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Universities Not Offering Face-to-Face Teaching Should Cut Fees: UK Minister
British universities that are not returning to face-to-face teaching should not charge the full fees, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said on Tuesday. As all COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted in England and most such curbs have been scrapped in Scotland and Wales, the government has advised universities to bring back face-to-face lectures and lessons, but…
Teachers Should Teach—Not Indoctrinate
Commentary Controversial topics come up at school all the time. This is to be expected, particularly in high school classrooms. To be truly educated, students need to grapple with difficult issues such as climate change, LGBTQ rights, abortion, international conflicts, and many other topics. Teachers play a vital role in helping students become critical thinkers….
Never Give Up: Tears and Triumph Over Long Division
Third grade–we all remember it–some memories are good, others, not so much, but one thing that many of us remember is math. Already a huge transitional grade, it’s also a school year in which many new concepts are introduced, and no subject introduces more new concepts than math. As a third-grade teacher for 10 years,…
LA School District Will Offer Full-Day, On-Campus Instruction This Fall
May 24, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Unified will offer all students the choice of returning to full-time instruction on campus this fall, although distance learning will also be available, school district officials announced May 24. Superintendent Austin Beutner said he expects the vast majority of students, teachers and staff to be at school every day starting in August,…
Teaching Children History: Q&A With John De Gree, founder of The Classical Historian
Ensuring our children are given a solid education in history is becoming an ever-pressing issue. I recently asked John De Gree, founder of the history curriculum company, The Classical Historian, about his thoughts on and tips for teaching history. Here’s what he said. The Epoch Times: What inspired you to dedicate yourself to teaching history?…
7 Simple Strategies for Teaching Young Children to Read
The most foundational building block of a person’s education is learning to read. One who can read well can learn virtually anything. Parents tend to assume that teaching their children to read is difficult—something only a professional educator could accomplish. Many parents consider teaching a child to read the job of the teacher, not the…
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