How does homeschooling affect adolescents' character, health and well-being?
Compared to peers at public schools, adolescents who are homeschooled are more likely to report greater character strengths.
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Joseph Shavit
Nov 3, 2021
High School Lets Seniors Dress Up for Hilarious School ID Photos
Senior year of high school is one that many people never forget. From prom to graduation, it is filled with memorable milestones.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 2, 2021
Teen shows that kids cans expand their capacity for kindness through homework
What started as a class assignment ended up igniting a philanthropic fire within Aidan Turner.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 26, 2021
Retired teacher aims to make a difference, challenges ‘kindness’ as next Tiktok trend
Make a difference for one person and it will have a ripple effect. That is the message retired teacher Tony Garcia hopes to spread.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 25, 2021
New research comparing online to in-person student engagement -- surprising results
Something that surprised us was how active online students were in terms of asking questions about their instruction.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 1, 2021
New research shows learning is more effective when active
Engaging students through interactive activities, discussions, feedback and AI-enhanced technologies resulted in improved performance
Joshua Shavit
Sep 29, 2021
Surprising results in study comparing online to in-person student engagement
Something that surprised us was how active online students were in terms of asking questions about their instruction.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 12, 2021
Eyeglasses for school kids boosts academic performance
Three-year clinical study is the most robust analysis to date linking access to eyeglasses with higher test scores, especially for students
Joseph Shavit
Aug 30, 2021
Student's kindness to special needs classmate goes viral
When you're as good as friends as Kylie Rappold and Connor Morris are, you tend to help each other out.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 29, 2021
Study finds praising middle school students improves behavior by over 60%
Students speaking out of turn, texting, falling asleep in class, making distracting gestures, managing these behaviors is all in a days work
Joshua Shavit
Aug 14, 2021
Assigned classroom seats can promote friendships between dissimilar students
Students of varying gender, ethnicity, educational achievement were more likely to become friends after induced proximity
Joseph Shavit
Jul 12, 2021
High school students invent stroller attachment for wheelchair for teacher's husband
As the proverb goes, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” That saying holds true for a group of high school students from Maryland.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 9, 2021
Brittany Young Is Using Dirt Bikes to Transform Baltimore
A former NASA engineer, Brittany Young, uses dirt bikes to introduce kids of color to STEM careers.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 6, 2021
Wichita teacher kind-heartedly asks her students to be part of her wedding
Alexandra Stamps had a sweet proposal for her fifth-grade class: Will you be a part of my wedding?
Joseph Shavit
Jul 5, 2021
Maine Island students bypass their senior trip and donate money to help during the pandemic
Islesboro Central class members (all 13) were looking to travel to Greece, or perhaps South Korea. But they didn’t go anywhere after all.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 18, 2021
Researchers find optimal way to pay off student loans
After graduating or leaving college, many students face a difficult choice: Pay off their student loans fast or repay over time
Joseph Shavit
Jun 15, 2021
1st Black Male Valedictorian at California High School Gives Inspirational Speech
This year’s graduating class had to endure a school year that was unlike any other, with the pandemic and virtual learning.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 14, 2021
Music billionaires Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine to launch a new public high school in south LA
Dr. Dre and music industry mogul Jimmy Iovine hated school which makes them an unlikely force behind a new public high school project
Joseph Shavit
Jun 10, 2021
Harvard bound student generously gives up $40,000 scholarship to benefit another student
Verda Tetteh earned a standing ovation as the class speaker at her Massachusetts high school graduation. What she did next awed the crowd.
Joseph Shavit
May 14, 2021
Student's kindness to special needs classmate goes viral
When you're as good as friends as Kylie Rappold and Connor Morris are, you tend to help each other out.
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