by jeffhorton | May 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many schools around the world are closed. Some schools haven’t released any further updates or announcements for reopening, which means that parents should be expecting their children home for quite some time. While some parents are...
by jeffhorton | Mar 18, 2020 | Blog, Jeff Horton
Many educators have the experience of teaching a student that feels they aren’t smart: They were only born with so much talent and aptitude, and that’s that. This ‘fixed mindset’ can be frustrating to work through for both the educator, who wants the student to...
by jeffhorton | Dec 27, 2019 | Blog, Jeff Horton, Uncategorized
The works discussed below are currently the best books on higher education. In Two Cheers For Higher Education: Why American Universities Are Stronger Than Ever-And How to Meet The Challenges They Face author Steven Brint provides a positive and unbiased critique of...
by jeffhorton | Nov 19, 2019 | Blog, Jeff Horton, Uncategorized
In 2011, the U.S. Department of Education reported that 48 percent of public school students were children of color. It also reported that 82 percent of their teachers were white. In 2016, that same report showed that 82 percent of public school teachers were white,...
by jeffhorton | Nov 19, 2019 | Blog, Jeff Horton, Uncategorized
In an educational setting, the lines of what is appropriate and necessary can seem blurred. Add in a new era of standards and repercussions for errors of sensitive subjects, and teachers and other educational staff can feel a bit concerned about discussing the deeper...
