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Every year, astronomy lecturer Philip M. Sadler asks his students if they have ever toured an inflatable planetarium dome as a middle or high school student...
Sadler invented the Starlab portable planetarium in 1977—and 20 years later, about a quarter of students in the U.S. public school system have seen his inventions, he estimated...
...groundbreaking new book, Identity Economics, by economists George Akerlof and Rachel Kranton. The two begin their investigation of students’ incentives with the traditional economic model in which students weigh the monetary costs and benefits of education. Then, however, they look at the social categories common in a school. There are “insiders” are often the jocks or high achievers who are very involved in school life. There are also “outsiders,” the “burnouts” who resent the culture of the insiders and the school...
Finally, they examine the effect that these identities have on the utility functions of the students. The students who identify as insiders will benefit from being involved in the school and exerting at least a moderate level of academic effort. The outsiders, however, would be unhappy with these activities. Rather, their sense of self is positively reinforced by rebellion against the educational environment...
Notable examples of this are the Knowledge is Power Program charter schools in various low-income neighborhoods throughout the country. The KIPP schools give disadvantaged middle school students a unique education by creating an immersive educational environment. Teachers create an intense and fun educational experience from the early years, ensuring that students grow up with a value of academic success and the culture of the school. As detailed in the wonderful book Work Hard, Be Nice, the schools create an environment where scholarly achievement and good character is valued by peers and the community. Communication with parents is frequent...