by Jeff Horton | Jul 27, 2020 | Blog, Jeff Horton
Education matters for human development because it helps a person to live a happier and healthier life. The topic continues to receive rapid updates, and even technologies that previously didn’t exist have grown in popularity. As the saying goes, “When you...
by Jeff Horton | Jul 21, 2020 | Blog, Jeff Horton
For some individuals, learning is strongly associated with traditional schooling, and due to a disparity in experiences with education systems, this may present a negative connotation. However, education can and should be something that continues beyond traditional...
by Jeff Horton | Jul 14, 2020 | Blog, Jeff Horton
In many ways, critical thinking is an increasingly valuable skill. However, modern society often presents opportunities where critical thinking feels unnecessary or redundant. Even in such situations, those with honed critical thinking skills will be more inclined and...
by Jeff Horton | 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 Jeff Horton | 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 Jeff Horton | 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,...