Tag: The Conversation
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Flint’s water crisis is a blatant example of environmental injustice
Robert D. Bullard, Texas Southern University Many observers see race and class as factors in Flint, Michigan’s drinking water crisis. Earlier this week Flint’s mayor, Karen ... -
How should kids learn English Through Old MacDonald’s or Ali Baba’s farm?
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts are ... -
How to turn lecturers into good university teachers
Lynn Quinn, Rhodes University and Jo-Anne Vorster, Rhodes University Traditionally, it has been assumed that, once an academic holds a Master’s degree or PhD in their ... -
Here’s why immigrant students perform poorly
Molly McManus, University of Texas at Austin Immigrant students in the United States consistently perform worse academically than nonimmigrant students. This achievement gap is evident as ... -
There’s a new addiction on campus: Problematic Internet Use (PIU)
Susan M. Snyder, Georgia State University; Jennifer E. O’Brien, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, and Wen Li, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill ... -
A dean’s plea: let students discover knowledge without pressure to impress
Joann McKenna, Bentley University Is today’s competitive environment making high school students pursue a polished resume and not their passion? As a university vice president and ... -
Which countries must do more to help children who fall behind at school?
Gijsbert Stoet, University of Glasgow Many of the world’s leading economies can do more to help struggling teenagers to get a better level of education that ... -
Why commencement still matters
Ben Keppel, University of Oklahoma We have entered one of the most pleasant rites of spring and summer – commencement season. As a teacher at the ... -
Is your child taking a test? When is the right time?
Francesca Gino, Harvard Business School Standardized tests have become the primary tool for determining a student’s academic ability. Legislators and administrators use test data to evaluate ... -
Guns on campus: there will be no artist or doctor once the trigger is pulled
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts are ...
