#Students

I watch these events unfold as an educator. Specifically, a white educator of mostly white students. I think about how we've been complicit in creating the conditions that led to
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HI EXCUSE ME, I just found out the the prof for this online course I’m taking *died in 2019* and he’s technically still giving classes since he’s *literally my prof
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A thread on a chronological KS3 English curriculum, to spark debate: 1. Nothing wrong with teaching chronology. But why not a timeline on the wall or in student books, adding
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It's really nice that parents of Wake County Schools are learning this important news from the local news instead of, you know, a simple courtesy email (like the dozens of
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Metro Nashville Schools are set to kick off the school year on Aug. 4. Nearby Wilson and Sumner counties? August 3. Williamson is slated for Aug. 7.Here is some news
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In support of new “free speech” legislation today, Gavin Williamson writes that he was "shocked by the findings of a recent study by King’s College, that found a quarter of
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Processing today: I took 2 fully online APSI courses this summer. Here are my takeaways as it relates to being a "student" in an online class. 1. Do not make
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Relieved about #ALevelResults U-turn but make no mistake: the grading scandal has *already hurt* many students who have already had an impossible year.Students facing the biggest barriers to higher education
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THREAD: ‘Tis the season for final project and assignments, which inevitably comes with emails from students asking for extensions for various reasons. This year in particular, a lot of people
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As a professor I avoid the phrase "in the real world" as much as possible. There's a number of reasons for this:1. In general I think it undercuts the importance
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The American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) just issued a statement on Diversity: https://www.arce.org/arces-statement-racial-and-cultural-diversityThis statement is partially in response to a call for such a letter issued by five Black
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A few years ago I was asked to re-write a Finance Law unit and then teach it. It was educational. Market manipulation is a crime, but the most serious prosecution
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I'm thinking about how education has failed so miserably during this pandemic, and it makes me think of how it's connected to the general American habit of refusing to advance
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A message to Wichita’s senior athletes in fall sports:I’m sorry.I’m sorry that your hopes of a title, your dreams of a college scholarship, your plans to play with your family
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One of my biggest takeaways from CERN HST 2015 was a lecture/discussion realization. We sat through many really long talks, often akin to torture. Except one. It was an antimatter
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Med students (especially those applying FM!) please let me know if you have application questions or want me to glance at your personal statement (for free). I’m not sure I’d
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