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Sol Smith, MFA, EdS

Why ADHD Students use Humor to Mask

It’s often observed that students with ADHD are seen as the “class clown.” In fact, many adults who I’ve talked to who didn’t know they…

Mar 29, 2023

Why ADHD Students use Humor to Mask

Mar 29, 2023

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Age of Awareness

How Being Neurodivergent Made Me a Better Teacher

I didn’t know I was dyslexic, I thought I was just a bad reader. The thing is, I loved reading and I loved writing, but I always felt like…

May 9, 2021

How Being Neurodivergent Made Me a Better Teacher

May 9, 2021

Sol Smith, MFA, EdS

America Can Do Better: This Pandemic Shows Us This Misguided Path of American Imperialism

An interesting shift has occurred since WWII. It turns out, there was this huge misconception throughout the 20th Century, that military…

Apr 23, 2020

America Can Do Better: This Pandemic Shows Us This Misguided Path of American Imperialism

Apr 23, 2020

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K-12 Distance Quarantine Learning is Doing It Wrong, so Far

As I’ve written a lot about before, there are huge discrepancies between what is learning and what is schooling. In the last hundred years…

Mar 22, 2020

K-12 Distance Quarantine Learning is Doing It Wrong, so Far

Mar 22, 2020

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Seven Tips on Kids and Learning during Coronavirus Parole

Right now, we are operating in an unknown country. There isn’t a person to turn to with any idea what to expect or how long things will…

Mar 15, 2020

Seven Tips on Kids and Learning during Coronavirus Parole

Mar 15, 2020

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Age of Awareness

Five Ways To Reinforce a Growth Mindset Through Grading

While educators have plenty of reason to point out the structural fallacies with our industry, we need to take a look at ourselves and our…

Mar 1, 2020

Five Ways To Reinforce a Growth Mindset Through Grading

Mar 1, 2020

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Being a Student vs. Being a Learner: They Really Aren’t the Same

I’m not alone in the sentiment that when I was young, I was very excited about school. It seemed like an immense journey leading to…

Feb 28, 2020

Feb 28, 2020

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Education vs. Training: A Thinker’s Guide to the Form and Function of College

Something that I have heard, over and over, while working at colleges around the country is this notion that we are “getting students…

Feb 24, 2020

Education vs. Training: A Thinker’s Guide to the Form and Function of College

Feb 24, 2020

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Why Teaching Doesn’t Work

After trying out many, many different paths towards enlightenment, The Buddha finally reached his goal during a single, though extended…

Feb 23, 2020

Why Teaching Doesn’t Work

Feb 23, 2020

Sol Smith, MFA, EdS

Sol Smith, MFA, EdS

Sol Smith is a writer and a professor of writing living in Southern California. He has a lovely wife, four daughters, and a ridiculous dog.

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