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It’s Time To Unlearn & Relearn Learning

EdNews Daily

Our innate capacity to learn, to think, to create, and adapt endowed us with the evolutionary advantages necessary to become one of the most successful organisms on the planet. We know that labeling and stratifying children are a disservice to both the individual and the educational system. (6). ii) Post-colonial cultural quagmire.

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Edtech, Equity, and Innovation: A Critical Look in the Mirror

Digital Promise

In our current education system, we continue to see gaps in graduation rates and unequal access to high-quality public schools. When schools persistently graduate less than half of their students of color and students with disabilities, we call those schools dropout factories. These basic tenets can guide our stance: 1.

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Kids Don’t Fail, Schools Fail Kids: Sir Ken Robinson on the 'Learning Revolution'

Edsurge

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. Rather, “it’s the construct of school” that beats a love to learn out of students, he says. Sir Ken Robinson.

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How Childhood Experiences Contribute to the Education-Health Link

Digital Promise

It is critical to ensure that children have positive learning experiences while they are still young so that they can achieve educational success. But abuse, neglect, poverty and related stressful exposures can put children at risk for problems with healthy cognitive, social and emotional development, which can interfere with learning.

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Why we should all think about the gamification of education

Neo LMS

The educational system as we know it needs a revamp. The educational system needs to be restructured. There are many reasons behind high dropout rates , but many seem to stream from the same sources. There are many reasons behind high dropout rates , but many seem to stream from the same sources.

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Most Popular EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2019

Edsurge

High School Dropout. The title of Anthony Johnson’s book explains why he’s an unlikely educator: it’s called “High School Dropout to Teacher of the Year.” How to Move From Digital Substitution to ‘Deeper Learning’. New Book Takes a Fresh Look at ‘How Humans Learn.’. A Bored Student Hacked His School’s Systems.

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Acceleration Academies Appoints Kelli Campbell as New Chief Executive Officer

eSchool News

“Kelli has a track record of strong leadership in the EdTech industry, established relationships with K-12 school districts, and success in private equity value creation. Students receive a dedicated social and emotional support system to remove impediments that have caused them to struggle in a traditional setting.

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