Should College Material Come with a Trigger Warning?
It's one thing to get a little squeamish at the sight of blood in your bio class. But what if your college reality included a panic attack, blacking out, hyperventilating, screaming in a classroom, and...
View ArticleWhy Daydreaming and Distractions Can Help Us Learn
In high school, Benedict Carey learned that the best study habits required a dedicated, quiet space to learn, rote memorization, and lots of self-discipline.After a somewhat disastrous first year of...
View ArticleThe Challenges of a Youth Complicated by Poverty
High school student Jairo Gomez didn't always think his family was poor.“I used to think of my family as middle class," said Jairo. "We used to go out to eat sometimes and I could ask for clothes. But...
View ArticleThe Changing Definition of a Dictionary: Merriam-Webster Charts a New Course...
What is the dictionary definition of the word "dictionary"? If you flip open Merriam-Webster, you'll find several entries:A reference book that contains words listed in alphabetical order and that...
View ArticleTake Note: Use A Pen and Power Down The Laptop
Not too long ago, there was a time when students sat in college classrooms, listened to instructors, and took notes with a pen and a piece of paper.But those days represent ancient history for most...
View Article[Unedited] Adele Diamond with Krista Tippett
What Adele Diamond is learning about the brain challenges basic assumptions in modern education. Her work is scientifically illustrating the educational power of things like play, sports, music,...
View ArticleAdele Diamond — Learning, Doing, Being: A New Science of Education [remix]
What Adele Diamond is learning about the brain challenges basic assumptions in modern education. Her work is scientifically illustrating the educational power of things like play, sports, music,...
View ArticleHow Children Succeed
Many believe a child’s success is based on intelligence and that those who score highest on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs, will succeed in school and in life. Paul Tough argues that the...
View ArticleFour Hours to Learn Anything
Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Chef, talks about rapid learning, and how he learned to be a chef in just four hours.
View ArticleRepeat After Me
There is a phenomenon whereby, as soon as you start thinking about something, you see it everywhere.I started thinking about repetition when Radiolab asked me to address a listener’s comment from the...
View ArticleSaving Our Students from Ourselves
In a recent conversation with a colleague I admitted I've been having doubts about myself as a teacher. We began discussing ways of learning; we'd clearly had different experiences. I was sure I...
View ArticleTalk: Exploring the Role of the City's Public Libraries
From help learning computer skills, to mastering English as a Second Language, the city’s public libraries are playing a bigger role in their communities. That’s the finding of a recent study by the...
View ArticleOpen Phones: If Only There Were a Class ...
We asked recently about classes you could teach -- now we want to know what class you haven't seen offered that you'd like to take. What knowledge or skills are you missing you'd like to take a class...
View ArticleGetting the Bearings
Over a decade ago, I was a Radio Rookie myself. A lot has happened since then -- high school, college, and various jobs -- but I recently found myself drawn back to radio as an intern. Throughout the...
View ArticleState of the Re:Union: Back to the Basics
Broadcast times: Saturday at 6am on 93.9FM, 2pm on AM820. Sunday at 7am and 8pm on AM820.In this American Graduate special, State of the Re:Union takes a closer look at school, community, and the drop...
View ArticleQ&A: How to Slow the Summer Slide
While the summer months generally signal a time for rest and relaxation, some parents might consider mixing in some study time for their kids. That’s because children are at risk of losing anywhere...
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[Unedited] Keith Devlin with Krista Tippett
Keith Devlin is a mathematician and executive director of H-STAR at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Krista Tippett spoke with him on July 11, 2013. This interview is included in our show...
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Keith Devlin — The Joy of Math: Learning and What It Means To Be Human
Mathematical equations are like sonnets says Keith Devlin. What most of us learn in school, he says, doesn’t begin to convey what mathematics is. And technology may free more of us to discover the...
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[Unedited] Adele Diamond with Krista Tippett
Adele Diamond is a professor of developmental cognitive neuroscience at the University of British Columbia. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode...
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Adele Diamond — The Science of Attention
What Adele Diamond is learning about the brain challenges basic assumptions in modern education. Her work is scientifically illustrating the educational power of things like play, sports, music,...
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[Unedited] Maria Popova with Krista Tippett
Maria Popova is the creator and editor of Brainpickings.org. In 2012, Brain Pickings was included in the Library of Congress permanent web archive. She has written for Wired UK, The Atlantic, The New...
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Maria Popova — Cartographer of Meaning in a Digital Age
She has called Brain Pickings, her invention and labor of love, a “human-powered discovery engine for interestingness.” What Maria Popova really delivers, to hundreds of thousands of people each day,...
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[Unedited] Mike Rose with Krista Tippett
Mike Rose is a research professor in the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. He’s the author of several books, including "The Mind at Work: Valuing the Intelligence of the...
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Mike Rose — The Intelligence in All Kinds of Work, and the Human Core of All...
“I grew up a witness” Mike Rose writes, “to the intelligence of the waitress in motion, the reflective welder, the strategy of the guy on the assembly line. This then is something I know: the thought...
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How a 'Whole Student' Approach Can Lift Graduation Rates
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segment.In the southeastern region of Washington State, you’ll come across the city of Spokane. It’s where hip-hop artist Macklemore led a parade of...
View ArticleLove is the Universal Language, but Learning French Doesn't Hurt
Journalist Lauren Collins fell in love with a Frenchman named Olivier while she was living in London. She managed to avoid learning French until she and Olivier got married and relocated to Geneva with...
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The failure cycle causing a shortage of black male teachers
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Finally: Professor Christopher Emdin teaches at Columbia University’s Teachers College.He explains why there are so few African-American males teaching...
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Keith Devlin — The Joy of Math: Learning and What It Means To Be Human
Mathematical equations are like sonnets says Keith Devlin. What most of us learn in school, he says, doesn’t begin to convey what mathematics is. And technology may free more of us to discover the...
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Adele Diamond — The Science of Attention
What Adele Diamond is learning about the brain challenges basic assumptions in modern education. Her work is scientifically illustrating the educational power of things like play, sports, music,...
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Mike Rose — The Intelligence in All Kinds of Work, and the Human Core of All...
“I grew up a witness,” Mike Rose writes, “to the intelligence of the waitress in motion, the reflective welder, the strategy of the guy on the assembly line. This then is something I know: the thought...
View ArticleJonathan's Top 5 Songs About Education
Pay attention class! Here are Jonathan's top songs about education in honor of International Teacher's Day.1. "Teach me Tonight"The song was composed by Gene De Paul with lyrics by Sammy Cahn that uses...
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