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Could phonics solve California’s reading crisis? Inside the push for sweeping changes
California’s reading wars may finally be over. After decades of debate over how to teach reading, a new bill aims to use ...
How an Apache language teacher found herself on a Kevin Costner film set
Aurelia Bullis was working as a bus driver and a teacher at a local Head Strat when she saw a sign recruiting for an Apache ...
India Today on MSN10d
90s cartoon legends we want back after Lilo & Stitch's return. Reload the nostalgia
Bring them back, please! With Disney's Lilo Stitch returning as a live-action film in 2025, we're looking back at nostalgic ...
Chatbots will be able to teach children TWICE as fast as teachers in the next 10 years, expert says
Chatbots will be able to teach children more than twice as fast as teachers can within the next decade, the so-called ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat17d
A Last Word Encore: Enter the PD’s write-a-caption contest
Write a caption or vote for your favorite entries in the Last Word write-a-caption contest. Write a caption or vote for your favorite entries in the Last Word write-a-caption contest. We reached ...
The Daily Dot22d
Teacher covers herself in peanut butter to teach her class a lesson about the importance of words
“The point of the lesson is to add detail and be descriptive in writing,” she notes. “Words are so important and can easily change the meaning of what we’re saying. That’s why I was so ...
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Here’s how to teach your children good manners gradually
It’s not enough to tell your children to be nice, you also have to demonstrate polite words and actions. Even in difficult moments. Do a little teaching in every social situation that includes your ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat24d
The Last Word: Enter the PD’s write-a-caption contest
Write a caption or vote for your favorite entries. How to enter the Last Word: If you’re on our website, scroll down to write a caption for the cartoon above by Gary Varvel. Captions must ...
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Man, wife apologise to Tamale Teaching Hospital doctors over defamatory social media claims
A man and his wife have publicly apologised to two senior doctors at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH ... more responsible and discerning with my words and actions,” he added.
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Words introduced or popularized by cartoons
The way words enter dictionaries are often a reflection of the times, with certain words becoming popular for resonating with the general public. Cartoons, in particular, have managed to introduce ...
Winnipeg Free Press28d
The Holocaust 80 years later — teaching its history
In other words, according to this thinking, all Jews are fair targets for Israel’s perceived transgressions. By teaching students more about the Holocaust, antisemitism and racism, the new ...
Education Week29d
The Best Ways to Teach Word Problems So All Students Understand
But making word problems too basic or easy, or teaching students specific “hacks” to solve a word problem, doesn’t work, either, experts say. In every word problem, there are three things ...