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The why
This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. I’m not going to wade into the arguments for and against Common Core, but there was one aspect that I really liked about it. Part of Common Core focused on the why. In…
Hope endures
This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. There was a study done in the 50s that found out that rats left unaided in water will drown in a few minutes because they feel hopeless. However, if they know there is…
The forgetting curve
This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. Ebbinghaus’ forgetting curve was postulated in the late 19th century by the German Psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus. He tested his memory to see when he started to forget things he has learned. After he…
With virtual learning, the question is high quality vs low quality, not online learning, yes or no
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