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The college admissions essay is absurd, unfair and cringe
The college essay favors students who know how to exaggerate their adversity and fake humility.
Joanne Jacobs
2 days ago2 min read
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'Give yourself a break' is bad advice: Do difficult things!
Young people need to believe they can do difficult things. Don't tell them they're fragile.
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 62 min read
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It's great if kids like math, but can they do math?
K-8 students will "manipulate shapes, animals and algebraic formulas to build foundational understanding of math" on a new math platform...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 20, 20242 min read
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You may already be a loser!
American kids have too much self-esteem, argues Bill Maher.
Joanne Jacobs
May 25, 20241 min read
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Ethnomath: Will kids learn more math if it's culturally relevant?
In an attempt to make math "more engaging and inclusive," some teachers are teaching what's called ethnomathematics, writes Hechinger's...
Joanne Jacobs
May 23, 20242 min read
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