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The Adversity Score Is a Poor Fix for a Problematic Test Erraticus Image by Ben Mullins
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The ‘Adversity Score’ Is a Poor Fix for a Problematic Test

May 29, 2019April 30, 2021 7 min read Leigh Patel Inequality, Racism, Schooling

The SAT adversity score will be an inadequate remedy for a test that has been inequitable and dubious from the start.

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Education Essays 

‘Schools of Character’ Demonstrate a Path to Education Reform

January 12, 2019April 3, 2021 10 min read Heather Cazad Character, Empathy, Schooling

In the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting, a grieving parent becomes an education reformer, champions “Schools of Character.”

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Montessori Schools Empower Kids Socially Erraticus Image by Mi Pham
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Education Ideas 

Montessori Schools Let Kids Choose Their Own Work

September 27, 2018June 1, 2020 5 min read Susan Feez Montessori, Schooling

Montessori schools maintain that children who freely chose their activities build their self-discipline and ability to concentrate.

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Education Ideas 

Steiner Schools Foster Creativity, Capability, and Resiliency

September 10, 2018June 3, 2020 4 min read Tao Bak Schooling

Steiner schools, known for their artistic and holistic approach to education, are expanding all over the world, but are they as effective as traditional schools?

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Education Essays 

First Impressions of an Unschooling School

April 12, 2018March 27, 2021 13 min read Jeffrey Howard Emotional Intelligence, Schooling, Unschooling

Envision a school that is not compulsory or coercive, that is a completely student-directed educational environment, whose primary aim is to develop emotionally intelligent children who can live meaningful lives.

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“Pragmatism, on the other hand, asks its usual question. ‘Grant an idea or belief to be true,’ it says, ‘what concrete difference will its being true make in anyone’s actual life? How will the truth be realized? What experiences will be different from those which would obtain if the belief were false? What, in short, is the truth’s cash-value in experiential terms?'” — William James

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