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Hotly Debated

LOL! This is a great post about the phrase “hotly debated” in an academic context. There’s lots of great stories about academics fighting over things….

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The Wave Experiment

The Wave Experiment is a captivating exploration into the dynamics of group psychology and conformity. It was started by social psychologist and teacher Ron Jones…

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Teacher Stories

timemachineyeah posted this wonderful thread telling stories about their grade school teacher Mr. Robinson. He sounds like an absolutely amazing teacher that would make kids…

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We Should Teach ASL to Everyone

This post makes some really good points about why we should teach ASL to everyone, not just deaf people. American Sign Language (ASL) is a…

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What Being a Gifted Kid Actually Means

This is a great post about how people misunderstand what “gifted kid” actually means. This post goes well with The Downside to Being a Gifted Child…

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Stop Blaming Victims

This is a story about a criminology professor who had a great way of teaching their students to stop blaming victims: Source

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Korean Immigrant Tells Wholesome High School Story

Ask a Korean tweeted this wholesome story about being a non-English speaking immigrant in high school. I can’t imagine how hard it would be moving…

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An Open Letter from a Teacher on Gun Control

all-these-ghosts, who is a grade school teacher, wrote this heartbreaking open letter to parents of students about gun control in the USA: Source: all-these-ghosts

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Weird Questions Asked to Educational Personnel

gallusrostromegalus posted this list of answers to the question “What’s the weirdest question someone’s ever asked you?” posed to educational personnel. The responses are very…

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That’s So Stephen

This is a great childhood story from sixth grade about a kid named Stephen being caught saying, “that’s so gay.” The teacher taught him an…

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