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Lightning Jay
Lightning Jay is an assistant professor, in the Department of Teaching Learning and Educational Leadership at Binghamton University.
A former middle and high school teacher, Lightning researches social studies education, history education and teacher preparation.
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Binghamton University, State University of New York
Assistant Professor, Department of Teaching, Learning and Educational Leadership
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Why history instruction is critical for combating online misinformation
Critical thinking involves specific skills for assessing evidence, but background knowledge about the subject is also essential.
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Professors teaching Gen Z say they're more anxious than millennials and have already given up on the American Dream
Gen Z really are different from their millennial predecessors professors say. But employers are party to blame for their lack of pizzazz.
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The Real Reasons Why Kids Don't Seem to Love Reading Full Books Anymore
Anecdotes and evidence point to a decrease in the love of reading among students bound for college. Here's what parents need to know.
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Ask a high school student how Donald Trump once again clinched the nomination as the Republican Party’s candidate for the presidency. There’s a good chance that the answer they give won’t be very satisfying. They likely won’t be able to tell you how Trump’s first presidency built upon the momentum of the Tea Party or was powered by a decades-long coalition between activist groups like the Federalist Society and white Evangelical voters. Most high schoolers won’t be able to explain these phenomena for the simple reason that many, if not most, American schools do not teach the history of modern conservatism.
