Beyond “Electronic Flashcards”

February 1, 2026

Beyond “Electronic Flashcards”: A Conversation with Gary Stager

Computers in classrooms may have the potential to radicall…

5 months ago

How to Kill Kids’ Interest in Reading

January 15, 2026

How to Kill Kids’ Interest in Reading

Surveys reveal that fewer children and adults are reading for pleasure. This might b…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Who Gets to Decide? – Part 2

January 1, 2026

Who Gets to Decide? – Part 2

Intellectually vibrant classrooms are distinguished by teachers who do a lot more asking than …

6 months ago

Who Gets to Decide? – Part 1

December 15, 2025

Who Gets to Decide? – Part 1

An impressive body of research shows that people of all ages – including students in classro…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

The Curious Case of the Incurious Children

December 1, 2025

The Curious Case of the Incurious Children

A Conversation with Susan Engel

Everyone agrees that it’s good to be curious, b…

7 months ago

It’s Not Just You

November 15, 2025

It’s Not Just You

The most popular initiatives in education tend to be strategies for “fixing the kids.” A focus on the d…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Making Kids Work a Second Shift

November 1, 2025

Making Kids Work a Second Shift

Too often the debate over homework is restricted to its quantity — or, at best, its qualit…

8 months ago

A.I., as in Anti-Intellectual

October 15, 2025

A.I., as in Anti-Intellectual

People who express concern about the use of AI in schools often focus on how it allows stude…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Death by Civics

October 1, 2025

Death by Civics

A Conversation with Joel Westheimer About the Role of Education in Democratic Life

Suppose you wanted you…

9 months ago

The Failure of Failure

September 15, 2025

The Failure of Failure

The notion that kids today have it too easy and would benefit from more experiences with failure …

9 months, 2 weeks ago