A good learning environment is best created by teachers for the benefit of students No matter what curriculum a school has, good teaching practices are always based on a set of principles, such as ...

The following is a speech delivered by Professor Kaplan this month to the Rotary Club of Madison, Wisconsin. The text is reprinted here with his permission. On February 15 of this year, in a class in ...

Early-childhood and elementary school programs reflect a diverse set of commitments about what children ought to learn, and about how they ought to do so. Some focus on academic preparation and ...

At the research and policy institution where I work, The Heritage Foundation, we have a vision statement. It is this: The Heritage Foundation has a vision for an America where freedom, opportunity, ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Popularized by educational theorist and adult education pioneer Malcolm Knowles (1913-1997), ...

Learning metabolism inevitably involves memorizing pathways. The teacher's challenge is to motivate memorization and to help students progress beyond it. To this end, students should be taught a few ...