pop culture
Pop culture has a place in the classroom; popular trends like hip hop help to foster interest and ignite conversations in education.
Why Not Edutainment? By Abdul Kargbo and Emmanuel Salia Gaima
We were shooting through St John(Western Area Urban) many months ago, and we noticed a stand-by placard. The placard was, and to a guess, may be still neatly leaned there on a standing pole. It protruded a flaring photo of a Diva of fame-Rozay. The placard carried the first of a type 'edutainment' campaign in Sierra Leone. We did not stop by to take a perfect gander at the other neccessary details of Rozay's brainchild,and to remember faintly,the placard did not carry anything further explanatory of such innovative campaign. In short,it was an ad calling all and sundry to congregate for an official launch of Rozay's innovative Edutainment Campaign. Maybe this will consternate many of our friends, but we had indeed never heard about such innovative plan of Rozay until that day. We might seem newsy to many,but this was one news out of our earlier grabbing reach! What are we on and about? We are about Rozay's exquisite innovation.
By Emmanuel Gaima6 years ago in Education
Disability Education
Much advancement as been made in the area of equality. Women gained the right to vote, segregation laws against African Americans were removed, and the LGBTQ+ community has gained support and protections. However, one population still under-served is those with disabilities. From failure to provide adequate accessibility to special needs students being bullied at school, there is evidence of the lack of knowledge and understanding when it comes to disabilities.
By Lorraine Woiak6 years ago in Education
Research-Based Strategies and Prevention Science Helps Youth to Become Better Digital Citizens
Digital Citizenship: Teaching Strategies and Practice from the Field is a new book that provides research-based strategies and prevention science, to help educators working with technology and youth.
By Nicole Clara6 years ago in Education
Why Every High School Student Should Take an Intro to Politics Class Before Graduation
Every four years, Americans ages 18 and older have the right to vote for the next leader of our country. What surprises me is how little information the younger generations have entering into this age bracket.
By Lawrence Lease6 years ago in Education
Rants & Rambles Cafe: Time to Pay the Piper
Once upon a time, there was a town infested with rats. The people feared they would succumb to the monstrous plague, but as the adults met in their town hall about the issue, a stranger entered the room, bearing few possessions other than a musical pipe.
By PathlessJourney6 years ago in Education
The War on Education
Look on social media and you are likely to come across memes, comics, or stories about how modern schools are failing to educate students. At the same time, there seems to an increase in "anti-science" groups, poor writing skills, and fake news. This is no coincidence. And while many of those who make arguments against modern schools have valid points, there are misunderstandings and false claims that are destroying society and the world as we know it.
By Lorraine Woiak7 years ago in Education
Byram Hills Security Guard Clarence Hewins Is Ready at the Gate
If you’re a parent, student, teacher or administrator at Byram Hills High School, you can’t miss Clarence Hewins. He is the school’s security guard and occupies the booth at the entrance of the parking lot. An imposing and resolute figure, he’s pretty hard to overlook. But his perch has become a conversation starter that no one at the school wants to avoid anyway.
By Rich Monetti8 years ago in Education
The World Is Filled With Filler
I know this is a bit of a humorous subject, but I see filler everywhere. I see it on YouTube videos, news articles, TV shows, and movies. We even have a 600 word minimum for these articles. It got me to wonder why do we have so much filler, especially when times are moving much faster. Don't we want to get to the point a lot faster? My thoughts about this always come back to school. There's a few points that I want to get to, but how did I get to this subject?
By Brian Anonymous8 years ago in Education
Why We Need Holocaust Education Now More than Ever in America
The New York Times recently reported that the Holocaust is fading from memory. 31% of Americans and 41% of millennials think that under two million Jews were killed in the Holocaust. Try 6 million. And 41% of Americans and 66% of Millennials don't know what Auschwitz was. Woof. And 52% of Americans don't know that Hitler was democratically elected. It sounds like a lot of people just aren't getting a Holocaust education at all! What they know about the Holocaust they know from popular culture osmosis. They might as well get their facts from Indiana Jones. YOU CAN'T SURVIVE A NUCLEAR BLAST IN A REFRIGERATOR!
By Ben Kharakh8 years ago in Education
The Flaw in American Education
A student I know recently approached a teacher to ask about the basis for her policy that, in order to receive credit for any activity from the textbook, one must copy down the questions as well as adding their answers. Her response?
By Miles Gordon8 years ago in Education
