Althea Bennett Wants to Amplify Minority Artists’ Voices in Classroom Conversations
This artist, activist, teacher, and podcaster is going to run the world.
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Digital Classrooms and Why They’re Not What You Think
What do you think of when you hear the words digital literacy? Do you think of your ability to use a computer? Do you think of how well you...
An Inside Look: What It’s Like to Be a Female in a Male-Dominated Major
Entering university as a history major, I was eager to learn and challenge myself academically. My eyes were wide open to all aspects of...
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A Definitive Ranking of BU’s Classroom Buildings
Sorry PSY, better luck next time!
Important Lessons Learned From Substitute Teaching
The other day, I had the wild privilege of substitute teaching at a school. Now I am an elementary education major, so this seemed like it...
How to Not be an Asshole in Class
We’re all busy, especially as the semester comes to a close. It’s important, though, to take a minute and remember a few key things in...
How Banning Technology in the Classroom Can be Harmful
For the majority of my university career, my professors have not made too much fuss surrounding the use of laptops in the classroom. They...
Avoiding Needs to Stop; Learning and Accepting Needs to Start
This past Thursday, October 25th, I tuned into the live stream of the AERA Brown Lecture, featuring Dr. Richard Milner and his research on...
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Why Teachers Are the Superheroes of the World
Behind every successful profession stands a teacher.
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5 Careers if You Love Children But Not the Classroom
Teachers aren’t the only ones that get to spend their time with children.
SCAD Professor Allison Steinweg on Communicating Diversity
Why learning effective communications skills is important.
Sexism in the Classroom
As a woman, I had already been aware of certain aspects of sexism that can take place on college campuses going into my college experience...
The Problem with Being Political in the Classroom
Let's talk about politics.
It’s A Shame We Seem To Have Forgotten Basic Elementary School Lessons
We all remember elementary school, do we not? Ok, maybe we don’t remember every single aspect of it, but we were taught certain...
I Joined Teach for America and Here's Why
When I got home from school as a little girl, I’d sit at the kitchen table for a snack, tell my mom about my day, and then rush down to the...
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Don’t Sit In My Unassigned Assigned Seat
Don't do it.
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An Open Letter to the Professors Who Use the “Old White Men” Joke About Their Courses
Lately, I have begun to wonder if it actually ever means anything when a professor starts a class by calling the material they are about to go over something written by “old white men”. What do you mean when you say it? Is it an acknowledgement? A sign of humility? A joke?
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The People To Avoid In College
Once you’ve been in college for a couple years you start to create a mental tab of the people you avoid. Whether it’s on campus, in class...
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4 Items Every Student With Anxiety Must Get For Class
If you're anything like me or the other 46.1 percent of college kids in America , you struggle with anxiety daily. Whether it's generalized...
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Why Participation Shouldn't Matter
Classroom participation and talking to and with my peers who are ultimately strangers is just not my forte.
