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Are violent video games a better explanation of school shootings than access to guns?
This site already has a question on the general relationship of video games and violence.
But the recent Florida school shooting has raised a more specific set of claims that deserve to be addressed.
According to this Rolling stone report, the…
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Were there 18 school shootings in the US from Jan 1 to Feb 14, 2018?
CBC Radio (Canada) reported earlier this evening that the Florida shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School "was the 18th school shooting in the U.S. since the beginning of 2018.".
On its face this seems a bit unlikely; also due to the fact…
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Were students "forced to recite 'Allah is the only God'" in Tennessee public schools?
This report claims:
STUDENTS FORCED TO RECITE 'ALLAH IS THE ONLY GOD' ...
Now, parents of public-school students in Tennessee are protesting
assignments that include writing a declaration that Allah is supreme
and textbooks that recount Islamic…
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Did a US school test ask this question about norms in Chinese culture?
OpenDemocracy.net presents this as a question that has recently been asked of 12-year-old children in a US school:
It is described so:
A IS FOR ANTI-ASIAN
A worried Korean American woman recently posted a screenshot of a classroom test her 12 year…
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Do homeschooled kids perform better academically?
"The home-educated typically score 15 to 30 percentile points above public-school students on standardized academic achievement tests." Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. source
I tried finding a primary source for statements like this and wasn't able to; just…
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Does size 12 Times New Roman font receive better grades in school?
I heard a study was done that was found that papers written in size 12 Times New Roman font received higher marks. This is the only source I could find.
We all know that Comic Sans is a joke. But this post examines how you can change your marks…
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Did the ACLU prepare a lawsuit against The Young Women's Leadership School of East Harlem for gender discrimination?
The Young Women's Leadership School of East Harlem, formerly known as the The Young Women's Leadership Academy, is an all-girls charter school in Manhattan. The school's Wikipedia page contains an interesting statement:
While the American Civil…
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When is praise for children harmful?
There seems to be a growing movement of people who thing that praise is bad for children, as for example on the Not School blog. The thesis seems to be:
A child who receives praise, rewards, and constant evaluation through testing and grading will…
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Was a class of Dutch school children required to learn Muslim prayer?
Many websites claim that some school children in Holland had to learn "how to pray in a mosque".
Is this claim true?
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Do homeschooled kids lack socialization skills?
This article, Socialization: Tackling Homeschooling’s “S” Word on the PBS web site, claims,
The mainstream perception of homeschool students is that they are an antisocial bunch, toiling away lonely hours at a kitchen table with only their parents…
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Did a school or college in the United States ban backpacks after a shooting?
There's a story going around that an unnamed college in the United States banned backpacks after a shooting.
The lack of details is suspicious and it looks more like a wrongly-captioned prank at a high-school than anything else. It doesn't look like…
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Does mixed-sex education increase violence in schools?
TSA-Alerie reports [French] that a poster on a conference at the National Library of Algeria has a controversial claim:
La mixité sexuelle à l’école est la cause numéro un de la violence scolaire
which translates to:
Mixed-sex schools are the…
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Are there benefits to holding a child back a year before starting kindergarten?
My wife and I are having a bit of a debate (I won't reveal which side I'm on!). Our situation is perfect for this question, as we have two daughters: one was born Sept. 15th, and the other on Aug. 29th.
US schools (or at least here in Minnesota),…
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Do charter schools perform better than other public schools?
I've heard calls for the ordinary public school system in my state to be replaced or supplemented with a charter school system (pdf warning).
Do charter schools perform better or worse than other public schools?
If so, by what measures?
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Does abuse of 'study drugs' increase school performance or learning?
Study drugs, such as Adderall, are regularly abused in colleges due to the belief that they help with studying and/or learning. However this article suggests that the affect is primarily a placebo affect and adderall may not actually prove…
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