We should all be given time off work at age 40 to take a class on elder care.” I was preparing for a lecture in the science curriculum at a local high school when I read Rauch’s article.

We teach students "old physics" first for a number of valid reasons, the most important being that it works. Multiple images of The Pip going down a slide, composite from video using the Motion ...

Why do we teach history? Behind the curriculum debates lurks a deeper question about what it means to form citizens. From the Editors in the November 17, 2021 issue. Share Share on Twitter Share on ...

Why Do We Teach Poetry? Poet and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1932 and 1953 and of the National Book Award and the Bollingen Prize in 1953, ...

It’s always been a struggle to teach history in a way that resonates with students—especially when we can’t agree on why we should. Sure, We Teach History. But Do We Know Why It's Important?

I tell my students that I do not teach math. I teach them new ways to think, new ways to detect and utilize patterns that will make them more successful at ...

How many remember what a polynomial function is? Some of my friends have asked me, quite honestly and bluntly, why do we teach algebra in school? “I’ve never used algebra ...

Why We Should Teach Less, Not More A heavy teaching load has nothing to do with pedagogical insight, really, but rather with real or perceived budget woes. By Hollis Phelps November 16, 2015.

Brain Matters Why do we play? Rats can teach us how it improves mental health. A study revealed activity in a brain region in rats as they played; it may help to develop therapies for children who ...