Dealing with Difficult Students: Turning Challenges into Opportunities
Every educator, whether in a physical classroom or online environment, has faced the uncomfortable reality of encountering difficult students. The term “difficult” can feel heavy, but in truth, most students don’t set out to cause disruption. Instead, challenges often emerge when students bring mism
Hopeful Endings: The Giver’s Last Lesson
Great teachers, like Anne Sullivan, embrace optimism and strive to nurture it in their students. Born just after the Civil War, a childhood disease left Anne partially blind. Overcoming that obstacle, she graduated from college and entered Helen Keller’s life as her teacher. Helen came to adopt Anne
United Kingdom to ban social media for kids under 16
Children under the age of 16 will be barred from using a range of popular social media platforms under plans announced Monday by the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who paired the headline ban with a second tier of restrictions that will strip high-risk features from the accounts of ol
Overworked and Understaffed: Special Ed Teachers Turn to AI for Help
A fast-growing number of special educators nationwide are using AI to create customized education plans. Despite the risks, some research shows it could improve the quality of teachers' work.
