Jennifer TrainorDoes Helicopter Parenting Harm Kids’ Ability to Think for Themselves?Terry Castle’s 2012 essay about helicopter parenting goes way beyond decrying pushy parents or worrying about over-scheduled, constantly…Mar 7, 2016Mar 7, 2016
Jennifer TrainorHelicopter Teachers: Assignment Designs that Misunderstand Development and Hinder LearningI’m reading Julie Lythcott-Haims’ How to Raise an Adult. My review so far (I’m only 40 pages in): it’s not telling me anything I didn’t…Mar 1, 2016Mar 1, 2016
Jennifer TrainorTeaching Students to Tackle Wicked ProblemsWhen it comes to education, I have some ideas that are, let’s just say, a bit outside the mainstream. I think preschoolers should go to…Feb 23, 2016Feb 23, 2016
Jennifer TrainorSelf-Discovery in the Classroom and BeyondThis quote from Jean Piaget sums up two articles I read recently, one about parenting, the other about teaching. The first is a long essay…Feb 18, 2016Feb 18, 2016
Jennifer TrainorJennifer Trainor is a Professor of English at San Francisco State University.Feb 8, 2016Feb 8, 2016