Education Research

Education Research

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While LooksMaxxing often headlines the news, the idea of BrainMaxxing deserves real attention. Growing your mind never goes out of style.
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In many ways, the rising anti-phone fervor in schools mirrors moral panics of the past.
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What would the world be like if we focused on “the inherent beauty of math,” rather than its technical aspects? A statistician reflects:
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College students once stood out from the pack on IQ tests. Today, they're about average.
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From Hogwarts to hashtags, kids' reading habits have changed drastically in recent decades — but data suggests cause for hope.
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Intelligence is not fixed but fluid. A growth mindset allows our brains to flourish while lowering our stress levels.
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Religion fosters traits that are helpful in a school system that relies on authority figures and rewards people who follow the rules.
Two second graders learn by different approaches. One draws a picture, the other writes a paragraph.
Learning styles are supposed to help learners take ownership of their education, but research doesn’t back up this well-intentioned myth.
It’s not a lack of motivation, intelligence, or capability. Here’s how to open a space. Over the past 20 years, the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded in physics has more than […]