Fossil Fuel’s Grip on Climate Education in America
“They’re basically asking students to debate something that scientists don’t debate, and that’s a big problem.” Have you ever heard of a...
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Julie Kucks
Oct 25, 20233 min read
Scientific Investigation Notebooks: A Guideline for Student-Led Discovery
Scientific investigation is the process of finding an answer to a question by using multiple research methods. Students must formulate...
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Julie Kucks
Oct 18, 20234 min read
NJIN’s Mission to Save the Bees
Our farm is now home to 6,000 honeybees! The NJIN farm is on a mission to save the bees! Our 50 acres are now home to over 26 varieties...
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Julie Kucks
Oct 12, 20234 min read
College Grads Pay More and Are Underemployed. What’s the Issue?
Dr. Kevin J. Fleming has identified why college graduates are underemployed. And he has a solution. There is a gap between college...
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Julie Kucks
Sep 28, 20235 min read
What High Schoolers Should Know About Ban on Affirmative Action
How does the Supreme Court decision to ban race-conscious admissions change things for graduating students? High schoolers have a new...
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Julie Kucks
Sep 22, 20231 min read
Gen Z Opens Up About Mental Health & Education Needs in New Study
A new Gallup-Walton Family Foundation study talked directly with Gen Z’ers across the nation and learned what many of us in the older...
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Julie Kucks
Sep 14, 20234 min read
3 Ways Research Improves Self-Esteem
While researching the blogpost you are about to read, I went down 9 different rabbit holes and read over 18 articles. I pulled...
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Julie Kucks
Sep 7, 20236 min read
Feeling Comfortable in Nature Means Greater Healing Benefits
Study finds a sense of belonging in the natural world is key to sustaining nature’s mental health benefits. For my birthday this year, I...
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Julie Kucks
Aug 30, 20232 min read
The Secret to Building Wealth? Relationships.
Wealth doesn’t guarantee happiness. But happiness in relationships can guarantee wealth. Most of us have a strong desire to be...
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Julie Kucks
Aug 16, 20233 min read
We Want Innovative Future Leaders. But We’re Not Educating Innovatively.
How do we prepare students for a future we can barely even imagine? One Friday in 2018, Greta Thunberg decided to skip school. This...
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Julie Kucks
Jul 26, 20235 min read
What is Math Fact Fluency & Why Is it Important in STEM?
Whenever we learn a language – whether we’re learning Spanish, beginning to play an instrument, or understanding how nature speaks – we...
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Julie Kucks
Jul 4, 20233 min read
Mentorship: The Bond That Goes Beyond Academics
“It is through relationships that we learn other possible ways of living our lives.” Shortly after H. Yumi Kim began her Assistant...
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Julie Kucks
Jun 28, 20234 min read
3 Reasons Why High School Research Will Help Get You Into College
If you’ve ever seen (or even heard of) Gilmore Girls, you’ll know that the main character, Rory, is desperate to get into Harvard – and...
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Julie Kucks
Jun 1, 20234 min read
Why Environmentalism is Gen Z’s Greatest Career Choice
Don’t want to be boxed in? Pursue a career in environmentalism and play every role. In the dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451, the character...
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Julie Kucks
May 18, 20235 min read
5 Social Media Mindfulness Tips For The Summer
Summertime means freedom for many young people. It is a time to shut the books, click off the timers, and leave the obligations behind –...
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Julie Kucks
Apr 5, 20233 min read
5 Reasons Why Summer Education Is Important
Summer may seem far away, but it will be here before we know it! And now is the time to get a head start on planning your child’s summer...
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Julie Kucks
Mar 29, 20234 min read
Is Screen Time Harmful or Helpful for Student Learning?
How much screen time is too much in education? Our team recently discovered this interview with Maryann Wolf, the director of the Center...
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Julie Kucks
Mar 20, 20234 min read
Students Reveal What’s Wrong with Education in a Global Survey
Are students happy in school? Do they feel like they have a purpose? Is our education system failing them? We now have insight into these...
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Julie Kucks
Mar 8, 20235 min read
Mindful Birding Relieves Stress in Teens
I recently moved to a marina in South Brooklyn. And the most dramatic mental change since moving out of the city’s epicenter toward the...
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Julie Kucks
Mar 1, 20236 min read
How Puberty Changes the Brain
We know that puberty changes the body. But what does it do to the mind? Puberty. We often associate it with “raging hormones,” impulsive...
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