For Teachers
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Stan Jastrzebski

The Stuff of Students

The end of the school year means the cleaning out of cubbies, and lockers... and dorm rooms and apartments. Fortunately, many students no longer bring their stuff straight to the Dumpster.

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Teaching students how to learn

Everyone has a pet theory on how to improve public education: more money, better curriculum, testing for accountability, teacher incentives, technology. But those who study the brain have their own ideas for improving how kids learn: focus on teaching kids how to learn.

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NPR Ed

Teaching Our Children Well

If we’re lucky, we go through our school years having one, maybe two – possibly more! - teachers whose positive influence changed, or helped change, the trajectory of our lives. 

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