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When Schools Overlook Introverts | The Atlantic | September 2015 As the focus on group work and collaboration increases, classrooms are neglecting the needs of students who work better in quiet settings.

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The Coddling of the American Mind | The Atlantic | August 2015 In the name of emotional well-being, college students are increasingly demanding protection from words and ideas they don’t like. Here’s why that’s disastrous for education—and mental health.

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Why you should take notes by hand — not on a laptop | Vox | March 2015 “Pam Mueller and Daniel Oppenheimer, the psychologists who conducted the new research, believe it’s because students on laptops usually just mindlessly type everything a professor says. Those taking notes by hand, though, have to actively listen and decide what’s important — because they

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Minasuk/ August 14, 2015/ Uncategorized

How To Annoy Your Professor | FemaleScienceProfessor | February 2013 THIS. THIS THIS THIS.

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5 Ways to Get On Your Professor’s Good Side | Lifehacker | September 2014 TL;DR version: 1. Read the syllabus and browse the class site. 2. Follow instructions. 3. Put in at least some effort. 4. Don’t ask “Will this be on the exam?” 5. Don’t say, “I need to pass this class.” Seriously, people.

Minasuk/ August 9, 2015/ Uncategorized

Syllabus Tyrannus | Slate | August 2014 Syllabus bloat is more than an annoyance. It’s a textual artifact of the decline and fall of American higher education. Once the symbolic one-page tickets for epistemic trips filled with wonder and possibility, course syllabi are now but exhaustive legal contracts … The syllabus now merely exists to ensure a “customer experience” wherein

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The Case for Banning Laptops in the Classroom | New Yorker | June 2014 A wealth of studies on students’ use of computers in the classroom supports the notion of banning them.

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Guy In Philosophy Class Needs To Shut The Fuck Up | The Onion | September 2005 HANOVER, NH—Darrin Floen is unfamiliar with John Stuart Mill’s theory of cramming it for a change.