The New York State Education Department is pushing new math guidelines, including a recommendation that teachers stop giving timed quizzes — because it stresses students out. The new guidelines also ...

Encouragement from adults—like teachers, school counselors, and parents—is crucial for motivating students in school, particularly classes that kids perceive as difficult, such as math and science.

At Bloom Elementary, Theresa Bartsch inspires her fifth graders in Rockford, nurturing their self-esteem and love for ...

Teachers believed that corporal punishment encouraged children to focus: All three generations of teachers in the study ...