Gallup: Majority of Teachers 'Not Engaged' With Their Jobs
A recent Gallup poll shows that just 30 percent of teachers are "actively engaged" at work, and that their less-engaged colleagues account for 2.3 million missed workdays every year.
A recent Gallup poll shows that just 30 percent of teachers are "actively engaged" at work, and that their less-engaged colleagues account for 2.3 million missed workdays every year.
A new study raises question about whether schools should be doing more to teach noncognitive traits.
Animal ownership may be associated with increased social skills in children with autism, according to a recent study, which might be a win for the class pet.
In her new book "The Teaching Brain," Vanessa Rodriguez discusses approaching teaching as an interaction, the five awarenesses of good teachers, and the downside to "quick fixes" based on brain science.
In a roundtable conversation, accomplished educators explore the question of what makes a great. And researchers have some ideas of their own.
A study on the "Pygmalion Effect" shows that the higher a teacher's expectations of a student, the more likely they are to succeed in school.
Children can learn empathy through reading fiction and identifying with characters in a story, a new study concludes.
When students never learn to read cursive, they lose access to any historical documents that haven't been typed up, experts say.
Children who decide for themselves how to spend their time have more highly-developed executive function, according to a study.
When researchers asked study participants to reflect on what they had just learned, their performance increased the next time they returned to the material.
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