What Will Save Our Schools?

When it comes to learning, public vs. charter may be the subject du jour. But it's our big-picture values that deserve a closer look.

When Charter Schools Fail To Make the Grade

Is the problem the school, or the system?
by Jim Taylor, Ph.D.

Learning How To Learn

The way we teach children puts the cart before the horse
by Alex Lickerman, M.D.

Is Memorization Bad for Learning?

Who or what should we blame for our under-performing schools?
by William R. Klemm, D.V.M, Ph.D.

America's Got Talent: The Science Edition

What we watch says a lot about the skills we value
by Jonathan Wai, Ph.D.

Reforming Our Obsolete Testing System

Our Obsolete School Testing System
by R. Barker Bausell, Ph.D.

Least Likely To Succeed

Public education is annihilating and invalidating all other aptitudes.
by Darcy Smith, Ph.D.

Desirable Difficulties in the Classroom

When learning, how matters as much as what
by Adi Jaffe, Ph.D.

Baby Reading in 1900 versus Today

Back to the future of reading, yesterday's solutions for today's children.
by J. Richard Gentry, Ph.D.

How Social Media Opens Student Minds -- and Flattens Classroom Hierarchies

How social media opens student minds -- and flattens classroom hierarchies.
by Susan Cain

Education

From language acquisition to problem solving to social skills, questions of how we learn are central to understanding human development. Formal education has its share of critics—can psychology lead the way to true reform?

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