Teacher Shortages Start with Retention. This Study Shows Why Teachers Leave.

I have argued before that tackling teacher shortages starts with retaining the people who enter the profession. Yet why do so many newly qualified teachers leave? A new study from Flanders, published in Teaching and Teacher Education, offers some answers about teacher retention. Its central message is surprisingly simple: stability matters, and perhaps more than… Read More Teacher Shortages Start with Retention. This Study Shows Why Teachers Leave.

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AI makes scientists more successful, but does it also narrow science?

Sometimes I receive comments that I am too critical of AI. But let me make one thing clear: I try to look at both the advantages and the disadvantages. And that is not limited to AI. That is also true for this new study in Nature by Qianyue Hao and colleagues. They investigate, on a… Read More AI makes scientists more successful, but does it also narrow science?

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When AI Grades Your Essay: Impressive, but Problematic

Imagine submitting a paper as a student. A few days later, you receive feedback. Detailed. Polite. Well-structured. Perhaps even empathetic and warm-hearted. Except: no one has actually read your text. That scenario is closer than many people think. A new British research project involving Cambridge, Nottingham, and Manchester Metropolitan University, among others, investigated how well AI systems… Read More When AI Grades Your Essay: Impressive, but Problematic

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Did research on teaching shift from instruction to the teacher?

A bibliometric analysis of a scientific education journal might sound about as exciting as a dishwasher manual. But this study by Sumeyra Dogan Coskun on forty years of Teaching and Teacher Education is actually far more interesting than it seems at first glance. Not because the research tells us yet again what “works” in education,… Read More Did research on teaching shift from instruction to the teacher?

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Why Research on Alternative Education Is So Difficult

Research into alternative education almost always sparks debate. Not only because people tend to have strong opinions about Montessori, Dalton, or Freinet schools, but also because conducting solid research on them is surprisingly difficult. Yesterday, while going through my archive of studies I had once intended to blog about, I stumbled upon this Dutch study.… Read More Why Research on Alternative Education Is So Difficult

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What ChatGPT does to critical and creative thinking

Not another blog post about AI and education… No, I’m not trying to guess your thoughts, but it is what I sometimes think myself. Sometimes I feel like everything has already been said and written. Whether it be by AI or not (I wanted to insert an em dash here just for fun). But there… Read More What ChatGPT does to critical and creative thinking

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Funny on Sunday: Why did the algorithm cross the road?

Found this cartoon here, check Larry’s page for even more cartoons on AI. Check here for more Funny on Sunday.

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Do Universal Free School Meals Reduce School Suspensions?

Universal free school meals are usually discussed from the perspective of health, poverty, and/or opportunity policy. However, a new American study by Andres Cuadros-Meñaca looks at something else: whether free meals for everyone also affect school suspensions. The researchers analysed data from schools that introduced such free meals at various times. Their conclusion: schools that implemented such… Read More Do Universal Free School Meals Reduce School Suspensions?

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Synthetic Authenticity: Be Careful With AI Testimonials About Education…

Yesterday, I came across this message (in French) on Twitter. Because the person who shared it isn’t named Éléonore, I assume she didn’t write it herself. So I went looking. Call it an obsession. I found the same message a few times, including on Facebook , but also a similar message from a certain Claire on Instagram:… Read More Synthetic Authenticity: Be Careful With AI Testimonials About Education…

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Rich Countries, Unequal Childhoods

Last week, UNICEF published a new report on inequality and child well-being in high-income countries. There was quite a lot of media attention for the rankings, but the report itself is more interesting than simply asking which country is now “winning”. In reality, it is about something more fundamental: what economic inequality does to children.… Read More Rich Countries, Unequal Childhoods

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