Education

Beautiful Questions: “How Humans Learn” and the Future of Education
“‘How Humans Learn’ is a splendid repository of ways to rethink how we teach college.” Ryan Boyd reviews Joshua R. Eyler’s new book.
Ryan BoydMay 27, 2019
- Education
- Remaking the University
Life, Liberty, and Advanced Placement for All
AP tests are overdetermined by liberal ideology that dates back to the 18th century, much of which doesn't meet the diverse needs of 21st-century students.
Annie AbramsMay 23, 2019
- Education
Learning from Our Teachers: The Education Strikes of 2018
An analysis of the success of teachers’ strikes shows how the left can win.
Adam SzetelaMay 23, 2019
- Education
- Politics
Beyond the Counterculture: Rethinking College in the ’60s
Mark Garrett Cooper and John Marx review John Thelin’s “Going to College in the Sixties.”
John Marx, Mark Garrett CooperMay 13, 2019
The History of English and the Pedagogy of Belonging
Seth Lerer reflects on a lifetime of teaching the history of the English language.
Seth LererApr 23, 2019
Classroom Management: Simon Sinek, ClassDojo, and the Nostalgia Industry
How social media in the classroom trains students to be corporate over-achievers.
Grafton TannerJan 28, 2019
- Education
- Science & Technology
What’s Wrong with Our Schools and What Can We Do About It?
A manifesto for overcoming educational inequality in America’s schools.
Paul F. CumminsJan 20, 2019
- Education
- Politics
Why Are Conservatives So Afraid of Higher Education?
A book predicting the imminent threat to American civilization from its own universities is only the latest rewrite of an old falsehood.
Paul W. GleasonJan 8, 2019
- Education
- Politics
Sneaker Money
Connor Goodwin on "University of Nike," Joshua Hunt's look at how companies like Nike control institutions of higher learning.
Connor GoodwinDec 26, 2018
Students Want to Write Well; We Don’t Let Them
Ryan Boyd reviews John Warner’s new manifesto for the writing classroom.
Ryan BoydNov 20, 2018
- Education
AWP on the Brink
AWP’s recently terminated director of Conferences outlines the dangers facing the organization.
Christian TeresiNov 12, 2018
- Education
Himmler’s Antiquity
Alison C. Traweek discusses the racist origins of classics as a discipline.
Alison C. TraweekOct 18, 2018