I am an emergency medicine physician in an inner-city emergency department, and I would like to start by stating a simple truth: coronavirus is not going away any time soon.
Source: If you don’t want to wear a mask, come to work with me
“Movies That Can Teach the Teachers” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
Four educators share movies or shows that have helped them become betters, including the importance of nurturing students’ passions and lifting up student voice.
Source: “Movies That Can Teach the Teachers” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
Standardized tests don’t fairly gauge students’ intellects
Like 1.5 million students each year, I recently took the SAT. I sat in a room for three hours, reading passages, correcting grammar, solving math problems and bubbling my answers.
Now, I’ll wait two weeks until I get my scores back. They are supposed to indicate whether I am “ready” for college or not. While some colleges are test-optional, the vast majority of colleges require standardized tests like the SAT or ACT for admission. Standardized testing is a staple in high schoolers’ lives.
Until 1994, SAT stood for “Scholastic Aptitude Test.” However, amid criticism that the SAT was not truly an aptitude test, the College Board (the body which designs and administers the test) changed the name to “Scholastic Assessment Test.” (After further challenges, the College Board has now decided that SAT doesn’t stand for anything at all). The SAT is not an aptitude test. The College Board admits it does not reflect students’ innate ability or talent.
Source: Standardized tests don’t fairly gauge students’ intellects
Anne Helen Petersen on Burnout and Millennials’ Childhood – The Atlantic
Anne Helen Petersen, the author of the new book Can’t Even, traces some of a generation’s malaise back to its upbringing.
Source: Anne Helen Petersen on Burnout and Millennials’ Childhood – The Atlantic
Teachers contend with stress as distance learning endures – Daily News
After a two-week sprint to set up her online classroom, a weekend spent in 100-degree lines and coming home to yet another argument between her three children, Lorraine Quinones shut her bedroom door, threw herself onto her bed and sobbed into her pillow.
Source: Teachers contend with stress as distance learning endures – Daily News
Is It Time For The Internet To Be A School-Managed Public Utility?
School has opened across the country, but in many districts that means class via internet—if those students are among those fortunate enough to have access to fast, large-capacity internet connections.
How many aren’t connected? The answer is that nobody’s exactly sure.
Source: Is It Time For The Internet To Be A School-Managed Public Utility?