Education

Explore innovations in learning, teaching methods, and educational policy. This category curates articles that empower students, teachers, and lifelong learners alike.

How Finnish Education Inspires U.S. Schools, Still

Oliver, an only child, was born in 2018, and he and his parents don’t live near family. When the pandemic hit, “it was kinda like a perfect storm” during such an important time in early childhood development, said Dan, Oliver’s…

Why the Focus on Willpower Backfires with Kids

For decades, psychologists believed willpower was the ticket to a good life. “It was thought that people with better willpower would be more successful,” says psychologist Marina Milyavskaya at Carleton University, in Ottawa, Canada. Hundreds of studies appeared to support…

How Can Character Count in Sports When Winning is Everything?

Last fall, a star soccer player at St. Benedicts Academy in New Jersey was suspended for two games after brawling with players from the opposing team and then grabbing a photographer by the throat who caught the tussle on film.…