education

Benjamin Johnson May 25, 2018 18

Research shows that the more skills children bring with them to kindergarten — in basic math, reading, even friendship and cooperation — the more likely they will succeed in those same areas in school. Hence, “kindergarten readiness” is the goal…

Benjamin Johnson Feb 22, 2018 2

In 2006 in Jianning County of Fujian Province, a high school student named Xiaoye (a pseudonym) was admitted to Zhejiang University, one of China’s most prestigious and selective schools of higher education. The young man’s parents were very proud when…

Benjamin Johnson Feb 16, 2018 5

Andrew Jackson has been pictured on the $20 bill since 1928—a bit of historical irony since he opposed paper money. Known as “the people’s president,” Jackson was elected in 1828, when, for the first time most white-male citizens were able to vote. I wanted to find out more about him, so I surveyed books on …

Benjamin Johnson Jan 02, 2018 7

Silhouette is the name of a German teacher who worked as a teacher in a private school in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. After eight years, he quit and returned home. Frustrated, he said: “I will never witness true education in…

Benjamin Johnson Sep 26, 2017 22

President Donald Trump speaks alongside students, members of congress, and his Administration before signing a memorandum to expand access to STEM education in the Oval Office at the White House on...

Benjamin Johnson Sep 25, 2017 2

(Alex Read/Unsplash)A college student has earned online praise after he had the ingenious idea to bring a 3-foot-by-5-foot “cheat sheet” into his test. His teacher, Reb Beatty, allows...

Benjamin Johnson Sep 01, 2017 409

NEW YORK—Jessica Artman set aside her “stepping stones” to be shipped to Paris. She called those drawings and paintings “the lessons”—not her best work, nothing for sale,...

Benjamin Johnson Aug 03, 2017 20

Having moved from Germany less than one year ago, Lisa is glad to see her 7-year-old son, Mark; growing up happily in a bilingual school. Originally from Wuhan, China, Lisa’s husband is German....

Benjamin Johnson Jul 20, 2017 1

This morning, she did it again. My 8-year-old woke up and went straight back to the project she was tinkering with during every free minute she had yesterday and the day before. At various stages of...

Benjamin Johnson Jun 14, 2017 3

Increasingly, homeschooling is becoming a mainstream option for families of all sorts. The vast access to information and connection the Internet provides has allowed what was once considered a...