ERIC Number: EJ1245723
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Publication Date: 2020-Mar
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Seven Ways to Make High School "Suck" Less
Benn, Gabriel
Educational Leadership, v77 n6 p28-34 Mar 2020
"The current school landscape sucks," writes educator and hip-hop artist Gabriel "Asheru" Benn. At least that would be the opinion of most teenagers when you ask them. The problem isn't that our schools aren't good or that our teachers aren't knowledgeable or even likeable. Rather, it's the "rote, transactional" ways that we choose to teach, socialize, and engage our students. So how can we make schools "suck" less?
Descriptors: High School Students, Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes, Educational Attitudes, Rote Learning, Socialization, Educational Change, Teacher Student Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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