Why is Arts Education Important in School?
Look around yourself. Whether you’re browsing social media, sitting in your local coffee shop, or riding the bus to work, just try it. Look around and notice…all the different outfits people are wearing; how people style their hair; the color schemes people may or may not have purposefully crafted. [...]
Children’s Books and Gender Role Perceptions
When we’re young, we look at the world through somewhat innocent and unknowing eyes. We’re not yet accustomed to many of the things that tend to break down people’s faith in humanity. That is, younger people are more open to contrasting ideas, beliefs, and theories. And evidently, with an [...]
The Connections Between Math and Music
Math and music: seemingly, different ideas—but in reality, inextricably linked. In Ancient Greece, teaching methods combined music theory with arithmetic, geometry, and astronomy in a “liberal arts package” deemed “the quadrivium”. When I first learned this, I was a little shocked. I mean, in my experience as a student, [...]
Lingering Learning Losses: How to Support Students
In our post-pandemic world, have we been too quick to turn our backs on the devastating, long-lasting pandemic-related learning losses? Specifically, it seems, many of us don’t realize how significantly these learning losses continue to negatively impact students’ learning. In 2020-2021, a majority of parents in the U.S. believed [...]
Why MPP Supports Students Experiencing Homelessness
As humans, we often seek certainty. Really, we tend to bask in the comfort of knowing what’s to come. That’s why, after a long, whirlwind day of your first job, you might be more than ready to put on your comfiest sweats, order in your favorite foods, and put [...]
The Importance of Giving Students Agency
When I entered sixth grade, I joined the chorus. Although, I should maybe say I was "placed" in the chorus, because it wasn’t my idea, but my parents’. Not that I’m resentful about it! Maybe at the time I was, because really, I just wasn’t that into it. I [...]
The Science of Reading 101
Over the past couple of decades, a heated debate around reading instruction methods has been brewing—as such, something called the science of reading has gained major attention. But in the past couple of years, largely due to the pandemic-related learning losses students faced, the topic has majorly surfaced. During the [...]
Why Should Students Read Fiction?
Have you ever heard someone call a book “elicious? I think, to other fiction-readers, this resonates. But to people who don’t indulge in fiction, this may seem like a strange word to describe a book. To these people, I have one simple request: give yourself the [...]
Study Tips for Students with ADHD
By Taleen Shomar, MPP Tutor For students with ADHD, studying can be a frustrating, all-consuming task. It often feels like you are fighting with your brain and wrangling your focus just to get started. This can cause students with ADHD to associate their schoolwork with negative emotions, which often leads [...]
Why College Students Should Try Yoga
Yoga: some people swear by it, while others are convinced that it’s one of those fitness fads that, despite promises of life-changing benefits, doesn’t actually do anything. Based on first-hand experience, I can confidently say that yoga does, in fact, offer benefits. And these may be valuable to any [...]