Freshman members of the Boston College men’s and women’s swim and dive program were allegedly forced to binge drink until they vomited and then consume their own vomit, according to new details SwimSwam reported regarding the hazing allegations that last week prompted college officials to suspend the program indefinitely. Earlier SwimSwam reported that some team members … Read more
Scholar and activist Ibram X. Kendi defended the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research, which he founded and directs, in a statement Friday after the center recently laid off more than half of its employees. In the aftermath of the layoffs of 19 of the center’s 36 staff members, former employees have publicly slammed the … Read more
From challenging parenting interactions to difficult discussions with teachers and students, hard conversations are part of a principal’s job. School leaders are always practicing the art of keeping their cool and their emotions in check. Recently in our Principal Life Facebook Group, we asked, “How do you keep your cool when a conversation turns tense, … Read more
What Is Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Learning Theory? by TeachThought Staff What did Vygotsky say about learning? “Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory of human learning describes learning as a social process and the origination of human intelligence in society or culture. The major theme of Vygotsky’s theoretical framework is that social interaction plays a fundamental role in the development … Read more
What we do know is that high-poverty schools face a bigger cliff, that more federal money won’t be forthcoming, and that school budgets will be shaped both by districts’ own financial decisions and those made by state politicians. How precisely this plays out could affect classrooms and students for years to come. Here, Chalkbeat offers … Read more
In a report released Thursday, Republicans on the House Education and Workforce Committee called for “strong federal protections,” which they say are needed to ensure that all college students can realize their rights to free speech. “The worst kept secret in American postsecondary education is the long-standing and pervasive degradation of First Amendment rights,” the … Read more
How does it feel for you to decipher written medical information? Auto-repair guidance? Directions in a challenging pastry recipe? If you don’t have experience in these areas, it can take a lot more effort to make sense of what you read, even if you’re easily able to decode all the words—but any background knowledge you … Read more
Leveraging Chatbots In Learning Management Systems Have you ever wondered about a universe where your questions are met with instant, tailored responses, regardless of the time or topic? If yes, then today it’s possible due to chatbots. When chatbots are built into Learning Management Systems (LMSs), you can get answers to your questions at any … Read more
by TeachThought Staff Many labels describe the ethos and characteristics of specific times in history. The Dark Ages. The Renaissance. The Age of Enlightenment. In a sign of the times, we’ve browsed, texted, and Google’d our way through the Information Age, using autocomplete search terms, algorithm-driven search results, and skimming search snippets to identify credible … Read more
Grades represent more than just content mastery. Many teachers factor in attendance, participation and effort in calculating a final grade. It’s possible that even math teachers are weighing soft skills more heavily with the increasing popularity of social-emotional learning. Or, perhaps high schools have watered down the content in math courses and students are genuinely … Read more