and keeping myself in a good place and he spouts that shit man. The man genuinely hates me and doesn't hide it. I know he's only letting me back under obligation, making the year hell for me so he can expel me the moment I mess up. My mate went to germany to fuck his german girlfriend for 6 months but he's put up no questions ask. there isn't a thing I can do. Here in NZ a lot of power's given to the school in these sort of things so the only thing I can do is convince a man who wants to fail to put me up. Please help I know the stuff for those classes I just want my level 3's.

Submitted January 27, 2020 at 08:09AM by Hipedog https://ift.tt/2U771Tc

@EducacionFutura : La Nueva Escuela Mexicana redimensionada (Primera Parte) / Un análisis de Sergio Martínez Dunstan https://t.co/Xyu4VX5pEv

@EducacionFutura : La Nueva Escuela Mexicana redimensionada (Primera Parte) / Un análisis de Sergio Martínez Dunstan https://t.co/Xyu4VX5pEv (via Twitter http://twitter.com/EducacionFutura/status/1221809670467342337)

B.sc Agri - Scoop and Career Opportunities

Dolphin(PG) College of Life Science & Agriculture is one of the agriculture top colleges that offer B.sc Agri courses to develop agrarian Professionals for the growth & enhancement in the agriculture productivity as well as economic development of the country. 12th Science stream students with interest in this field can enroll now.

Submitted January 27, 2020 at 02:40AM by dolphinsciences https://ift.tt/2Rs0m4m

is it possible to fail high school at 16 years old

I don't really know where I'm at, but i've been thinking about if i've really failed all my attempts at having a proper education. Because since i've missed what is at the moment 1.5 years of high school, and with 0 credits under my belt, I think I've missed out on enough that it would take an uncomprehendable amount of effort to make up enough credits to graduate even a year late. But i've never actually spoken to anybody about such issues so I could vary well be making this up. I have no clue as to what my options are. At this point i'll end up getting a ged but i don't even know how to do that. I lack any kind of study habits and have basically never attended a year of school before. is there enough potential left in me to get my life together?

Submitted January 26, 2020 at 11:55PM by headdownarmsbound https://ift.tt/37uyIct

Co-teaching style student teaching with mental illness

I know a lot of these posts are going up right now, so I apologize but I haven’t seen anyone doing their student teaching with a “co-teaching” model (basically my CT never completely stops teaching. Instead we teach simultaneously). I’m nervous about this. I am in a title I school (1st grade) with a large EL population in my classroom. I’m super exited but also terrified as I don’t want to mess up these kids. I have a history of anxiety and depression which I had hoped to get treatment for over the break, but ended up having to spend all my money on a surgery and car repairs.

So, basically, I would love any advice for teaching in a title I school, co-teaching, and being a student teacher with mental health concerns. I want to make sure I’m doing everything I can to support my students.

Submitted January 26, 2020 at 08:26PM by kitkattmarie https://ift.tt/2U17dTZ

Are mid-year promotions common?

I teach high school, and this is my first year with freshman. At the semester change, I received five students who are mid year promotions - 8th graders who failed the eighth grade but were sent on to 9th grade after a semester. They are woefully unprepared and overwhelmed. After talking with other freshman teachers, apparently the mid-year promotion kids usually are...and usually fail. Is this a common practice or just something my district does to move kids along toward graduation?

Submitted January 26, 2020 at 04:52PM by nb75685 https://ift.tt/2TXVbuJ

Can I Still Get a Reasonable Degree After Flunking College Years Ago, Multiple Times?

I had good grades in high school, and honestly very very good test scores. Depression made college misery, and I never went to classes and dropped out after my freshman year. Tried classes at community college because my parents forced me too. The classes I liked I did well at, other classes not so much. Then my parents told me one year they found out my insurance would make them pay back all my therapy appointments if I didn't enroll in a years worth of classes during the last 1/8 of the year. They talked to the counselors, which enrolled me in 10 or so classes, many of which had already started and I had no hope of passing by then even if I had been able to attend all of them and do all the work, so I gave up at that point. Zeros in that many classes... you can't really bring your GPA back from that.

I tried again a few years ago when I was maybe 25, just to see, and I did quite well until I found my fiancee and boyfriend of 7 years cheating on me in the middle of the semester, and unfortunately while I still got an A in one class, I slipped in the harder one and got a D+, barring me from taking classes for two years. Not trying to make excuses, but I still think if that hadn't happened I would have continued to do as well as I had before that, and gotten an A and a B.

I tried to succeed without a degree for two years, it's not going to happen. I have a high IQ, and I don't think I'll ever feel fulfilled without doing something with it. I want to try again, but is there really any hope? Even if I went back to community college, how many years before I could raise my GPA enough to transfer somewhere with a decent bachelor program?

Is there any way to find any of this out? Any advice is very much appreciated. I don't even know where to start.

Submitted January 26, 2020 at 03:47PM by melonchollyrain https://ift.tt/2O0C9QC

Starting Student Teaching tomorrow

Im starting my student teaching tomorrow in NY and i am beyond nervous and stressed about it. Does anyone have any advice as to how to best go about it, or at least relieving my stress?

Submitted January 26, 2020 at 02:55PM by ghand48119 https://ift.tt/2NYYJsO

Improving the social climate in schools

What can be done to allow more opportunities for students to make friends and socialize with other students? In my view this is the most valuable part of an education, especially in high school where the social costs are high. Although increasing the social opportunities might also lead to a decline in the quality of education in different ways. There are also people that dislike the idea the social aspect of school viewing school as a place to learn efficiently. For example, if someone is talking and another person is trying to focus, that is disruptive, but on the opposite side, maybe that person is talking because they dislike the teacher and they are bored? This suggests to me that first of all there should be better pairing of students and teachers and a greater variety of classes like extra-curricular classes that you can socialize in to fight boredom. Maybe also increasing the freedom of movement of the students somehow. What other things could be done?

Submitted January 26, 2020 at 12:09PM by redram9 https://ift.tt/2TYueXZ

Mind Blowing Evanston IL District 65 Curriculum

Starting on January 31, the schools in Evanston, IL will be teaching a Black Lives Matter (BLM) curriculum in all schools (K-8). The district is 22.4% black. You may wonder why this impacts anyone but Evanston taxpayers. Most schools in the district are Title I schools. That means they receive federal funding. If you are an Illinois resident, the state funds a portion of the operating budget for D65.

I'm linking to some literature that was given to teachers at their last meeting. It will blow your mind.

One of the things that stood out to me was the conclusion that schools were set up to be biased against blacks. That is essentially stipulated in the lessons. There is also a book that is part of the reading list that is entitled "Woke Baby." It describes a baby (who is cutely illustrated, I'll give them that) that makes Black Panther fists in his crib. One of the narratives is that the baby takes what's his. It's obvious that the baby is a metaphor for black culture and "wokeness."

Here is the schedule:

1/31: What is BLM Week? Social Justice Standard 12: Students will recognize unfairness on the individual level (e.g., biased speech) and injustice at the institutional or systemic level (e.g., discrimination).

2/3: Restorative Justice, Empathy, & Loving Engagement. Social Justice Standard 13: Students will analyze the harmful impact of bias and injustice in the world, historically and today. Social Justice Action 16: Students will express empathy when people are excluded or mistreated because of their identities and concern when they themselves experience bias.

2/4: Diversity and Globalism. Social Justice Diversity 7. Students will develop language and knowledge to accurately and respectfully describe how people (including themselves) are both similar to and different from each other and others in their identity groups.

2/5: Queer, Trans-Affirming, and Collective Value. Social Justice Identity 5. I see that the way my family and I do things is both the same as and different from how other people do things, and I am interested in both.

2/6: Intergenerational, Black families, and Black Villages. Social Justice Action 20. Students will plan and carry out collective action against bias and injustice in the world and will evaluate what strategies are most effective.

2/7: Black Women and Unapologetically Black. Social Justice 15. Students will identify figures, groups, events, and a variety of strategies and philosophies relevant to the history of social justice around the world.

Submitted January 26, 2020 at 11:57AM by Ty_Neepeniss https://ift.tt/2vrlwr3

I'm interested in public speaking at middle and high schools about mental health. How do schools choose their speakers for this?

My credentials aren't in psychology - I have been a successful mental health patient for my entire life, and I have a BA in Communication with a passion for public speaking.

I'm intetested in speaking to parents at middle and high schools about mental health - dispelling myths and stigmas, why kids don't always ask for help, how you can start a conversation with your child about mental health, different levels of mental healthcare and community resources. I'd also love to share my story with students, talk about the stigma, introduce resources they can access, and help them make a "crisis plan" with names of resources, loved ones, and school faculty they can talk to if they need help.

I'll be speaking at my former treatment center in June as a volunteer, but I'd love to spread my message to kids and parents in schools. How do schools go about choosing public speakers for these kinds of programs?

Submitted January 26, 2020 at 10:35AM by brielzibub https://ift.tt/2tRPzYm

Is tuition-free public higher education possible while increasing admission and academic standards?

I see both sides of the argument regarding tuition-free (taxpayer-funded) public higher education. One of the arguments opponents make is that if public higher education were to become tuition-free, then standards would fall as more people would end up going to college. But theoretically, couldn't this be offset by increasing admissions standards? Maybe even adopting a tiered system where different percentiles of students (based on grades, test scores, etc.) can only gain admission to specified tiers of schools? In other words, a tier for the best students, another tier for great, a tier for average, etc.

Submitted January 26, 2020 at 08:47AM by YankeePharaoh https://ift.tt/2tSYk4f

ELD made me feel stupid.

So I'm not a student anymore but I remember taking ELD all the way up to 9th grade even tho I pass every class I took and also almost passing the test. and I was wondering if anyone else felt like this when they where in ELD especially when taking the test and being asked what Is the penguin doing....its sliding on its stomach what else do think it's doing.

Submitted January 26, 2020 at 04:15AM by Thund3rThigh5 https://ift.tt/3aIpN9n

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@ManuelGilAnton : @RanchoYUDINI @El_Universal_Mx @Univ_Opinion @jcma23 @SergioDunstan @Profelandia @warkentin @jrisco @ricardomraphael @puigcarlos @SalCamarena Hola, ¿Me lo pueden pasar para conocerlo y estar mejor informado? Gracias (via Twitter http://twitter.com/ManuelGilAnton/status/1221356394617528327)

@ManuelGilAnton : RT @luis_aguila52: Por favor ayúdenme a buscarle, es mi esposa y la madre de nuestros dos bebes, estamos muy desesperados, no sabemos nada de ella. Si saben algo contáctenme, cada minuto que pasa es mas doloroso. 55 11 71 19 42 Compartan! Bexy K Estrada Bexy Estrada Salinas https://t.co/rusHqX7fbD

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@ManuelGilAnton : RT @alonsomoyers: @luistovars @apsantiago @julioastillero me ayudan con rt? Nos encontramos a este amigo en la mañana. Busca hogar. Es lindo y muy joven. Ya está en el veterninario para sus cuidados iniciales https://t.co/JAkVnsCb6A (via Twitter http://twitter.com/ManuelGilAnton/status/1221220498425561088)

Welsh Government Imposes Progressive Sex and Religious Education on Children

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DIw-B6JEmA

Submitted January 25, 2020 at 03:55PM by DuncanIdahos5thClone https://ift.tt/36p49nu

How hard is it being a principal/assistant principal compared to being an engineer, lawyer, doctor, etc.

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Submitted January 25, 2020 at 04:02PM by airpod4840 https://ift.tt/2GodUYA

Bell-schedules for high school

We are at the beginning of exploring a new bell schedule for our high school. We are a small (365 students) Christian High school outside of Chicago. I know that there is conflicting research about block schedule, but I'm wondering if anyone out there has a different bell schedule that they really like and also share what's different about their school as a result of the change. Any help or direction is appreciated.

Submitted January 25, 2020 at 02:04PM by scnbmitchell https://ift.tt/2RKr3jO

Are younger students having trouble with technology with the rise of apps in the classroom ?

I was just wondering with the rise of apps on iPads that are being implemented in elementary school, is this having any long term effect on how students view technology and shape their abilities to use a computer ? Will we eventually have to bring back computer literacy courses to help these younger generations learn how to use a computer ?

It sounds crazy, but if you never introduce children to the full applications of what a computer can do and just how to transfer files , would this impair them from learning business applications down the road on a PC?

Thoughts from any educators ?

Submitted January 25, 2020 at 11:25AM by Johndope2402 https://ift.tt/36vf52F

@ManuelGilAnton : @franciscobaezr @martindelp @Patottas @luisrha Eso!

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@ManuelGilAnton : @franciscobaezr @martindelp @Patottas @luisrha ¿Y yo? No dejes fuera a un gran porrista. Abrazo

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@ManuelGilAnton : RT @jcma23: Hoy presentación del libro en el café "Insignia", edificio "5 de Feb.", Tlatelolco. 18:00 Hrs. https://t.co/zf9ZNlzB1z

@ManuelGilAnton : RT @jcma23: Hoy presentación del libro en el café "Insignia", edificio "5 de Feb.", Tlatelolco. 18:00 Hrs. https://t.co/zf9ZNlzB1z (via Twitter http://twitter.com/ManuelGilAnton/status/1221115713722519554)

Should I get an AA or AS?

I want a degree in computer science and I can't decide whether I should get an AA or AS. What do you think I should get, and why?

Submitted January 25, 2020 at 07:25AM by TheRealTengri https://ift.tt/37qessx

@ManuelGilAnton : Filantropía con dinero ajeno, visión educativa asociada al capricho, conflicto de intereses... ¿Más de lo mismo en la SEP? @El_Universal_Mx @Univ_Opinion @jcma23 @SergioDunstan @Profelandia @warkentin @jrisco @ricardomraphael @puigcarlos @SalCamarena https://t.co/zKec0EsZP7

@ManuelGilAnton : Filantropía con dinero ajeno, visión educativa asociada al capricho, conflicto de intereses... ¿Más de lo mismo en la SEP? @El_Universal_Mx @Univ_Opinion @jcma23 @SergioDunstan @Profelandia @warkentin @jrisco @ricardomraphael @puigcarlos @SalCamarena https://t.co/zKec0EsZP7 (via Twitter http://twitter.com/ManuelGilAnton/status/1221085549433217025)

Do males get better GRE and SAT math scores because they specialize in scientific majors more?

I heard the males do better in Math and Science exams such as GRE, SAT, and ACT. I also heard that only 20% of females specialize in STEM. So is this the reason for the gender difference?

Submitted January 25, 2020 at 05:01AM by AngelsCreator https://ift.tt/30TNAir

We made a flashcard web app and it’s free

Hey,

We've built a flashcard web app, with a simple vision: free of clutter, free of charge, and one button to just go. Click and learn.

Why?

Imagine wanting to put a filter onto a selfie, and all you find is Photoshop. Awesome software, of course, and powerful, but also way too complicated for just a filter.

We’ve found that a lot of flashcard software is like that, with powerful analysis and whatnot, but we've also found that not everyone wants that. That's why we built one that’s not.

What we came up with? One single button that keeps you up to date, no matter what’s due. If you click it, you’ll pick up right where you left off. The engine takes care of what is best for you to study, and the UI makes sure you’re undistracted. No ads, no nonsense—just click and go.

Try it out, and if you have suggestions then, by all means, let us know!

Submitted January 25, 2020 at 02:23AM by Claus16 https://ift.tt/2OdDtQr

[High School Math and Physics] Students and Parents care about Grades and not about Learning. Thinking about trying a whole new Assessment Plan

Before I begin, I am not interested in a conversation about how I, you, or we "should be planning engaging lessons!" Yep, we should. But, the issue at hand exists no matter how engaging our lessons might be.

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The system rewards good grades. We all know this. In theory, good grades are awarded to students who have demonstrated that they have learned the material.

In practice, good grades more frequently depend on task completion and correct answers. Task completion and correct answers frequently have nothing to do with the amount that a student has learned.

My kids are obsessed with getting credit and will always choose the path of least resistance. I'm a math and Physics teacher, so that path often includes cheating using things like Photomath or any number of websites that will, for example, solve kinematics problems for you. They want credit on the immediate assignment. They act like they do not understand (it's possible they simply do not care) that a failure to learn the material when we're practicing it will result in low grades on future assessments. So, they'll cheat, copy, or get someone to hold their hand through every problem.

Let me pause for a moment and say that I recognize that this may be a "me problem." I'm definitely struggling this year. I have four preps and every day is an adventure trying to keep my ducks in a row and have four different lessons ready. My mental and physical health also isn't great right now. I also sponsor a really time-consuming after school club (I'm quitting it after this year). But, I have a feeling that this is happening on a wide scale. I know I'm not the only overworked teacher in the world.

I'm having a lot of trouble reaching my students this year, and I think that's related to the issue I'm talking about here. I really want to overhaul my entire assessment scheme.

I wonder if changing things up so that student practice is rewarded with credit for effort, rather than completion or correctness would help. I'm even kicking around the idea of something like giving my students a problem set with the solutions attached, but telling them they need to make sure that they can arrive at those solutions themselves without help. Would that help them internalize that self-sufficiency and understanding is what matters? Maybe. It would certainly take the focus off getting the right answer at all costs.

I'm also thinking about changing my formal assessments to de-emphasize "right answers" and to put more focus on understanding. Maybe making half the points on a test or quiz related to correctness and the other half related to a written or oral explanation of process for a selected problem or two.

During Midterms last month, it occurred to me that what I really wanted to do with my Honors Physics students was give each of them a one-on-one interview about Physics. Just have a conversation with them about what they knew and understood. I feel like that would give me a much more accurate understanding of what they've learned than their score on a traditional test. The problem, of course, is one of grading. I guess I could just use a checklist of topics?

What do you guys think? Anyone else feel like having to assign grades gets in the way of teaching and learning? Anyone have any assessment plans that they think accurately measure student learning that they'd like to share?

Submitted January 24, 2020 at 07:14PM by simowilkins https://ift.tt/37C324Y

What is the evidence that girls outperform boys in school?

I always hear this statement but I don't know what is the source for it. Does anybody know a reliable evidence that girls outperform boys in school?

Submitted January 24, 2020 at 07:30PM by AngelsCreator https://ift.tt/2RnxcmY

I'm just lost in life

All my life ive never paid attention to school never did homework and goof off my parents were drunks so I didn't get any help I was too afraid to ask teachers for help after 1 time a teacher told me you should have paid attention math is pretty much impossible for me I barely know my times tables in highschool I got with the wrong crowd and got expelled for marijuana in 10th grade and I've been a dropout ever since I'm 18 now and I doubt i can get a ged and I'm not sure if adult highschool would help since I have the education of a 5th grader any advice would be appreciated

Submitted January 24, 2020 at 06:01PM by M_y_t_hs https://ift.tt/37ruJO7

What do you guys think about integrating social media into classroom education?

While this video from Draw It Paint speaks of things outside the classroom. I want to propose a step further by thinking about ways of how to engage students, technology in hand.

Submitted January 24, 2020 at 03:35PM by Savings_University https://ift.tt/2uuWve1

Video about teamwork for kids

https://youtu.be/P8Co18-pQjI

Submitted January 24, 2020 at 08:38AM by wedsing85 https://ift.tt/30OKhZP

@ManuelGilAnton : Este libro surgió en el contexto del Curso sobre Educación Superior que cada año organiza el Seminario de la Educación Superior, SES, hoy ya Programa Universitario. El Curso fue coordinado por Jorge Martínez Stack @Stack2013 ¡Gracias colega! https://t.co/9Nf5mzuvgU

@ManuelGilAnton : Este libro surgió en el contexto del Curso sobre Educación Superior que cada año organiza el Seminario de la Educación Superior, SES, hoy ya Programa Universitario. El Curso fue coordinado por Jorge Martínez Stack @Stack2013 ¡Gracias colega! https://t.co/9Nf5mzuvgU (via Twitter http://twitter.com/ManuelGilAnton/status/1220730543903596544)

TEDx Talk: Why you thought school was a waste of time

Charlie Robinson shares his discovery of why thousands of young people are missing out on a complete education. Looking back on his fortuitous experience within youth organisations, he uncovers a three-point model which can be used to transform the future of the next generation.

Full disclosure - Charlie is a friend of mine, and the youth movement he speaks about is one that we attended together.

Interested to hear your thoughts!

Submitted January 24, 2020 at 03:16AM by KYGC2160 https://ift.tt/2tLwt69

Im interested in finding people to learn how to create a learning economy.

Anyone with progranming and website creation chops? Theres all these problems in the world. Economic woes, complexities, climate change, long boring unhelpful education etc etc. I believe they all exist because systems are not learning friendly. My idea is to create a platform to promote learning to adapt to all the problems in the world and the economy. All the structures will aid in learning. Id like to find some people who are willing to learn with me how to pull this off and nurture it to life.

Submitted January 24, 2020 at 12:56AM by Raziel3 https://ift.tt/36jsIC5

🇫🇷To my French learners out there, it's almost en of January, good job, hang on ! Plus I made some NEW CONTENT just for you, check it out 🇫🇷

Hey my little Frenchies !

My name is Mervine, and Reddit users keep amazing me every single day ! So many people trying their best selves, trying to make progress, learn new skills, especially language, and I’m glad I can contribute to your quest !

Last week I posted about who wants to be part of a French learning squad and I got mad love. Thank you so much for the kind support.

So this week I want to check up on everyone, see how you’re making progress, or what stopped you from starting yet.

Learning a new language is no different and it requires all the support you can use to help you go forward and not give up.

I was born and raised in France, I’m 36, and I decided to start teaching French online. I do this via my YouTube channel called « What The French ».

My goal is to give people value and free content they can save and share.

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• UPDATE : NEW FLASHCARDS on IG : 5-steps flashcards ! Now every day you will get a flashcard including :

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• expression of the day
• A short video with pronunciation help
• Phonetic help
• Translation
• Explanation

https://www.instagram.com/what\_the\_french\_official

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• PODCAST : La French Touch

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• This podcast aims to give you content you WILL be immersed in when you go to France or when you hang out around French people.
• As I’m typing this, it’s being approved by iTunes, so it will ba AVAILABLE ON ITUNES in a few days.
• You will get used to sounds, expressions, accents, abbreviations and slang.

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• STRUCTURE : 3-5 min intro, an interview (not every episode is an interview but more and more coming up !), and then 10-15 min review about what was discussed and words/expressions used.
• Link to the podcast on the Youtube channel :

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSkGo0wLiIl1T1RB6m7cOkLrdeEnl1Yzr

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• TUESDAY RAW : no editing, no fancy lighting or microphone sound. Just me. My phone. A short video. On any random topic. Most of the time on personal development, to help you make progress and keep moving forward.

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• Link to the series (only one episode as I’m typing this) :

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSkGo0wLiIl3m1BcKqWpGbr741GOolbSm

I create those flashcards so you can save them every single day. On January 1st 2021 you can have more than 360 valuable flashcards 🔥

I would love to make people learn French, it’s interesting, it has Latin roots so from a historical point of view, it’s very interesting. Of course there are exceptions, grammar rules, tenses, etc but on those channels I provide free content to SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS.

To wrap it up, if you want to learn French in a cool way, check these babies out and if you like the content, subscribe, follow and share, and leave comments so I can reply to your questions.

When you visit the YT channel, and enjoy the content, please show some love and support, SUBSCRIBE 🔥

• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmHw2ugbCIJ\_QAyWzBQoczA

I’m really looking forward to see you online. Mad love for 2020.

Mervine

Submitted January 23, 2020 at 10:19PM by mervinou https://ift.tt/3azOu8d