I'm a fan of historical movies. And when I look at movies and TV shows over the past few years - Elizabeth I, The Tudors, John Adams, Rome, even 300 - it looks like I'm not alone. Obviously, though, the primary ...
I'm a fan of historical movies. And when I look at movies and TV shows over the past few years - Elizabeth I, The Tudors, John Adams, Rome, even 300 - it looks like I'm not alone. Obviously, though, the primary ...
Walk through any elementary school, and you might see wide variations in the styles of the teachers there. You'll probably find some that are more strict, some that are more friendly, and some that allow their students to call them by ...
In September 2006, Maclean's magazine (which might be considered Canada's version of Time Magazine) ran a cover story with a provocative title: "Homework is Killing Kids (and it's not making them any smarter either)." Inside was an interview with ...
On a recent episode of Family Anatomy entitled The Anatomy of Gender, Dr. Brian and I discussed our experience with gender roles and some of the implications related to research in this area. An interesting study from the University ...
Yesterday, I wrote about the impact of sleep problems on school achievement. Performance stress can also interfere with test results. Some researchers have theorized that ...
Have you been in a classroom lately? Like many offices, the typical classroom is lit by fluorescent bulbs. Many of us probably know someone at work who prefers the incandescent lamp on their desk to the overhead fluorescents used in most office buildings. In ...
New research being conducted at Ohio State University suggests that university students who regularly use Facebook have lower grade point averages than those who do not use the service. Researchers surveyed 102 undergrads and 117 graduate students, ...
Hot on the heels of last week's story about U.K. teachers who believe that parents are failing to provide their kids with basic skills, the Telegraph reports that a U.K. government study is recommending ...
Teachers in the U.K. are concerned that parents are failing their children. In a talk at the annual conference of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, Mary Bousted said that children are arriving at school without being able ...
A study published in the current issue of School Psychology Quarterly looked at predictors of academic success for minority, low-income, urban elementary school students. Despite their hardships, students in this group are often able to achieve positive school results. Social-emotional competence was a significant factor in predicting success; this includes the ability to understand and ...
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