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Cheating Because the Stakes Are So Low

Steve Nelson | Posted 11.12.2012 | Home
Read More: Stuyvesant High School, Harvard University, Rote Learning, Ayn Rand, Cheating, Academic Pressure, Higher Education, Academic Dishonesty, Harvard Cheating Scandal, Cheating Scandals, Home News
Steve Nelson

The incidence of cheating is lowest when students or citizens perceive that they are members of an interdependent community, but that's not, sadly, today's America.

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Where's the Answer Bubble for 'It Depends'?

Steve Nelson | Posted 10.06.2012 | Home
Read More: Critical Thinking, Education, Education Reform, James Baldwin, Testing and Accountability, Rote Learning, Home News
Steve Nelson

In every discipline, the most powerful learning comes when students are invited to inhabit someone else's perspective as a means to deeper understanding.

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Why Your Kid Isn't Creative

Rick Newman | Posted 06.25.2012 | Parents
Read More: Creativity, Public Schools, Jonah Lehrer, Education, Rote Learning, Memorization, Standardized Tests, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, Failure, How Creativity Works, How to Be Creative, Rebounders, Parenting Advice, Parents News
Rick Newman

Give kids the freedom to discover something they truly love, while making sure they know it takes diligence and grit to succeed at their passion.

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The Global Search for Education: India Time

C. M. Rubin | Posted 08.21.2011 | Home
Read More: Education News, Global Education, Sridhar Rajagopalan, The Global Search for Education, Mumbai Schools, Misconceptions Research, PISA Test, India Time, Bob Compton, Schools in India, Poverty in Schools, Rote Learning, Two Million Minutes, Student Assessment, Educational Initiatives, Mindspark, The Real Alice in Wonderland Book, C. M. Rubin, Home News
C. M. Rubin

"Our problems right now in India are different to those of more developed nations. India has a poor education system. However, our society values education more than anything."

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Rote Memorization: Overrated or Underrated?

Justin Snider | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: BAM Radio Network, Vladimir Nabokov, Arne Duncan, Rote Learning, Rae Pica, Joan Almon, Standardized Testing, Amy Chua, Rote Memorization, Daniel Willingham, Education, Egypt, Home News
Justin Snider

Among the countless catchphrases that educators generally despise are "drill-'n-kill" and "rote memorization." In keeping with their meanings, both sound terrifically unpleasant.

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