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Scheduling Study Time Using Online Calendars

usMany of our students ask, “How do I make time to study and complete homework?” These students are understandably overwhelmed: Classes take up 35 hours a week. Most students also balance hours of sports, extracurricular activities, home lives, and work responsibilities. Making time between ...

 

Why Can’t My Student Just Memorize History?

The aphorism "Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it" doesn’t refer to students retaking history courses during summer or later semesters. Instead, it warns us not to ignore historical trends and the influence of past events on the context of our current decisions. Future ...

 

Scaffolding: The Importance of Well-Built Lesson Plans

Let’s say you have two options: you can either learn something new or build on what you already know. For example, let’s say you’re already adept at drawing, and you’re considering learning to paint or learning to herd sheep. If you choose to learn to paint, you’d be starting with a ...

 

Coronalinguistics

Flour flies off shelves to meet the quaranbaking demands, social media news feeds become the go-to place to doomscroll, creative projects ensue as part of our coronacation, all as we adjust with what some deem the coronapocalypse. Nearly every aspect of our lives has been impacted by the ...

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