On March 15, 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the closure of the New York City public school system due to the growing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. That week, teachers across the...
For nearly eleven years, I have been a mathematics teacher in a Juvenile Detention Center for the New York City Department of Education. I’m responsible for educating teenagers who have...
Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching