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fromBuzzFeed
2 days ago

35 Teachers Are Sharing The "Basic" Things Students Apparently Cannot Do Themselves Anymore

Teachers report students increasingly lack basic life skills and foundational academic abilities, from self-care tasks to fundamental math and writing, with administrative support often undermining academic standards.
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Education
fromThe Atlantic
4 months ago

Americans Are Getting Much Dumber

American student achievement declined sharply since about 2013, with rising reading failure and low standardized-test scores linked to lower standards and digital distractions.
fromNature
9 months ago

How to spot suspicious papers: a sleuthing guide for scientists

The sleuthing community is growing. And this will be the essential handbook.
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History
fromOpen Culture
9 months ago

The World's Oldest Homework: A Look at Babylonian Math Homework from 4,000 Years Ago

Homework is becoming less fashionable in some educational circles, but it does not indicate a decline in educational standards.
History
fromMedievalists.net
10 months ago

Peer-review: The Good, The Bad, and The Amusing, with Tina Sessa and Marion Kruse - Medievalists.net

The peer-review process in the humanities is vital for academic integrity and can be optimized through constructive feedback.
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