Joanne Jacobs
‘Lofi’ tunes help teens study
Today’s students don’t like to study in silence. A new kind of internet radio known as “lo-fi hip-hop” or “chillhop” is helping students...
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Joanne Jacobs
Apr 4, 20181 min read
Teach ‘science of learning’ to teachers
Teaching teachers the “basic science of learning” probably would improve teaching and student outcomes, writes Dan Willingham in...
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 7, 20172 min read
If at first you fail the test …
When students are allowed to retake tests for a better grade, what do they learn? Julie Scagell, a Minnesota mother, wonders if her...
Joanne Jacobs
May 28, 20172 min read
How your brain beats Google
Google is all very well, but you still need your brain, writes cognitive scientist Dan Willingham in the New York Times. The more you...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 22, 20171 min read
Foreign students: U.S. schools are easy
Two-thirds of foreign-exchange students say U.S. high schools are “much easier” than schools in their home countries, writes Tom Loveless...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 11, 20172 min read
Learn Better by doing
Learning is a skill, writes Ulrich Boser in his new book, Learn Better. People “know” a lot about teaching learning that just isn’t so,...
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