#Students

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ziqqix

Been asked to speak to high school students at my past hs about being an illustrator and I need some time figuring out how to approach it in a thoughtful

zedd is very tired

bigbootygothboi

Made this thread out of frustration earlier but wanted to vent in a little more actionable way. I can only really speak for myself and my own needs, but here's

Deanna Schwartz

deannaschwartzz

I’m attending a virtual meeting of Northeastern’s faculty senate today, where Provost James Bean will be giving a report and taking questions from faculty. I’ll be sharing any takeaways/quotes in

Amelia M. J. Hill

ameliamjhill

Fall instructors in the US: get ready for your students to be dealing with major crises. A sampling of what my summer students have been going through (1/5):- Losing housing-

Paul Barratt

phbarratt

Knew Bob Hawke reasonably well - travelled with him and did a bit of work for him. The question Bob would have asked in current circumstances would have been “What

Shannon Salisbury, ABD (for now)

Miz_Salisbury

If the OSSTF tentative agreement hurts students, I will be voting no. Point final. Increased class sizes hurt students. and 23:1 is, once again, an AVERAGE. In order for programs

SouthernLass

EllwoodLass

So what have I learnt about my first full week of virtual teaching? 1. Your students are possibly more nervous than you. While you’re trying to engage your brain with

Dan Canon

dancanon

I got asked by students to be hooding faculty for my law school's graduation. I've gotten to do a lot of cool things, but to me this ranks among the

zach sims

zsims

1/ To help students and teachers affected by COVID-19 and school closures around the world, we are offering 10,000 scholarships to @Codecademy Pro for free to students and teachers across

Rosie Waterland

RosieWaterland

My sister Rhiannon wrote this about my niece Allira, who has spent 6 YEARS putting up with this awful behaviour. When she earned a scholarship to a private boarding school,

Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab

saragoldrickrab

Hey #HigherEd :I see institutions arguing against revising financing to prioritize headcount > FTE. I understand you feel you’ll lose funding. But let’s be clear about why: You don’t serve

Cameron Murray

DrCameronMurray

A thread on my experience:1. 90% of students in my economics masters classes are international.2. Half of them struggle with basic English3. When I ask in tutorials why they are

Jason Coupet

ProfessaJay

Its troubling that we tell students to avoid the humanities when one of the biggest things we hear from our students’ employers is “we need folks that can critically think

Joyeux Hendrickson

JoyeuxH

1/9Grades do an inadequate job at predicting what student's intellectual capabilities are or even if they "understand" the materialPrevious students that had low grades are now educators, accountants, have a

Michele Caracappa

MicheleCaracapp

Here’s a stab at the things we should be planning NOW so we’re ready when students return to elementary school. Note that this list is academically focused, and not inclusive

Emily Schultz

5pointsupermom

@johnkrasinski you should check out this piece for #SGN- @completemedia in Sioux Falls, SD started an effort to deliver lunches to kids in need during school closures.https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/organizations-team-up-to-feed-students-who