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Student behavior is 'massively' better with no-phones policy
Students behave better and learn more when smartphones are banned.
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 131 min read
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Misbehavior is worse, say educators
Student misbehavior is up and motivation is down: 2024 is worse than 2023.
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 101 min read
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Students need clear expectations, honest feedback
If schools can't hold students accountable, nobody's going to learn anything.
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 72 min read
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Only the education-rich can afford laissez-faire schools
Monogamy is "outdated," Troubled author Rob Henderson's Yale classmate told him. She's been raised in a stable, two-parent family and...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 1, 20242 min read
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Post-Covid kids are unfocused, poorly behaved and -- surprise! -- learning less
Student behavior hasn't recovered from the pandemic, says a federal survey of public schools.
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 24, 20241 min read
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Why I quit teaching: Pay was OK, but not the loss of autonomy
Ben Stein quit teaching after 20 years as a teacher and coach in the West Des Moines school district, he writes on USA Today. He was...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 2, 20242 min read
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