In “I Work,” the second episode of the American Portrait documentary series, Jessica struggles with finding a new teaching job in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. For Jessica, and for ...

There is an award plaque on my office wall featuring a common education icon—an old fashioned desk. You know the one—cast iron frame with a wooden bench seat and a hinged slant top. Style has ...

My philosophy journey started in the military, went overseas and landed in the USA in the form of a doctoral focus on public policy and applied ethics. In retrospect, I realize, before my journey ...

My Philosophy of Teaching How To Teach Psychology To Opens Minds, Dictatorships Try To Close Minds Posted June 15, 2013 ...

I’m quite taken with Elizabeth Lehfeldt’s recent piece suggesting that administrators should be asked about their philosophy of higher education. It’s a relatively common question to ask of ...

If I were the czar of higher education that is not explicitly vocational, I would require every undergraduate to study philosophy. And if I were both czar and czarina, I would require all students ...

Recently, when philosophy and America’s higher education system were devalued by Sen. Marco Rubio during the Republican presidential debate and in subsequent statements, my thoughts returned to ...

Some surveys show that philosophy majors perform better on average than most of their peers on exams for law, medicine and other graduate schools. And research by the salary data site PayScale ...

But I don't think those questions are the same as asking about someone's philosophy of higher education. Leadership styles matter -- immensely -- but they are more about communication and management.

“My philosophy of education is that anyone can learn…” Jessica from the American Portrait documentary series joins teachers from across the country sharing their classroom stories, ...