Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

But in 2006, he gained recognition for something that no other TED speaker in history has done. So, why then is personalized learning a non-negotiable? A huge misconception amongst adults, according to Robinson, is that kids don’t like to learn. On the contrary, “my conviction is that kids love to learn.

Learning 161

Learning Dropout Industry STEM 161

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

And I was describing to them that, “We got here with a long-term commitment to stay on a course of — really, if you want to call it, progressive education, but trying to really stay focused on trying to educate kids for lifelong learning, not just simply to build a transcript to take some test and to be able to walk across a stage.”

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Dropout Company Twitter Maker Movement 266

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

In meetings with his academic adviser during the second semester of his freshman year, Robinson said he learned that though his GPA was solid, the school’s computer algorithm saw trouble. For more stories about education, opportunity, and how people learn subscribe to the Educate podcast. Earning a profit. It wasn’t always this way.

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Data Dropout Company Report 108

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 29, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Shanaes Akhtar first heard about Pathways in Technology Early College High (P-TECH) as a middle schooler. Subscribe today!

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Industry Social Media Trends Report 63

EdNews Daily

MARCH 6, 2020

It didn’t take me long to learn that if I wanted to succeed as an educator, I would have to learn on the job. I want to share what I have learned over time. What I have learned has come from personal experience – over time and by reading and listening to others in the field. The vast majority said they weren’t.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

As he and his wife, Jennifer, walked into the parking lot outside the E E Butler Center in Gainesville, Georgia, that day in 2006, the two could picture a different future for Caleb. Ten years later, the couple sat across a wooden table from Caleb, now 16, a high school dropout and, as of September, survivor of a suicide attempt.

Education 81

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 81